Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.82/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.47 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$125.82

42 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$23.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	138.16	585	20
Medium and Large 3	397	115.03	456	8thin
Medium and Large 2	486	114.36	555	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $30 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

125.82

—

FL average10 barns · 537 hd

123.76

+2.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−79.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	54.85	667	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	51.70	724	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	46.36	479	17

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	—	473	130.27/cwt	128.00–135.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.39/cwt	157.50–162.50	433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.78/cwt	139.00–147.50	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	138.67/cwt	137.50–140.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	116.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	111.43/cwt	108.00–115.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	111.40/cwt	108.00–115.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	104.71/cwt	104.00–108.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	122.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.55/cwt	149.00–162.50	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	64.29/cwt	59.00–69.00	723	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	95.45/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,222	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	59.70/cwt	58.00–62.00	776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	643	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	51.70/cwt	51.00–53.00	724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.36/cwt	43.00–49.00	479	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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 536Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 39Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 28Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	128.00–135.00	130.27
5	—	270	157.50–162.50	160.39
6	—	423	139.00–147.50	141.78
6	—	528	118.00–122.00	119.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	130.00–136.00	132.92
4	—	470	105.00–115.00	109.89
6	—	573	103.00–107.00	104.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	110.00–120.00	115.20
4	—	418	110.00–120.00	114.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	137.50–140.00	138.67
4	—	418	114.00–119.00	116.43
6	—	470	108.00–115.00	111.43
6	—	525	108.00–115.00	111.40
11	—	581	104.00–108.00	104.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	234	120.00–126.00	122.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	149.00–162.50	155.55
5	—	518	128.00–130.00	129.18
6	—	570	128.00–130.00	129.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	130.00–139.00	135.94
12	—	373	135.00–143.00	138.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	120.00–125.00	122.96

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)	16	—	1,125	59.00–69.00	64.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	85.00–105.00	95.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	58.00–62.00	59.70
21	—	1,197	51.00–56.00	53.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	51.00–53.00	51.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,034	43.00–49.00	46.36

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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