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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Mar 26

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 211▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 22▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 39▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.41/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$171.41

58 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.62

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	173.23	775	35
Medium and Large 2	393	168.65	663	23

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about $112 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

171.41

—

FL average10 barns · 524 hd

196.03

−24.62

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	1,700	75.20	1,278	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	58.73	709	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	51.01	481	4thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	190.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	181.15/cwt	177.00–185.00	592	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	168.01/cwt	162.50–170.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	190.45/cwt	187.50–195.00	707	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	796	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	146.36/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	887	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	148.90/cwt	140.00–157.50	404	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	125.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	680	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.20/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,278	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	51.01/cwt	48.00–52.00	481	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	58.73/cwt	58.00–62.00	709	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	59.21/cwt	54.00–64.00	654	4

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	942	48.00–52.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,207	58.00–62.00	58.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	74.00–78.00	75.20

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	54.00–64.00	59.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	150.00–156.00	154.06
10	—	475	165.00–170.00	167.55
8	—	532	155.00–160.00	157.56
8	—	371	187.50–195.00	190.45
6	—	325	185.00–195.00	190.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	162.50–170.00	168.01
3	—	525	145.00–149.00	146.36
8	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.82
8	—	327	177.00–185.00	181.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	124.00–127.00	125.99
4	—	421	130.00–134.00	132.03
3	—	321	140.00–145.00	141.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	271	140.00–157.50	148.90
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	125.57
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	157.00	157.00

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.