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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 7

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 245▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 28▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 57▲ 70 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.14/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.60 against this barn's trailing median of $174.74.

Average price

$168.14

52 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$26.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.72

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	184.28	682	20
Medium and Large 3	276	158.67	438	8thin
Medium and Large 2	414	157.85	653	24

One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about $28 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 sale52 hd

168.14

—

FL average10 barns · 329 hd

152.42

+15.72

This barn, trailing median7 sales

174.74

−6.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $150.98, median $174.74 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	53.33	743	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	53.16	577	12

Every lot

28 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	169.28/cwt	168.00–172.00	730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	217	190.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	178.83/cwt	172.00–182.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	158.53/cwt	157.50–160.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	152.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	633	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	142.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	705	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	145.74/cwt	142.00–149.00	770	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	256.36/cwt	250.00–270.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	186.20/cwt	185.00–187.50	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	168.09/cwt	165.00–170.00	457	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	276	158.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	438	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	316	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	489	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	172.01/cwt	169.50–175.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	157.06/cwt	147.00–162.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	163.26/cwt	162.50–164.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	159.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.76/cwt	170.00–173.00	816	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	149.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	783	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	51.64/cwt	47.00–55.00	555	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	57.71/cwt	57.00–58.00	646	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	53.33/cwt	52.00–54.00	743	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	898	125.73/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,129	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	51.09/cwt	47.00–55.00	476	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	93.81/cwt	90.00–97.50	947	2

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 May 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	52.00–54.00	53.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	57.00–58.00	57.71
9	—	1,075	47.00–55.00	51.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	145.00–152.00	149.01
4	—	217	185.00–195.00	190.29
4	—	528	142.00–149.00	145.74
5	—	368	157.50–160.00	158.53
3	—	273	172.00–182.00	178.83
6	—	415	150.00–158.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00–143.00	142.23
3	—	278	155.00–165.00	160.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	165.00–170.00	168.09
6	—	523	147.00–155.00	149.73
6	—	471	155.00–162.00	159.53
4	—	415	147.00–162.00	157.06
3	—	316	150.00–157.00	154.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	276	150.00–160.00	158.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	169.50–175.00	172.01
4	—	475	170.00–173.00	171.76
4	—	427	162.50–164.00	163.26
3	—	220	250.00–270.00	256.36
2	—	270	185.00–187.50	186.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	168.00–172.00	169.28
2	—	470	169.00–170.00	169.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	931	47.00–55.00	51.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	117.00–130.00	125.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	90.00–97.50	93.81

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.