Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida markets closed last week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.90/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$118.90

54 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	123.71	550	30
Medium and Large 2	353	112.89	398	24

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $152 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 sale54 hd

118.90

—

FL average4 barns · 337 hd

120.42

−1.52

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	1,628	80.39	1,309	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	56.88	684	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	49.64	523	24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	119.75/cwt	118.00–122.50	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.33/cwt	117.00–125.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.50	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	131.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.93/cwt	109.00–115.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.06/cwt	137.00–147.00	590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	100.09/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	59.71/cwt	57.50–67.50	684	20
Bulls	—	—	1,628	80.39/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,309	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	61.52/cwt	60.00–63.00	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	56.22/cwt	53.00–59.00	674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	49.64/cwt	46.00–53.00	523	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 352Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 71Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: All Florida markets closed last week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	111.00–115.00	112.96
5	—	472	118.00–122.50	119.75
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	368	130.00–137.50	133.67
6	—	525	120.00–126.00	122.91
7	—	323	127.50–135.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.42
6	—	270	110.00–120.00	114.81
6	—	430	109.00–115.00	111.93
8	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	135.00–139.00	137.35
5	—	530	117.00–125.00	121.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	150.00–157.50	153.64
6	—	368	130.00–140.00	134.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	122.00–128.00	125.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	137.00–147.00	142.06

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)	2	—	1,063	97.50–102.50	100.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,145	57.50–67.50	59.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,628	78.00–83.00	80.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	60.00–63.00	61.52
14	—	1,198	53.00–59.00	56.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,053	46.00–53.00	49.64

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