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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Apr 16

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 229▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 44▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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 $159.75/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$159.75

26 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$0.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.95

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	159.85	868	20
Medium and Large 2	425	159.43	678	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.42/cwt here — about $190 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 sale26 hd

159.75

—

FL average9 barns · 561 hd

180.71

−20.95

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	1,663	84.17	1,400	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	980	57.00	559	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	51.86	531	8thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	190.48/cwt	188.00–195.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	169.14/cwt	167.50–170.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	179.57/cwt	177.00–182.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	163.34/cwt	157.50–167.50	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	149.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	113.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,041	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	133.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	742	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	131.05/cwt	127.00–135.00	757	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	84.17/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,400	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	57.00/cwt	56.00–60.00	559	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	51.86/cwt	50.00–54.00	531	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,091.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	11,242	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	82.45/cwt	80.00–87.50	760	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	100.12/cwt	90.00–110.00	934	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	73.75/cwt	72.50–75.00	704	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	805	5

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 Apr 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.62
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.40
6	—	578	127.00–135.00	131.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
4	—	474	132.00–140.00	133.92
4	—	569	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
6	—	627	116.00–120.00	118.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	110.00–118.00	113.73
3	—	372	188.00–195.00	190.48
2	—	525	154.00–155.00	154.50
7	—	474	157.50–167.50	163.34
4	—	428	177.00–182.00	179.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	167.50–170.00	169.14
3	—	475	147.00–155.00	149.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,091.50

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,110	72.50	72.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	72.50–75.00	73.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	922	80.00–87.50	82.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	933	90.00–110.00	100.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	82.00–86.00	84.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	56.00–60.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	50.00–54.00	51.86

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.