Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.93/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$126.93

114 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$6.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	129.91	599	59
Medium and Large 2	408	123.75	505	55

One grade step is worth $6.16/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 sale114 hd

126.93

—

FL average10 barns · 1,015 hd

133.87

−6.94

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	—	Low	1,728	76.21	1,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	55.99	691	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	48.29	487	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	475	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	178.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.21/cwt	165.00–172.50	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.38/cwt	146.00–155.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	160.58/cwt	157.50–165.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.50	428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	537	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	578	127.14/cwt	123.00–130.00	735	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	64.17/cwt	60.00–70.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	127.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	394	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	80.67/cwt	75.00–87.50	841	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	79.40/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	53.31/cwt	51.00–55.00	655	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	60.81/cwt	59.00–63.00	756	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	48.29/cwt	47.00–50.00	487	10

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 Sep 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last 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
2	—	475	145.00–147.50	146.22
5	—	328	175.00–185.00	178.78
5	—	430	152.00–160.00	155.09
9	—	373	165.00–172.50	168.21
11	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	146.00–155.00	150.38
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	124.14
7	—	334	157.50–165.00	160.58
4	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.43
4	—	566	115.00–120.00	118.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.74
12	—	330	127.00–132.50	129.63
5	—	518	112.00–115.00	113.23
9	—	436	115.00–121.00	118.28
16	—	472	115.00–121.00	117.92
4	—	270	142.00–150.00	145.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	105.00–109.00	107.04
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.44
6	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.54
8	—	272	155.00–160.00	157.57
8	—	428	125.00–130.00	126.33
9	—	374	130.00–137.00	132.95
11	—	483	123.00–128.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	125.00–129.00	126.99
5	—	578	123.00–130.00	127.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	136.00–141.00	138.46
3	—	626	115.00–119.00	116.28
5	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.92
4	—	426	165.00–175.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	135.00–141.00	137.92

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,019	60.00–70.00	64.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,042	75.00–87.50	80.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	72.00–74.00	73.02
2	—	1,675	77.00–82.00	79.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	51.00–55.00	53.31
5	—	1,243	59.00–63.00	60.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,009	47.00–50.00	48.29

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle