Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady on higher quality calves. About 100 thin small frame feeder cows not reported, open and light bred mostly 40 to 60 cent.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.69/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −67.60 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$137.69

119 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	142.02	590	78
Medium and Large 2	426	129.96	553	37
Medium and Large 3	333	124.81	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $175 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 sale119 hd

137.69

—

FL average10 barns · 780 hd

128.14

+9.55

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−67.60

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	1,742	69.38	1,209	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	45.10	522	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	42.78	436	24

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	572	119.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.63/cwt	132.50–136.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	169.00/cwt	165.00–172.50	380	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	139.17/cwt	136.00–142.50	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.38/cwt	125.00–127.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.12/cwt	152.50–157.50	504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.30/cwt	142.50–150.00	547	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	107.37/cwt	104.00–110.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	130.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	121.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	114.22/cwt	113.00–120.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	123.44/cwt	122.00–125.00	463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	106.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	103.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.31/cwt	121.00–123.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.28/cwt	134.00–137.50	572	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	68.61/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,179	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	45.10/cwt	44.00–49.00	522	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	42.78/cwt	40.00–43.00	436	24

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 614Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 47Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	117.00–120.00	119.38
6	—	472	132.50–136.00	133.63
6	—	638	116.00–118.00	116.99
10	—	225	165.00–172.50	169.00
10	—	430	136.00–142.50	139.17
10	—	534	125.00–127.00	125.38
12	—	325	152.50–157.50	155.12
19	—	374	142.50–150.00	146.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.81
6	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.46
7	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.75
7	—	471	124.00–128.00	125.67
11	—	430	130.00–137.50	131.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	120.00–130.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	104.00–110.00	107.37
8	—	329	127.00–135.00	130.99
10	—	433	120.00–128.00	121.50
11	—	480	113.00–120.00	114.22
12	—	375	122.00–125.00	123.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	105.00–110.00	106.36
8	—	463	98.00–105.00	103.16
12	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	121.00–123.00	122.31
4	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.42
4	—	525	133.00–135.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.80
6	—	420	134.00–137.50	136.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,718	65.00–72.00	68.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,158	44.00–49.00	45.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,018	40.00–43.00	42.78

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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