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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 14

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 231▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 70▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.14/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$171.14

22 head · 335 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.27

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	344	171.91	592	17thin
Medium and Large 2	304	168.50	512	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $80 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 sale22 hd

171.14

—

FL average10 barns · 1,014 hd

155.86

+15.27

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	1,723	74.00	1,275	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	56.72	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	50.95	528	9thin

Every lot

22 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 2	267	193.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	189.88/cwt	187.50–192.50	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	164.33/cwt	159.00–167.00	690	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	179.89/cwt	177.50–182.50	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	171.20/cwt	170.00–172.50	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	170.09/cwt	165.00–172.50	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	155.54/cwt	152.50–157.00	736	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	178.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	163.16/cwt	161.00–167.50	777	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	69.59/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	—	1,827	76.94/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	50.95/cwt	47.00–52.00	528	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	58.40/cwt	58.00–59.00	644	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	55.04/cwt	54.00–56.00	620	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	68.71/cwt	65.00–72.00	605	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	914	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	70.04/cwt	67.50–72.50	665	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	61.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	610	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,065.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	11,383	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 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	47.00–52.00	50.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	58.00–59.00	58.40
5	—	1,127	54.00–56.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	66.00–72.00	69.59
3	—	1,827	75.00–82.00	76.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	881	65.00–72.00	68.71

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)	3	—	980	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	100.00–102.50	101.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	67.50–72.50	70.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	997	60.00–65.00	61.17

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	2	—	1,068	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,065.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	159.00–167.00	164.33
3	—	267	190.00–195.00	193.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	187.50–192.50	189.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	165.00–170.00	166.70
2	—	275	170.00–172.50	171.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	152.50–157.00	155.54
3	—	373	165.00–172.50	170.09
6	—	273	177.50–182.50	179.89
5	—	336	170.00–180.00	173.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	161.00–167.50	163.16
4	—	380	175.00–182.00	178.41

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.