Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.86/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$149.86

50 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	155.30	565	22
Medium and Large 2	352	145.59	513	28

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $52 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 sale50 hd

149.86

—

FL average10 barns · 860 hd

146.60

+3.27

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	47.30	578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	45.00	448	5thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	270	188.68/cwt	187.50–190.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	174.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.09/cwt	145.00–152.50	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	166.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.35/cwt	142.50–155.00	482	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	72.18/cwt	67.50–77.50	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	179.91/cwt	175.00–182.50	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.08/cwt	157.50–165.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	47.30/cwt	46.00–55.00	578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	448	5

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 323Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 51

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	187.50–190.00	188.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	140.00–149.00	142.92
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.40
5	—	319	170.00–175.00	174.01
9	—	474	145.00–152.50	149.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	160.00–170.00	166.75
7	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.09
6	—	330	157.50–165.00	161.08
6	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.77
6	—	325	142.50–155.00	148.35
6	—	425	135.00–141.00	138.11
10	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	190.00–195.00	192.54
3	—	367	175.00–182.50	179.91

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,058	67.50–77.50	72.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	46.00–55.00	47.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	45.00	45.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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