Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.82/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$126.82

46 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	128.86	683	33
Medium and Large 2	456	121.64	555	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $129 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 sale46 hd

126.82

—

FL average10 barns · 910 hd

132.07

−5.26

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	1,558	81.99	1,277	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	57.70	838	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	54.00	618	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	46.86	467	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	111.32/cwt	106.00–115.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	125.16/cwt	119.00–128.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	118.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	108.96/cwt	107.00–110.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.71/cwt	136.00–144.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.16/cwt	121.00–128.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	125.16/cwt	123.00–129.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	532	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	977.34/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,194	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	76.52/cwt	70.00–82.50	788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,558	81.99/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,277	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	57.70/cwt	56.00–60.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	46.86/cwt	44.00–50.00	467	17

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 306Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
4	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	368	125.00–132.00	128.62
6	—	430	125.00–127.50	126.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	328	130.00–140.00	134.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	106.00–108.00	106.98
5	—	430	106.00–115.00	111.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	119.00–128.00	125.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	117.00–120.00	118.71
5	—	534	100.00–105.00	101.97
6	—	372	107.00–110.00	108.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	136.00–144.00	140.71
5	—	624	121.00–128.00	125.16
6	—	479	130.00–137.00	132.79
6	—	575	120.00–128.00	124.91
11	—	538	123.00–129.00	125.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	119.00–120.00	119.51
4	—	470	118.00–120.00	119.02
7	—	430	120.00–129.00	123.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,043	900.00–1,050.00	977.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,030	70.00–82.50	76.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,558	78.00–85.00	81.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	56.00–60.00	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	996	44.00–50.00	46.86

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

Steers · 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