Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.02/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$141.02

56 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	142.18	591	45
Medium and Large 2	391	136.27	532	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about $58 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

141.02

—

FL average9 barns · 888 hd

137.24

+3.78

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	1,675	81.77	1,370	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	58.90	823	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	50.78	602	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	46.05	450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.05/cwt	45.00–47.00	450	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	58.90/cwt	57.00–61.00	823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	49.45/cwt	47.00–54.00	580	14
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.77/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	203.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	650	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	71.87/cwt	65.00–77.50	745	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	945	95.35/cwt	93.00–97.50	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.59/cwt	124.00–126.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	145.36/cwt	143.00–147.50	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.43/cwt	154.00–161.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	221.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	174.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.74/cwt	146.00–152.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	124.77/cwt	115.00–132.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	143.96/cwt	139.00–147.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.79/cwt	120.00–134.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.57/cwt	178.00–187.50	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.24/cwt	187.00–187.50	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	181.31/cwt	180.00–182.50	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	201.20/cwt	195.00–207.50	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.07/cwt	170.00–177.50	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	241.00/cwt	237.50–245.00	542	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 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	977	45.00–47.00	46.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	57.00–61.00	58.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	59.00–61.00	60.05
14	—	1,173	47.00–54.00	49.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	78.00–85.00	81.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	160.00–170.00	163.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	319	200.00–210.00	203.70
8	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.54
6	—	372	180.00–190.00	184.83
4	—	470	154.00–161.00	157.43
3	—	430	165.00–170.00	166.63
3	—	273	215.00–225.00	221.83
8	—	528	146.00–152.00	146.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	124.00–126.00	124.59
13	—	369	143.00–147.50	145.36
4	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	217	170.00–180.00	174.71
9	—	466	115.00–132.00	124.77
8	—	433	139.00–147.00	143.96
2	—	272	180.00–182.50	181.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	135.00–140.00	137.06
4	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	120.00–134.00	125.79
4	—	322	178.00–187.50	182.57
4	—	270	187.00–187.50	187.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	312	195.00–207.50	201.20
7	—	418	165.00–170.00	167.16
4	—	523	143.00–147.00	144.97
4	—	275	212.00–220.00	216.07
3	—	370	170.00–177.50	175.07
2	—	225	237.50–245.00	241.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,037	65.00–77.50	71.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	93.00–97.50	95.35

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

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Feeder Cattle

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