Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.77/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$133.77

97 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	139.20	537	54
Medium and Large 2	395	127.52	503	33
Medium and Large 3	307	125.06	384	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $152 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 sale97 hd

133.77

—

FL average10 barns · 1,093 hd

130.46

+3.31

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	—	High	1,775	76.00	1,349	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	41.80	461	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	38.00	403	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	428	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	176.62/cwt	172.50–180.00	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.12/cwt	147.50–155.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	197.99/cwt	195.00–205.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	161.05/cwt	157.50–165.00	374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.90/cwt	127.00–133.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	138.81/cwt	137.50–145.00	475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	128.11/cwt	125.00–132.50	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.27/cwt	127.00–132.50	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	139.24/cwt	137.50–142.50	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	153.64/cwt	153.00–155.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	41.28/cwt	38.00–44.00	451	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.35/cwt	167.50–177.50	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.42/cwt	127.00–129.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.36/cwt	136.00–140.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	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 Nov 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 568Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	150.00–155.00	151.58
4	—	270	165.00–170.00	167.59
4	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.42
6	—	372	147.50–155.00	151.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	165.00–170.00	167.43
7	—	270	172.50–180.00	176.62
6	—	228	195.00–205.00	197.99
4	—	627	128.00–136.00	133.07
4	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.88
6	—	330	167.50–177.50	172.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	232	157.50–165.00	161.05
8	—	470	127.00–133.00	129.90
11	—	342	137.50–145.00	138.81
14	—	374	137.50–142.50	139.24
7	—	525	127.00–129.00	128.42
3	—	573	117.00–123.00	118.95
3	—	273	150.00–157.50	152.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	115.00–119.00	116.03
5	—	328	125.00–132.50	128.11
5	—	368	127.00–132.50	129.27
3	—	230	153.00–155.00	153.64
4	—	272	140.00–145.00	142.39
12	—	472	115.00–123.00	118.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	115.00–125.00	120.18
4	—	272	130.00–135.00	132.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	136.00–140.00	138.36
5	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	145.00–150.00	146.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,092	38.00–44.00	41.28
2	—	1,235	47.00–48.00	47.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	38.00	38.00

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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