Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.33/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −50.96 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$154.33

55 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	156.96	729	38
Medium and Large 2	363	151.59	549	14thin
Medium and Large 3	478	133.94	640	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $89 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 sale55 hd

154.33

—

FL average9 barns · 386 hd

136.92

+17.42

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−50.96

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	1,539	81.46	1,254	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	61.10	726	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	55.67	570	20

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	208	185.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.91/cwt	160.00–167.50	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.36/cwt	139.00–142.50	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.89/cwt	125.00–134.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	165.36/cwt	162.50–167.50	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	155.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	147.64/cwt	142.00–150.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	133.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	130.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.37/cwt	133.00–140.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.39/cwt	170.00–177.50	650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	66.52/cwt	63.00–70.00	909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	165.80/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	6
Bulls	—	—	1,539	81.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,254	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	61.10/cwt	59.00–63.00	726	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.67/cwt	53.00–58.00	570	20

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 Jun 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	175.00–190.00	185.08
5	—	475	160.00–167.50	162.91
6	—	573	139.00–142.50	141.36
6	—	628	125.00–134.00	127.89
12	—	429	162.50–167.50	165.36
6	—	382	165.00–170.00	165.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	264	150.00–160.00	155.53
7	—	461	142.00–150.00	147.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	132.00–138.00	133.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	160.00–165.00	162.47
4	—	484	130.00–134.00	130.99
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.46
6	—	372	133.00–140.00	136.37
6	—	428	133.00–137.00	134.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	120.00–125.00	121.62
4	—	268	140.00–145.00	142.43
8	—	320	132.50–140.00	136.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	115.00–119.00	117.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	165.00–170.00	167.58
3	—	377	170.00–177.50	172.39

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,366	63.00–70.00	66.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	80.00–85.00	81.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,188	59.00–63.00	61.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,023	53.00–58.00	55.67

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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