Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.00/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −31.29 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$174.00

54 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	190.46	608	26
Medium and Large 2	404	158.71	642	28

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about −$34 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

174.00

—

FL average10 barns · 360 hd

148.94

+25.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−31.29

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	1,552	84.14	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	60.61	780	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	51.04	526	7thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2	—	470	142.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.50	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	198.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	178.89/cwt	175.00–182.50	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.55/cwt	165.00–172.50	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.46/cwt	167.50–175.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.35/cwt	150.00–157.50	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	154.79/cwt	149.00–157.50	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.44/cwt	147.50–151.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	136.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	136.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.09/cwt	165.00–172.50	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	84.14/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	59.05/cwt	56.00–61.00	769	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	51.04/cwt	48.00–53.00	526	7

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 225Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 21

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–144.00	142.61
4	—	270	175.00–182.50	178.89
5	—	325	165.00–172.50	166.55
8	—	373	167.50–175.00	171.46
8	—	528	135.00–139.00	137.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	150.00–157.50	153.67
8	—	323	190.00–200.00	194.73
14	—	274	190.00–200.00	198.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	150.00–157.50	152.35
3	—	377	149.00–157.50	154.79
3	—	512	125.00–132.00	129.70
4	—	573	124.00–130.00	126.93
7	—	428	147.50–151.00	149.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	135.00–143.00	136.88
5	—	358	135.00–138.00	136.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	165.00–172.50	170.09
4	—	608	139.00–143.00	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	162.50–165.00	163.74
3	—	533	140.00–146.00	141.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	80.00–87.00	84.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	64.00–65.00	64.51
5	—	1,303	56.00–61.00	59.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	48.00–53.00	51.04

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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