Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter classes weaker in limited test. Most feeder classes steady to weak. Demand good on most classes especially 500 pounds and up.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.01/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$149.01

64 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$1.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	150.03	616	28
Medium and Large 2	363	148.22	538	36

One grade step is worth $1.81/cwt here — about $78 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 sale64 hd

149.01

—

FL average10 barns · 726 hd

148.19

+0.82

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	1,810	80.00	1,448	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	47.10	535	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	320	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.98/cwt	172.50–180.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.84/cwt	152.50–153.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.35/cwt	157.50–165.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	171.42/cwt	167.50–175.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.32/cwt	139.00–145.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	153.17/cwt	152.50–157.50	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	159.34/cwt	157.50–160.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.50	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.94/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	163.88/cwt	160.00–167.50	370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	177.92/cwt	175.00–182.50	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.10/cwt	177.50–185.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.42/cwt	175.00–182.50	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	643	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	47.10/cwt	45.00–50.00	535	9

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 395Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 44

Slaughter classes weaker in limited test. Most feeder classes steady to weak. Demand good on most classes especially 500 pounds and up.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.58
2	—	673	130.00–136.00	132.99
3	—	368	172.50–180.00	174.98
3	—	580	127.00–135.00	129.62
3	—	633	140.00–144.00	141.31
6	—	432	170.00–175.00	173.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	205.00	205.00
3	—	430	160.00–165.00	163.29
3	—	473	152.50–153.00	152.84
3	—	523	135.00–137.50	135.81
4	—	370	157.50–165.00	161.35
6	—	235	200.00–210.00	204.89
15	—	332	167.50–175.00	171.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	135.00–137.00	136.32
5	—	430	145.00–152.50	147.67
5	—	475	139.00–145.00	141.32
7	—	381	152.50–157.50	153.17
8	—	326	157.50–160.00	159.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	150.00–157.50	152.90
6	—	430	137.50–142.50	139.94
7	—	366	145.00–150.00	147.15
9	—	226	160.00–167.50	163.88
9	—	472	135.00–138.00	136.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
2	—	660	143.00	143.00
5	—	432	175.00–182.50	177.92
10	—	375	177.50–185.00	181.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	210.00–212.00	211.02
2	—	258	205.00–210.00	207.52
3	—	325	175.00–182.50	177.42
4	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.54
6	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	45.00–50.00	47.10

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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