Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.44/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$155.44

31 head · 344 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$13.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	162.58	573	14thin
Medium and Large 2	337	149.56	504	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.02/cwt here — about $69 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 sale31 hd

155.44

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

148.16

+7.28

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	1,501	84.75	1,272	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	62.79	757	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	56.08	568	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	275	196.30/cwt	195.00–197.50	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.10/cwt	142.50–150.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	155.14/cwt	152.50–162.50	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	94.38/cwt	92.50–100.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	176.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.50/cwt	157.00–159.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	175.26/cwt	173.00–179.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	158.45/cwt	157.50–162.50	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	161.47/cwt	156.00–165.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	200.73/cwt	197.50–202.50	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	188.82/cwt	187.50–190.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	149.13/cwt	147.50–152.50	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,501	84.75/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,272	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.79/cwt	62.00–65.00	757	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	56.08/cwt	55.00–57.00	568	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 Mar 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 250Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	195.00–197.50	196.30
2	—	372	175.00–185.00	179.90
2	—	475	170.00–177.00	173.39
3	—	536	157.50–160.00	158.32
5	—	337	175.00–185.00	178.86
5	—	432	170.00–180.00	173.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	157.50–162.50	158.45
6	—	440	156.00–165.00	161.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	142.50–150.00	146.10
7	—	276	152.50–162.50	155.14
3	—	336	147.50–152.50	149.13
3	—	428	140.00–145.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	195.00–200.00	197.56
3	—	426	147.50–150.00	149.14
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.22
5	—	274	170.00–180.00	176.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	157.00–159.00	157.50
7	—	474	173.00–179.00	175.26
3	—	268	197.50–202.50	200.73
4	—	322	187.50–190.00	188.82
2	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.53
2	—	510	165.00–170.00	167.48

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	885	92.50–100.00	94.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	83.00–87.00	84.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,205	62.00–65.00	62.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,012	55.00–57.00	56.08

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

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