Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 2.00 to mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.20/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$129.20

69 head · 352 lb average

Value per head Derived

$454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	134.62	560	20
Medium and Large 2	325	126.99	413	49

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $147 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 sale69 hd

129.20

—

FL average7 barns · 416 hd

133.91

−4.71

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	1,880	93.00	1,748	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	57.30	759	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	48.62	568	25

Every lot, as filed

34 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	168.89/cwt	165.00–172.50	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.70/cwt	152.50–162.50	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	139.74/cwt	137.50–145.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	108.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	125.44/cwt	122.50–130.00	336	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.06/cwt	155.00–161.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	192.07/cwt	190.00–195.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	163.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	151.57/cwt	147.50–155.00	414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.36/cwt	151.00–157.50	576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.50	492	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,251.08/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,864	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,106.93/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,542	21
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,393	54.74/cwt	51.00–58.00	763	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	80.39/cwt	75.00–85.00	896	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	90.06/cwt	85.00–95.00	794	27
Bulls	—	—	1,880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	63.22/cwt	62.00–64.00	926	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	56.54/cwt	53.00–59.00	738	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	48.62/cwt	45.00–52.00	568	25

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 263Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 26Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 0Year ago 91

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 2.00 to mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	165.00–172.50	168.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	145.00–151.00	148.09
3	—	333	152.50–162.50	155.70
3	—	367	152.00–155.00	153.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	133.00–140.00	136.42
3	—	228	137.50–145.00	139.74
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	146.60
3	—	473	132.00–135.00	132.97
4	—	370	135.00–141.00	137.92
4	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	119.00–125.00	120.94
3	—	583	107.00–113.00	108.99
6	—	227	130.00–135.00	131.76
8	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
13	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.00
16	—	268	122.50–130.00	125.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00–161.00	158.06
3	—	417	155.00–165.00	159.62
5	—	271	190.00–195.00	192.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–148.00	143.94
8	—	326	160.00–170.00	163.63
11	—	273	147.50–155.00	151.57
14	—	373	151.00–157.50	154.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	150.00–157.50	153.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,268	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,133	975.00–1,175.00	1,106.93
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,393	51.00–58.00	54.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,114	75.00–85.00	80.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	882	85.00–95.00	90.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	62.00–64.00	63.22
31	—	1,306	53.00–59.00	56.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,169	45.00–52.00	48.62

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