Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for weather concerns.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.84/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$126.84

105 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	131.04	734	65
Medium and Large 2	525	120.02	630	40

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $104 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 sale105 hd

126.84

—

FL average4 barns · 327 hd

129.53

−2.69

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	—	High	1,640	87.45	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	58.15	714	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	49.78	528	18

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	430	133.73/cwt	131.00–135.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.62/cwt	133.00–138.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	102.42/cwt	100.00–104.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	103.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	107.60/cwt	104.00–111.00	565	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.17/cwt	109.00–119.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	102.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.62/cwt	103.00–110.00	453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.60/cwt	139.00–146.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	776	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	133.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.13/cwt	114.00–122.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.59/cwt	114.00–121.00	670	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	84.90/cwt	75.00–100.00	930	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	86.08/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,411	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	62.56/cwt	61.00–64.00	837	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	57.21/cwt	54.00–60.00	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	528	18

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 598Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for weather concerns.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	131.00–135.00	133.73
8	—	473	133.00–135.00	134.04
5	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	133.00–138.00	135.62
6	—	373	130.00–136.00	133.10
8	—	525	109.00–119.00	114.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	100.00–104.00	102.42
6	—	575	100.00–107.00	103.59
12	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.57
20	—	525	104.00–111.00	107.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	95.00–100.00	97.55
6	—	373	109.00–119.00	114.17
9	—	529	100.00–105.00	102.86
10	—	425	103.00–110.00	106.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	139.00–146.00	142.60
4	—	723	110.00–112.00	111.02
6	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.11
6	—	470	132.00–139.00	135.61
6	—	673	118.00–122.00	120.04
8	—	523	130.00–136.00	133.10
12	—	623	121.00–128.00	124.60
19	—	581	128.00–135.00	133.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	130.00–138.00	134.13
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.57
6	—	625	115.00–118.00	116.54
8	—	523	114.00–122.00	118.13
14	—	570	114.00–121.00	117.59

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)	8	—	1,095	75.00–100.00	84.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	97.00	97.00
7	—	1,639	83.00–90.00	86.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	61.00–64.00	62.56
28	—	1,205	54.00–60.00	57.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,060	47.00–52.00	49.78

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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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