Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.09/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$125.09

90 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	125.89	672	64
Medium and Large 2	462	123.11	568	26

One grade step is worth $2.78/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 sale90 hd

125.09

—

FL average10 barns · 1,184 hd

128.21

−3.12

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	1,598	81.98	1,310	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	51.26	609	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	43.59	448	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	373	130.57/cwt	129.00–135.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	124.05/cwt	119.00–129.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.57/cwt	126.00–131.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	147.54/cwt	142.00–150.00	409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	111.06/cwt	109.00–115.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	109.31/cwt	105.00–112.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	108.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	121.72/cwt	119.00–124.00	456	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	112.37/cwt	109.00–119.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	110.08/cwt	107.00–113.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	108.08/cwt	104.00–110.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	112.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.66/cwt	128.00–137.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.57/cwt	108.00–115.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.13/cwt	129.00–137.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.57/cwt	111.00–116.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	561	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,260	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	72.94/cwt	65.00–80.00	744	8
Bulls	—	—	1,598	81.98/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,310	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	51.26/cwt	48.00–54.00	609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	43.59/cwt	42.00–45.00	448	8

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 517Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 89Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 76Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	129.00–135.00	130.57
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.60
4	—	423	119.00–125.00	122.12
4	—	525	105.00–112.00	108.60
5	—	268	132.00–140.00	135.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	119.00–129.00	124.05
4	—	375	137.00–144.00	140.64
4	—	423	126.00–131.00	128.57
6	—	277	142.00–150.00	147.54
6	—	528	109.00–115.00	111.06
16	—	324	140.00–145.00	142.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	130.00–135.00	132.54
5	—	526	105.00–112.00	109.31
5	—	620	107.00–110.00	108.23
6	—	572	105.00–111.00	109.06
12	—	375	119.00–124.00	121.72
12	—	423	109.00–119.00	112.37
14	—	473	107.00–113.00	110.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.62
6	—	432	104.00–110.00	108.08
10	—	370	110.00–116.00	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	127.00–134.00	131.29
7	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.93
8	—	373	140.00–149.00	144.65
8	—	425	128.00–137.00	132.66
8	—	570	117.00–125.00	121.11
12	—	673	108.00–115.00	111.57
16	—	525	126.00–130.00	128.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	129.00–137.00	133.13
4	—	465	117.00–124.00	120.58
4	—	520	111.00–116.00	113.57
4	—	573	100.00–110.00	105.15
10	—	428	127.00–135.00	131.12

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	105.00–110.00	108.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,020	65.00–80.00	72.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	80.00–86.00	81.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	48.00–54.00	51.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	42.00–45.00	43.59

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