Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.19/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$117.19

58 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$5.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	119.38	576	33
Medium and Large 2	399	114.30	456	25

One grade step is worth $5.08/cwt here — about $120 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 sale58 hd

117.19

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

121.44

−4.25

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	1,815	80.48	1,461	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	60.66	796	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	51.69	614	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	222	163.97/cwt	157.50–167.50	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.14/cwt	146.00–152.50	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.01/cwt	162.50–167.50	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	622	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	89.89/cwt	85.00–102.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	118.42/cwt	117.00–123.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.00	614	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	65.72/cwt	64.00–70.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	80.48/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	56.61/cwt	54.00–60.00	679	5

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 433Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 56Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully steady. 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	—	222	157.50–167.50	163.97
4	—	425	146.00–152.50	149.14
4	—	525	127.00–131.00	128.94
7	—	326	162.50–167.50	166.01
11	—	473	130.00–136.00	131.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.77
4	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.98
6	—	425	128.00–132.00	129.93
6	—	477	116.00–122.00	117.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	117.00–123.00	118.42
10	—	480	118.00–125.00	119.34
4	—	533	118.00–122.00	120.03
4	—	370	122.00–125.00	123.46
7	—	578	117.00–120.00	117.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.54
5	—	271	110.00–120.00	114.85
6	—	370	115.00–122.00	119.54
7	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.77
5	—	476	110.00–115.00	111.91

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)	6	—	997	85.00–102.00	89.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	51.00–52.00	51.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	64.00–70.00	65.72
5	—	1,200	54.00–60.00	56.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	80.00–81.00	80.48

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