Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.80/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −75.49 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$129.80

97 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	135.65	597	51
Medium and Large 2	429	123.83	532	38
Medium and Large 3	369	120.83	446	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $151 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 sale97 hd

129.80

—

FL average10 barns · 628 hd

131.68

−1.88

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−75.49

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	1,530	75.51	1,155	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	51.16	629	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	45.27	459	17

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	330	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	158.23/cwt	157.00–165.00	437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.04/cwt	133.00–144.00	587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.92/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	120.83/cwt	119.00–122.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	110.30/cwt	109.00–113.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	106.48/cwt	105.00–111.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	105.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	111.15/cwt	110.00–113.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	122.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	115.78/cwt	112.00–120.00	318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	102.64/cwt	102.00–104.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	106.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.57/cwt	128.00–137.00	578	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	81.35/cwt	75.00–87.00	739	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	58.92/cwt	51.00–60.00	687	9
Bulls	—	—	1,530	75.51/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,155	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	757	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	49.63/cwt	47.00–52.00	582	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	45.27/cwt	43.00–47.00	459	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 847Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 86Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 68

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.58
4	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.54
5	—	370	145.00–149.00	147.34
6	—	276	157.00–165.00	158.23
9	—	527	120.00–129.00	123.87
11	—	477	125.00–131.00	126.56
12	—	428	133.00–144.00	137.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	140.00–147.00	143.40
6	—	330	135.00–142.50	139.92
8	—	428	120.00–129.00	124.37
8	—	529	105.00–112.00	108.43
12	—	466	115.00–120.00	119.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	119.00–122.00	120.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	109.00–113.00	110.30
4	—	483	105.00–111.00	106.48
4	—	570	102.00–109.00	105.56
5	—	428	110.00–113.00	111.15
8	—	269	120.00–130.00	122.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	112.00–120.00	115.78
6	—	477	102.00–104.00	102.64
8	—	433	105.00–108.00	106.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.43
4	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.43
5	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	103.00–110.00	106.42
13	—	426	128.00–137.00	135.57

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)	4	—	908	75.00–87.00	81.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,166	51.00–60.00	58.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,530	70.00–79.00	75.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	54.00–56.00	55.11
18	—	1,173	47.00–52.00	49.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,015	43.00–47.00	45.27

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