Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.62/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$115.62

43 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$4.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	116.48	567	34
Medium and Large 2	440	112.38	494	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $73 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

115.62

—

FL average10 barns · 865 hd

126.66

−11.04

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	1,610	91.23	1,469	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	58.39	750	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.34	526	12

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	106.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	533	124.12/cwt	119.00–129.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.43/cwt	138.00–142.50	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.38/cwt	132.00–139.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.26/cwt	139.00–140.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	121.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	118.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	69.92/cwt	60.00–72.50	758	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	97.35/cwt	92.50–100.00	888	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	91.23/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,469	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	58.39/cwt	57.00–59.00	750	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.34/cwt	49.00–54.00	526	12

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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 396Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 52Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 61

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	105.00–110.00	106.92
6	—	380	120.00–124.00	121.26
6	—	470	115.00	115.00
7	—	434	117.00–122.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
6	—	533	119.00–129.00	124.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	110.00–112.00	110.65
6	—	420	110.00–115.00	113.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	145.00–146.00	145.51
3	—	377	138.00–142.50	139.43
5	—	469	130.00–139.00	135.33
6	—	579	127.00–134.00	129.29
9	—	530	131.00–137.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	132.00–139.00	135.38
4	—	365	139.00–140.00	139.26
6	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	119.00–121.00	119.98
4	—	533	107.00–114.00	110.42
6	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43

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)	5	—	1,084	60.00–72.50	69.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	92.50–100.00	97.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,610	88.00–97.00	91.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,285	57.00–59.00	58.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	49.00–54.00	51.34

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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