Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.55/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$112.55

63 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	115.12	586	32
Medium and Large 2	442	109.90	486	31

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $100 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 sale63 hd

112.55

—

FL average9 barns · 875 hd

117.11

−4.55

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	1,773	85.04	1,508	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	58.43	705	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	50.76	518	14

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	528	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.18/cwt	119.00–121.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.40/cwt	141.00–146.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	111.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.42/cwt	110.00–119.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.58/cwt	119.00–126.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	122.48/cwt	119.00–125.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	107.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	114.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	110.28/cwt	109.00–113.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	111.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	424	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	62.62/cwt	55.00–65.00	649	13
Bulls	—	—	1,773	85.04/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	61.41/cwt	61.00–62.00	763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	57.62/cwt	56.00–59.00	689	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	50.76/cwt	48.00–54.00	518	14

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	124.00–127.00	125.46
5	—	568	119.00–121.00	120.18
6	—	370	141.00–146.00	143.40
12	—	624	108.00–115.00	111.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	125.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	373	129.00–135.00	131.90
6	—	430	120.00–126.00	122.93
8	—	530	110.00–119.00	114.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	119.00–126.00	122.58
5	—	372	119.00–125.00	122.48
6	—	575	106.00–112.00	107.97
19	—	532	113.00–117.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	109.00–113.00	110.28
10	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.55
12	—	380	110.00–115.00	111.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	138.00–140.00	138.65

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,036	55.00–65.00	62.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	82.00–88.00	85.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	61.00–62.00	61.41
11	—	1,196	56.00–59.00	57.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,021	48.00–54.00	50.76

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

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