Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.52/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −56.77 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$148.52

69 head · 351 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$8.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	357	152.15	544	39
Medium and Large 2	342	143.79	491	30

One grade step is worth $8.36/cwt here — about $53 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

148.52

—

FL average10 barns · 518 hd

146.39

+2.13

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−56.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	45.76	592	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	44.42	507	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	42.54	418	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.50	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	143.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	123.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.18/cwt	135.00–142.50	521	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	156.11/cwt	152.50–160.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	167.62/cwt	165.00–172.50	458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	231	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.68/cwt	145.00–147.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.08/cwt	138.00–147.50	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	170.12/cwt	165.00–177.50	384	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	88.46/cwt	87.00–90.00	878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	44.42/cwt	44.00–46.00	507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	45.76/cwt	45.00–46.00	592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	42.54/cwt	42.00–43.00	418	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 Oct 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 459Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	140.00–147.50	142.88
2	—	417	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	473	138.00–147.50	141.08
4	—	226	165.00–177.50	170.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	150.00–155.00	154.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.95
4	—	417	125.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	278	140.00–147.50	144.10
2	—	332	140.00–144.00	141.92
6	—	470	115.00–117.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	130.00–137.50	133.61
8	—	420	115.00–121.00	117.93
8	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.40
7	—	377	120.00–128.00	123.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	155.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
13	—	380	135.00–142.50	137.18
6	—	327	140.00–150.00	145.19
4	—	270	152.50–160.00	156.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	364	140.00–145.00	143.96
8	—	273	165.00–172.50	167.62
6	—	328	165.00–170.00	166.75
4	—	530	125.00–129.00	126.96
4	—	457	135.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	231	160.00–165.00	163.76
3	—	426	145.00–147.50	146.68

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	992	87.00–90.00	88.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	44.00–46.00	44.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	45.00–46.00	45.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	982	42.00–43.00	42.54

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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