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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Dec 17

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 242▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 58 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 $158.65/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$158.65

26 head · 306 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	220	192.81	424	8thin
Medium and Large 2	345	143.46	494	18thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale26 hd

158.65

—

FL average10 barns · 577 hd

161.95

−3.31

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	1,750	72.08	1,261	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	45.07	552	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	40.46	415	5thin

Every lot

9 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	220	192.81/cwt	190.00–195.00	424	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	143.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	462	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	535	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	388	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	72.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,261	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	40.46/cwt	36.00–43.00	415	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	45.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	552	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	59.36/cwt	57.50–62.50	699	6

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 Dec 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	36.00–43.00	40.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	44.00–48.00	45.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	70.00–74.00	72.08

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)	1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,177	57.50–62.50	59.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	142.50–150.00	143.48
8	—	373	140.00–150.00	143.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	220	190.00–195.00	192.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.21

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.