Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$135.68

35 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	138.90	574	24
Medium and Large 1	579	128.68	744	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale35 hd

135.68

—

FL average10 barns · 714 hd

145.43

−9.75

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	1,402	87.12	1,221	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	60.08	745	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	56.98	858	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	50.46	547	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.33/cwt	157.00–164.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	764	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,342	85.40/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,146	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	60.08/cwt	58.00–62.00	745	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	178.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.64/cwt	159.00–161.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	143.32/cwt	138.00–147.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	147.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	162.34/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.78/cwt	137.00–139.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	168.68/cwt	165.00–172.50	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	182.15/cwt	181.00–187.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	168.54/cwt	167.50–172.00	558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.35/cwt	46.00–47.00	445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.34/cwt	47.00–55.00	570	14

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 268Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 37Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	157.00–164.00	161.33
3	—	706	137.00–138.00	137.67
3	—	575	159.00–161.00	159.64
5	—	472	160.00–166.00	162.34
5	—	668	137.00–139.00	137.78
4	—	427	165.00–172.50	168.68
5	—	376	181.00–187.00	182.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	175.00–180.00	178.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	132.00–133.00	132.33
6	—	632	117.00–125.00	120.92
2	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.93
9	—	429	140.00–145.00	141.14
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
4	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.52
5	—	332	145.00–152.00	147.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.95
5	—	568	138.00–147.00	143.32
4	—	331	167.50–172.00	168.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	170.00–175.00	173.79
4	—	427	160.00–165.00	162.54
5	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,342	83.00–88.00	85.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	58.00–62.00	60.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	55.00–58.00	56.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	46.00–47.00	46.35
14	—	1,110	47.00–55.00	51.34

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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