Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.08/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$138.08

94 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$4.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	139.36	655	67
Medium and Large 2	416	134.91	561	27

One grade step is worth $4.45/cwt here — about $94 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 sale94 hd

138.08

—

FL average10 barns · 1,045 hd

139.43

−1.34

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	1,607	77.02	1,238	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	47.73	475	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	32.00	370	12

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.73/cwt	45.00–50.00	475	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Muddy	—	1,100	4.00/cwt	4.00–4.00	44	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.34/cwt	124.00–129.00	595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	206.57/cwt	197.50–215.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	161.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.81/cwt	133.00–138.00	716	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	54.94/cwt	52.00–57.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.59/cwt	167.00–174.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.66/cwt	164.00–172.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	124.79/cwt	121.00–128.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	574	129.68/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.44/cwt	139.00–142.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.13/cwt	147.00–155.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.38/cwt	124.00–131.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	124.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	651	8

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

Tue Aug 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	995	45.00–50.00	47.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	4.00	4.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,607	76.00–78.00	77.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	145.00–152.00	148.39
11	—	471	124.00–129.00	126.34
6	—	420	133.00–139.00	136.11
6	—	375	139.00–142.00	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	136.00–140.00	137.31
6	—	332	157.50–165.00	161.11
16	—	372	147.00–155.00	150.87
10	—	527	124.00–131.00	127.38
12	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	121.00–128.00	124.79
11	—	574	127.00–132.00	129.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.87
7	—	527	133.00–138.00	135.81
15	—	424	147.00–155.00	151.13
8	—	467	139.00–140.00	139.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	197.50–215.00	206.57
8	—	375	167.00–174.00	170.59
10	—	422	164.00–172.00	168.66
6	—	520	140.00–147.00	144.58
11	—	631	120.00–128.00	124.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	135.00–142.00	139.49

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)	5	—	1,116	52.00–57.00	54.94

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle