Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.44/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$144.44

51 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$2.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	145.70	688	22
Medium and Large 2	419	143.48	601	29

One grade step is worth $2.22/cwt here — about $87 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 sale51 hd

144.44

—

FL average10 barns · 757 hd

148.96

−4.52

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	1,990	85.00	1,692	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	53.80	698	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	43.30	464	21

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	368	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	190.89/cwt	187.50–195.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.02/cwt	159.00–165.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.94/cwt	146.00–154.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.50	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.63/cwt	142.00–148.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	688	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,629	1
Bulls	—	—	2,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,730	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	53.80/cwt	51.00–57.00	698	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	43.30/cwt	40.00–47.00	464	21

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 350Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 39Year ago 117

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	177.50–180.00	178.74
3	—	272	187.50–195.00	190.89
3	—	417	159.00–165.00	161.02
4	—	523	146.00–154.00	149.94
4	—	574	142.00–145.00	144.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.50–155.00	153.72
4	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	139.00–140.00	139.49
4	—	373	155.00–162.50	158.62
4	—	430	146.00–152.50	149.33
5	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.46
7	—	469	142.00–148.00	144.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	132.00–136.00	134.04
6	—	333	152.50–160.00	156.39
6	—	365	145.00–150.00	149.11
6	—	472	135.00–142.00	138.70
7	—	431	135.00–140.00	137.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	60.00–65.00	62.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	91.00	91.00
1	—	2,190	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	51.00–57.00	53.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,072	40.00–47.00	43.30

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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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