Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.40/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$145.40

70 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$0.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	360	145.55	524	32
Medium and Large 1	452	145.28	656	38

One grade step is worth $0.27/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale70 hd

145.40

—

FL average10 barns · 852 hd

144.31

+1.09

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	1,720	88.38	1,520	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	57.69	792	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	47.65	476	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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 2	—	525	150.03/cwt	149.00–151.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	166.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.94/cwt	149.00–155.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	185.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	165.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.51/cwt	172.50–176.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.73/cwt	158.00–165.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	199.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	174.03/cwt	172.50–177.50	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.94/cwt	132.50–137.50	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	161.62/cwt	157.50–165.00	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	139.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.91/cwt	131.00–139.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.40/cwt	165.00–172.50	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.42/cwt	152.50–160.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.62/cwt	137.50–144.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	191.31/cwt	187.50–195.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	88.38/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	57.69/cwt	57.00–58.00	792	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.65/cwt	46.00–49.00	476	12

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 277Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 33

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	149.00–151.00	150.03
5	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.93
6	—	470	149.00–155.00	151.94
7	—	271	180.00–190.00	185.49
9	—	442	165.00–170.00	165.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	323	170.00–180.00	173.51
3	—	427	172.50–176.00	174.51
3	—	523	158.00–165.00	162.73
6	—	273	195.00–205.00	199.77
8	—	376	172.50–177.50	174.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	132.50–137.50	134.94
7	—	271	157.50–165.00	161.62
7	—	371	135.00–142.00	139.09
4	—	470	120.00–126.00	122.90
8	—	325	152.50–160.00	156.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	135.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	625	128.00–133.00	130.27
6	—	528	131.00–139.00	134.91
9	—	333	165.00–172.50	167.40
3	—	425	137.50–144.00	139.62
4	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.72
8	—	380	145.00–149.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	187.50–195.00	191.31
2	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,720	85.00–90.00	88.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	57.00–58.00	57.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	998	46.00–49.00	47.65

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Columbia Livestock Market