Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$118.80

47 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	120.35	564	36
Medium and Large 2	424	113.70	482	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $82 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 sale47 hd

118.80

—

FL average10 barns · 963 hd

123.34

−4.54

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	1,725	88.59	1,528	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	56.49	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	51.44	520	7thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	435	135.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.26/cwt	130.00–133.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	176.96/cwt	172.50–182.50	485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	115.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	154.88/cwt	152.50–160.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.35/cwt	115.00–124.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	123.05/cwt	122.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	118.75/cwt	118.00–123.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.91/cwt	139.00–147.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	93.01/cwt	87.50–100.00	970	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.59/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	55.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	652	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	51.44/cwt	49.00–53.00	520	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 240Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 33Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. 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
3	—	435	133.00–140.00	135.28
4	—	521	130.00–133.00	132.26
4	—	570	124.00–126.00	124.98
7	—	274	172.50–182.50	176.96
7	—	631	110.00–120.00	115.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	152.50–160.00	154.88
4	—	375	138.00–140.00	139.03
7	—	531	115.00–124.00	120.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	122.00–125.00	123.05
4	—	570	118.00–124.00	120.95
7	—	514	118.00–123.00	118.75
10	—	472	115.00–122.00	119.09
12	—	430	120.00–123.00	121.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	110.00–117.00	113.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	139.00–147.00	142.91
2	—	528	129.00–138.00	133.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.62

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,043	87.50–100.00	93.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	86.00–91.00	88.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	60.00–61.00	60.49
10	—	1,171	54.00–58.00	55.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,011	49.00–53.00	51.44

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