Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.33/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$110.33

59 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

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	112.90	550	42
Medium and Large 2	474	104.00	493	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $57 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 sale59 hd

110.33

—

FL average10 barns · 777 hd

115.86

−5.53

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	1,926	84.98	1,637	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	56.83	750	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	49.26	514	7thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	528	116.54/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	132.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	139.81/cwt	137.50–142.00	393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	124.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.92/cwt	110.00–119.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	115.71/cwt	115.00–118.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	105.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	116.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	112.42/cwt	109.00–116.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	111.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	120.59/cwt	117.00–124.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	97.29/cwt	96.00–100.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	106.47/cwt	105.00–111.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	101.45/cwt	98.00–105.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.27/cwt	133.00–140.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.94/cwt	126.00–134.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.85/cwt	129.00–131.00	752	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	98.64/cwt	90.00–102.00	881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,926	84.98/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,637	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	60.02/cwt	59.00–61.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	55.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	701	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	49.26/cwt	47.00–51.00	514	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 Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
2	—	528	114.00–119.00	116.54
3	—	385	130.00–137.50	132.44
4	—	281	137.50–142.00	139.81
4	—	415	130.00–135.00	131.30
8	—	484	120.00–127.00	124.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	110.00–119.00	112.92
6	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	115.00–118.00	115.71
7	—	580	105.00–112.00	105.95
8	—	384	115.00–121.00	116.49
8	—	533	109.00–116.00	112.42
11	—	436	110.00–117.00	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	117.00–124.00	120.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	96.00–100.00	97.29
4	—	486	105.00–111.00	106.47
4	—	533	98.00–105.00	101.45
6	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	133.00–140.00	135.27
4	—	425	135.00–143.00	138.86
4	—	535	126.00–134.00	127.94
4	—	673	119.00–123.00	122.01
7	—	579	129.00–131.00	129.85

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	893	90.00–102.00	98.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,926	82.00–88.00	84.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	59.00–61.00	60.02
6	—	1,257	53.00–58.00	55.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	47.00–51.00	49.26

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