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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.30/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −56.99 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$148.30

62 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$23.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	155.39	611	43
Medium and Large 2	420	132.26	555	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about $56 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 sale62 hd

148.30

—

FL average10 barns · 623 hd

132.87

+15.43

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−56.99

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	1,627	79.33	1,290	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	55.83	702	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	46.57	474	6thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	235	170.55/cwt	167.50–177.50	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	179.12/cwt	175.00–182.50	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	177.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.71/cwt	132.00–140.00	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.88/cwt	139.00–145.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	135.88/cwt	135.00–137.50	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.12/cwt	131.00–137.50	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	113.78/cwt	113.00–115.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	104.20/cwt	103.00–105.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	121.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	112.21/cwt	111.00–116.00	488	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	93.70/cwt	90.00–97.00	841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	66.71/cwt	62.00–71.00	606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	77.39/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,224	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.12/cwt	49.00–55.00	632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.55/cwt	58.00–61.00	774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.57/cwt	45.00–48.00	474	6

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 450Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 51Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully steady in light test. 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
3	—	235	167.50–177.50	170.55
5	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.93
6	—	575	122.00–130.00	125.90
7	—	276	175.00–182.50	179.12
10	—	329	170.00–180.00	177.96
12	—	475	132.00–140.00	134.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–124.00	121.96
6	—	375	139.00–145.00	141.88
9	—	427	127.00–135.00	130.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	195.00	195.00
3	—	322	135.00–137.50	135.88
4	—	375	131.00–137.50	134.12
5	—	535	113.00–115.00	113.78
5	—	612	103.00–105.00	104.20
6	—	430	119.00–125.00	121.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	111.00–116.00	112.21

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	—	898	90.00–97.00	93.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	908	62.00–71.00	66.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,581	72.00–80.00	77.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	49.00–55.00	52.12
4	—	1,300	58.00–61.00	59.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	45.00–48.00	46.57

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