Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.59/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$145.59

43 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$7.54/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	389	150.15	584	17thin
Medium and Large 2	304	142.60	434	26

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $150 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 sale43 hd

145.59

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

148.85

−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
Bulls	—	High	1,591	81.22	1,292	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	54.79	716	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	51.57	811	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	44.86	472	8thin

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	—	353	173.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	167.32/cwt	162.50–170.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	175.14/cwt	167.50–177.50	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	149.35/cwt	145.00–152.50	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.95/cwt	141.00–147.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	147.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.31/cwt	162.00–166.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	162.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	62.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	640	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	74.03/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,619	82.97/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	53.59/cwt	51.00–56.00	673	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	51.57/cwt	50.00–53.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	44.86/cwt	41.00–48.00	472	8

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 213Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 32Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 57

Slaughter cows steady to weak. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. 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
3	—	353	170.00–180.00	173.30
4	—	323	185.00–195.00	190.27
6	—	518	144.00–150.00	145.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	162.50–170.00	167.32
3	—	433	140.00–145.00	143.33
4	—	275	167.50–177.50	175.14
5	—	372	145.00–152.50	149.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	170.00–180.00	174.94
2	—	323	150.00–152.50	151.20
4	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.43
4	—	478	141.00–147.00	143.95
5	—	432	145.00–150.00	146.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.55
5	—	225	142.00–152.00	147.73
5	—	283	140.00–145.00	142.05
12	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	166.00–172.00	167.94
3	—	477	162.00–166.00	163.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	160.00–170.00	162.63

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)	7	—	1,024	60.00–65.00	62.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	88.00–89.00	88.49
3	—	1,385	72.00–75.00	74.03
4	—	1,619	78.00–85.00	82.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	58.00–60.00	58.99
7	—	1,256	51.00–56.00	53.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	50.00–53.00	51.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	41.00–48.00	44.86

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