Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.37/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$172.37

45 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	175.63	669	37
Medium and Large 2	405	157.29	637	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $32 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 sale45 hd

172.37

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

164.30

+8.07

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	1,671	74.90	1,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	54.05	575	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	53.71	661	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.84	474	18

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	368	170.43/cwt	167.50–172.50	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	141.14/cwt	137.50–145.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.79/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	176.17/cwt	172.50–180.00	655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.13/cwt	157.50–167.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	132.12/cwt	128.00–135.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	523	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	638	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.94/cwt	162.50–167.50	709	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	68.19/cwt	65.00–75.00	774	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	88.38/cwt	85.00–95.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	207.69/cwt	202.50–212.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	594	4
Bulls	—	—	1,671	74.90/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	53.63/cwt	52.00–55.00	564	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,231	53.71/cwt	53.00–54.00	661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	46.84/cwt	45.00–49.00	474	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	4

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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 79Year 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	—	368	167.50–172.50	170.43
5	—	428	150.00–159.00	153.70
4	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	132.00–137.00	134.03
10	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	154.00–159.00	155.94
16	—	372	172.50–180.00	176.17
8	—	430	162.50–167.50	164.94
4	—	270	202.50–212.50	207.69
4	—	317	185.00–190.00	187.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
4	—	380	157.50–167.00	162.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	137.50–145.00	141.14
10	—	463	120.00–124.00	120.79
3	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.41
4	—	537	116.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	428	128.00–135.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	130.00–135.00	132.44
5	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	124.00–128.00	126.37
3	—	638	120.00–123.00	120.98

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)	16	—	1,135	65.00–75.00	68.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	871	85.00–95.00	88.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	73.00–80.00	74.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,187	57.00–59.00	58.02
19	—	1,051	52.00–55.00	53.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,231	53.00–54.00	53.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,013	45.00–49.00	46.84

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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Steers · 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