Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder classes steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.04/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −50.25 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$155.04

38 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$39.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	178.67	666	15thin
Medium and Large 2	435	139.63	607	23

One grade step is worth $39.03/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

155.04

—

FL average8 barns · 440 hd

146.67

+8.38

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−50.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,562	78.02	1,218	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	54.78	586	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	47.86	485	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	211.11/cwt	207.50–215.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	989.98/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,236	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	57.41/cwt	56.00–60.00	598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	76.88/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,166	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	54.78/cwt	54.00–56.00	586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	47.86/cwt	45.00–51.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.28/cwt	205.00–215.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	168.61/cwt	165.00–172.50	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	168.04/cwt	167.00–170.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.13/cwt	116.00–120.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	171.83/cwt	167.50–175.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.13/cwt	202.00–210.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.95/cwt	167.00–173.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.72/cwt	144.00–151.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.54/cwt	175.00–178.00	662	2

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon Aug 6, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 570Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder classes steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	207.50–215.00	211.11
6	—	573	140.00–149.00	142.93
3	—	513	140.00–143.00	140.99
4	—	620	131.00–136.00	133.46
4	—	320	202.00–210.00	206.13
4	—	418	167.00–173.00	169.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	205.00–215.00	210.28
4	—	563	120.00–125.00	121.27
3	—	323	190.00–195.00	193.40
2	—	375	175.00–178.00	176.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	165.00–172.50	168.61
3	—	317	167.00–170.00	168.04
11	—	526	116.00–120.00	118.13
5	—	432	144.00–151.00	146.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	134.00–140.00	137.07
4	—	471	130.00–139.00	134.42
5	—	270	167.50–175.00	171.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	120.00–135.00	127.18
4	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,034	900.00–1,050.00	989.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	56.00–60.00	57.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	75.00–84.00	76.88
1	—	1,880	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	54.00–56.00	54.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	45.00–51.00	47.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle