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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 15

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 388▲ 479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 16▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 69 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 $151.48/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −23.26 against this barn's trailing median of $174.74.

Average price

$151.48

67 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	383	161.70	619	32
Medium and Large 2	400	142.14	569	35

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $50 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 sale67 hd

151.48

—

FL average9 barns · 362 hd

139.68

+11.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

174.74

−23.26

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,795	75.05	1,347	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	46.19	561	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	45.89	585	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	42.80	441	9thin

Every lot

27 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	320	178.31/cwt	177.50–180.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	135.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	120.47/cwt	117.00–125.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	599	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	173.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	464	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	160.34/cwt	157.50–165.00	441	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	173.43/cwt	167.50–177.50	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	586	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	138.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	144.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	626	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	152.74/cwt	148.00–155.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	75.05/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,347	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	42.80/cwt	40.00–44.00	441	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	45.63/cwt	44.00–47.00	548	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	47.96/cwt	47.00–49.00	603	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	45.89/cwt	44.00–48.00	585	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	71.22/cwt	67.00–75.00	682	4

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 Oct 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	148.00–155.00	152.74
4	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.45
5	—	334	167.50–177.50	173.43
5	—	368	155.00–162.00	159.11
6	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.43
9	—	268	170.00–175.00	173.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	157.50–165.00	160.34
5	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.85
5	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.93
6	—	432	142.00–148.00	144.95
6	—	470	125.00–135.00	130.11
8	—	372	135.00–145.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.80
4	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.57
12	—	327	135.00–140.00	135.41
6	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
6	—	535	109.00–115.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	116.00–120.00	117.96
9	—	476	117.00–125.00	120.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	177.50–180.00	178.31
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.43

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	957	67.00–75.00	71.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	74.00–76.00	75.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,202	44.00–47.00	45.63
6	—	1,257	47.00–49.00	47.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	44.00–48.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	40.00–44.00	42.80

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.