Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.93/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$146.93

73 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	151.34	599	59
Medium and Large 2	447	128.36	574	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $26 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 sale73 hd

146.93

—

FL average10 barns · 1,098 hd

140.13

+6.80

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	1,880	81.58	1,534	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	54.56	657	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	47.58	497	9thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	173.84/cwt	167.50–179.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	209.81/cwt	205.00–215.00	566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.80/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	142.78/cwt	142.00–147.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.18/cwt	147.00–155.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	168.37/cwt	165.00–172.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.83/cwt	132.00–140.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	621	130.34/cwt	128.00–132.00	809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	83.16/cwt	80.00–85.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	163.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	544	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	533	141.03/cwt	139.00–142.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.04/cwt	149.00–153.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	81.58/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	52.96/cwt	52.00–55.00	621	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	47.58/cwt	45.00–49.00	497	9

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	165.00–175.00	170.84
5	—	432	160.00–167.50	162.92
6	—	534	130.00–135.00	130.79
9	—	335	167.50–179.00	173.84
12	—	270	205.00–215.00	209.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	145.00–150.00	146.63
6	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	117.00–125.00	123.80
7	—	431	130.00–137.00	132.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	142.00–147.00	142.78
7	—	377	147.00–155.00	149.18
8	—	270	165.00–172.00	168.37
10	—	462	132.00–140.00	132.83
20	—	332	160.00–167.50	163.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	128.00–132.00	130.34
3	—	533	139.00–142.00	141.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	125.00–135.00	129.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	165.00–170.00	167.43
3	—	471	160.00–165.00	161.61
4	—	512	149.00–153.00	150.04

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)	3	—	981	80.00–85.00	83.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	79.00–84.00	81.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	52.00–55.00	52.96
3	—	1,295	57.00–61.00	59.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,045	45.00–49.00	47.58

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle