Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows to few for trend. Slaughter bulls steady. Most feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.89/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$145.89

74 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	148.89	616	47
Medium and Large 2	420	140.66	590	27

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $26 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 sale74 hd

145.89

—

FL average10 barns · 880 hd

147.80

−1.91

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	1,626	80.83	1,314	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	47.78	501	4thin

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 1	—	473	162.70/cwt	160.00–164.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.50	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	161.38/cwt	160.00–162.50	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.04/cwt	142.50–150.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.01/cwt	145.00–152.50	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.63/cwt	187.50–197.50	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	164.79/cwt	160.00–169.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	204.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.98/cwt	166.00–171.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	186.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.40/cwt	160.00–169.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.92/cwt	180.00–185.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	171.94/cwt	171.00–180.00	751	9
Bulls	—	—	1,626	80.83/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,314	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	47.78/cwt	44.00–51.00	501	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 Apr 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 317Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 35

Slaughter cows to few for trend. Slaughter bulls steady. Most feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	160.00–164.00	162.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	161.59
3	—	573	125.00–131.00	129.05
4	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.36
6	—	387	147.00–152.50	149.43
7	—	331	160.00–162.50	161.38
10	—	468	142.50–150.00	144.04
7	—	436	145.00–152.50	146.01
7	—	520	135.00–140.00	138.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	132.50–140.00	134.32
5	—	328	150.00–157.50	152.84
5	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.94
6	—	363	142.50–145.00	144.15
7	—	427	135.00–142.50	138.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	155.00–162.00	159.14
2	—	375	187.50–197.50	192.63
6	—	536	160.00–169.00	164.79
3	—	275	200.00–208.00	204.36
5	—	478	166.00–171.00	166.98
6	—	625	145.00–150.00	147.46
9	—	437	171.00–180.00	171.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	218	185.00–190.00	186.79
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	430	160.00–169.00	164.40
5	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,626	79.00–82.00	80.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	44.00–51.00	47.78

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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