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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 24

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 425▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 30▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 79▲ 53 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 $172.37/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$172.37

45 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	175.63	669	37
Medium and Large 2	405	157.29	637	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $32 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 sale45 hd

172.37

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

164.30

+8.07

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	1,671	74.90	1,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	54.05	575	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,231	53.71	661	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.84	474	18

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	207.69/cwt	202.50–212.50	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	176.17/cwt	172.50–180.00	655	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	162.13/cwt	157.50–167.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	164.94/cwt	162.50–167.50	709	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	733	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	141.14/cwt	137.50–145.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	123.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	132.12/cwt	128.00–135.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	120.79/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	523	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	638	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	772	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	170.43/cwt	167.50–172.50	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	134.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	635	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,671	74.90/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,252	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	46.84/cwt	45.00–49.00	474	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	53.63/cwt	52.00–55.00	564	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	689	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	53.71/cwt	53.00–54.00	661	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	88.38/cwt	85.00–95.00	770	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	68.19/cwt	65.00–75.00	774	16

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 Sep 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	167.50–172.50	170.43
5	—	428	150.00–159.00	153.70
4	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	132.00–137.00	134.03
10	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	154.00–159.00	155.94
16	—	372	172.50–180.00	176.17
8	—	430	162.50–167.50	164.94
4	—	270	202.50–212.50	207.69
4	—	317	185.00–190.00	187.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
4	—	380	157.50–167.00	162.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	137.50–145.00	141.14
10	—	463	120.00–124.00	120.79
3	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.41
4	—	537	116.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	428	128.00–135.00	132.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	130.00–135.00	132.44
5	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	124.00–128.00	126.37
3	—	638	120.00–123.00	120.98

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)	16	—	1,135	65.00–75.00	68.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	871	85.00–95.00	88.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	73.00–80.00	74.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,187	57.00–59.00	58.02
19	—	1,051	52.00–55.00	53.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,231	53.00–54.00	53.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,013	45.00–49.00	46.84

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.