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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 28

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 202▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 21▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 60▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows firm in very light test. Slaughter bulls untested. Feeder classes uneven but mostly weak in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm with very good quality.

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 $151.87/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$151.87

37 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	158.47	746	24
Medium and Large 2	438	139.70	612	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $134 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 sale37 hd

151.87

—

FL average7 barns · 596 hd

151.81

+0.06

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	56.68	709	6thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	161.88/cwt	157.50–166.00	677	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	181.11/cwt	177.50–185.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	170.46/cwt	168.00–174.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.31/cwt	151.00–157.50	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	146.34/cwt	142.00–149.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	141.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.17/cwt	120.00–215.00	951	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	185.08/cwt	182.50–187.50	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	183.50/cwt	182.50–184.00	774	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	640	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.00	856	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	1,215.37/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,044	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,055	111.82/cwt	105.00–122.50	1,180	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	86.42/cwt	82.50–92.50	945	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	107.79/cwt	92.50–125.00	1,028	9

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 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter cows firm in very light test. Slaughter bulls untested. Feeder classes uneven but mostly weak in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm with very good quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	182.50–187.50	185.08
3	—	422	182.50–184.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	151.00–157.50	154.31
3	—	478	142.00–149.00	146.34
4	—	328	177.50–185.00	181.11
4	—	525	139.00–144.00	141.45
6	—	625	120.00–215.00	152.17
5	—	371	168.00–174.00	170.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	138.00–140.00	138.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	215.00–220.00	217.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	157.50–166.00	161.88

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	991	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,215.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,055	105.00–122.50	111.82

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)	12	—	1,094	82.50–92.50	86.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	954	92.50–125.00	107.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	53.00–57.00	55.17
2	—	1,433	58.00–61.00	59.71

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.