Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market closed previous week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.69/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$127.69

65 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	130.38	604	24
Medium and Large 3	335	126.91	425	10thin
Medium and Large 2	421	125.86	530	31

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $74 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 sale65 hd

127.69

—

FL average4 barns · 340 hd

128.54

−0.85

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	1,489	74.30	1,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	49.41	585	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	46.61	707	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	41.75	433	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	116.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.89/cwt	145.00–152.50	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.78/cwt	152.50–157.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.93/cwt	157.50–167.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.95/cwt	136.00–155.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	174.69/cwt	170.00–177.50	569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	48.45/cwt	46.00–51.00	572	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.75/cwt	39.00–44.00	433	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	46.61/cwt	46.00–48.00	707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	72.82/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,063	9
Bulls	—	—	1,575	78.74/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	67.04/cwt	60.00–70.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	137.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	126.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	6

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 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Market closed previous week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	126.00–129.00	127.48
7	—	531	115.00–120.00	116.40
4	—	376	145.00–152.50	146.89
7	—	437	137.00–140.00	137.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	110.00–114.00	112.37
6	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.45
8	—	370	132.00	132.00
6	—	435	125.00–130.00	125.79
6	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	125.00–130.00	126.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.92
4	—	325	152.50–157.00	154.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	157.50–167.50	160.93
3	—	422	160.00–167.50	163.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	170.00–180.00	175.06
4	—	570	120.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	373	160.00–165.00	161.61
5	—	326	170.00–177.50	174.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	136.00–155.00	145.95
2	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.43
8	—	476	120.00–125.00	121.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	369	135.00–140.00	136.47
6	—	433	130.00–140.00	134.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	52.00–54.00	53.01
15	—	1,181	46.00–51.00	48.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,038	39.00–44.00	41.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	46.00–48.00	46.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	69.00–75.00	72.82
3	—	1,575	76.00–80.00	78.74

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	—	957	60.00–70.00	67.04

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle