Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.10/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$119.10

45 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	121.11	578	33
Medium and Large 2	423	113.58	481	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $97 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 sale45 hd

119.10

—

FL average9 barns · 818 hd

121.56

−2.46

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	—	Low	1,505	71.20	1,071	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	49.23	576	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	45.32	462	16

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	49.23/cwt	47.00–54.00	576	18
Bulls	—	—	1,355	67.50/cwt	64.00–71.00	915	8
Bulls	—	—	1,744	77.12/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	112.17/cwt	109.00–118.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	100.29/cwt	99.00–103.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.50	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	163.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.32/cwt	43.00–48.00	462	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	117.43/cwt	115.00–121.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.88/cwt	131.00–137.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	72.17/cwt	67.00–77.00	740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	101.57/cwt	95.00–107.50	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.36/cwt	142.50–150.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	186.28/cwt	185.00–187.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	192.33/cwt	187.50–197.50	419	2

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 381Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 15Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 35Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,171	47.00–54.00	49.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,020	43.00–48.00	45.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,355	64.00–71.00	67.50
5	—	1,744	75.00–80.00	77.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	150.00–157.00	153.26
4	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.46
4	—	430	130.00–140.00	134.88
4	—	368	130.00–137.00	133.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	142.50–150.00	145.36
3	—	577	115.00–117.00	115.65
2	—	530	119.00–121.00	120.02
2	—	283	185.00–187.50	186.28
2	—	218	187.50–197.50	192.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.36
4	—	470	102.00–105.00	103.47
4	—	430	110.00–118.00	113.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	109.00–118.00	112.17
3	—	577	99.00–103.00	100.29
3	—	330	142.00–147.50	143.72
3	—	220	160.00–170.00	163.03
6	—	623	105.00–114.00	107.21
5	—	474	115.00–121.00	117.43
4	—	375	131.00–137.00	133.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00–129.00	126.96
2	—	640	126.00–127.00	126.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,025	67.00–77.00	72.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	932	95.00–107.50	101.57

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle