Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly weak. Replacement type heifers fully steady. Replacement cows generally steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.10/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.10

48 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	117.37	597	26
Medium and Large 2	393	116.52	458	18thin
Medium and Large 3	320	105.97	339	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.40/cwt here — about $258 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 sale48 hd

116.10

—

FL average10 barns · 1,123 hd

117.74

−1.64

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	1,795	82.90	1,488	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,840	60.00	1,104	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	52.64	595	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	44.99	455	17

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	418	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.73/cwt	107.00–115.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	122.39/cwt	117.50–125.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	120.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	113.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	112.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	169.48/cwt	165.00–177.50	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.75/cwt	129.00–136.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.50	482	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	89.65/cwt	85.00–97.50	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.19/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	58.26/cwt	58.00–59.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	51.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	568	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	44.99/cwt	43.00–47.00	455	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 306Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 55Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 40Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly weak. Replacement type heifers fully steady. Replacement cows generally steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	470	125.00–132.50	128.67
4	—	530	118.00–125.00	121.40
7	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.88
5	—	528	107.00–115.00	111.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–118.00	114.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	117.50–125.00	122.39
3	—	560	107.00	107.00
4	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.47
5	—	436	116.00–124.00	120.73
6	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	615	124.00–128.00	126.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	383	110.00–117.00	113.39
5	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.89
7	—	426	105.00–115.00	112.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	105.00–107.00	105.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	165.00–177.50	169.48
3	—	472	129.00–136.00	133.75
3	—	637	120.00–126.00	122.01
4	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.12
6	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.40
4	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.52
5	—	426	130.00–137.50	135.86
7	—	323	145.00–152.50	149.12

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	963	85.00–97.50	89.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	85.00–88.00	86.44
10	—	1,775	80.00–84.00	82.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	58.00–59.00	58.26
27	—	1,096	49.00–55.00	51.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,012	43.00–47.00	44.99

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

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