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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jan 7

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 104▲ 42 vs year ago 150 · +28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 23▼ 32 vs year ago 51 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 58▼ 13 vs year ago 54 · −24.1%

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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 $127.48/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$127.48

34 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	129.17	536	27
Medium and Large 1	508	120.97	615	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale34 hd

127.48

—

FL average4 barns · 317 hd

140.82

−13.34

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	1,721	76.69	1,320	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	49.71	599	12

Every lot

19 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	365	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	135.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	125.65/cwt	124.00–127.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	117.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	570	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	575	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	232	177.66/cwt	172.50–182.50	412	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	173.61/cwt	170.00–177.50	469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	164.86/cwt	162.50–167.50	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	76.69/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,320	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	47.92/cwt	46.00–52.00	540	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,170	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	562	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,557	58.57/cwt	57.00–60.00	912	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	91.42/cwt	85.00–95.00	933	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 Jan 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 104Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	46.00–52.00	47.92
2	—	1,557	57.00–60.00	58.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	76.00–78.00	76.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,021	85.00–95.00	91.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	371	135.00–140.00	135.80
9	—	483	116.00–122.00	117.94
3	—	528	105.00–111.00	108.94
3	—	273	155.00–160.00	156.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	483	124.00–127.00	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	160.00–165.00	163.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.55
6	—	435	135.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	322	162.50–167.50	164.86
4	—	270	170.00–177.50	173.61
4	—	232	172.50–182.50	177.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	129.00–135.00	131.26

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.