Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle weak in light test. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.95/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$153.95

55 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$2.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	155.20	645	27
Medium and Large 1	520	152.74	795	28

One grade step is worth $2.46/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 sale55 hd

153.95

—

FL average10 barns · 547 hd

163.54

−9.59

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	1,851	77.45	1,434	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	51.21	639	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	44.64	442	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	—	273	166.19/cwt	165.00–167.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.90/cwt	162.00–168.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	169.46/cwt	165.00–172.50	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	149.74/cwt	147.50–152.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	107.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.50	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.07/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.64/cwt	156.00–158.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.60/cwt	147.00–155.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.46/cwt	158.00–161.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.21/cwt	134.00–137.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.50	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	161.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.14/cwt	152.50–160.00	676	8
Bulls	—	—	1,855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	75.56/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,398	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	51.21/cwt	49.00–55.00	639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	44.64/cwt	43.00–47.00	442	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 May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 260Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle weak in light test. Feeder and 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	—	273	165.00–167.50	166.19
2	—	373	162.00–168.00	164.90
5	—	333	165.00–172.50	169.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	156.72
4	—	383	147.50–152.00	149.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	133.00–134.00	133.50
4	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.06
7	—	716	105.00–114.00	107.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	138.00–142.50	139.55
3	—	370	130.00–137.50	134.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	170.00–175.00	173.30
3	—	525	156.00–158.00	156.64
3	—	573	147.00–155.00	149.60
4	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.20
4	—	473	158.00–161.00	159.46
5	—	664	134.00–137.00	135.21
6	—	623	144.00–149.00	146.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–157.50	153.60
3	—	323	160.00–162.50	161.62
4	—	268	160.00–162.50	161.19
5	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.95
5	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.95
8	—	433	152.50–160.00	156.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,850	75.00–76.00	75.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	49.00–55.00	51.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	43.00–47.00	44.64

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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