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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 13

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 209▲ 95 vs year ago 130 · +73.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 25 · −48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 62 vs year ago 71 · −87.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

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 $165.49/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$165.49

40 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$5.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	166.20	717	35
Medium and Large 2	225	160.54	361	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.66/cwt here — about $355 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 sale40 hd

165.49

—

FL average10 barns · 409 hd

167.13

−1.64

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,210	59.00	714	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	49.42	573	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	45.68	458	3thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	160.54/cwt	160.00–162.50	361	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	182.32/cwt	177.50–187.50	501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	180.73/cwt	177.50–187.50	589	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	172.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	166.71/cwt	165.00–170.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	151.58/cwt	149.00–157.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	147.36/cwt	146.00–153.00	856	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	144.82/cwt	143.00–146.00	904	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	396	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	150.77/cwt	147.50–152.50	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	149.89/cwt	147.50–155.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	136.29/cwt	134.00–141.00	722	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	167.43/cwt	165.00–172.50	628	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	45.68/cwt	45.00–46.00	458	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	49.42/cwt	49.00–50.00	573	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	714	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	60.04/cwt	57.50–62.50	576	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 May 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 209Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 30Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 71

Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	165.00–172.50	167.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–143.00	141.54
3	—	377	147.50–155.00	149.89
3	—	530	134.00–141.00	136.29
4	—	430	142.00–147.00	144.56
9	—	327	147.50–152.50	150.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	145.00–150.00	147.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	165.00–170.00	166.71
3	—	537	149.00–157.00	151.58
4	—	275	177.50–187.50	182.32
5	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.92
5	—	581	146.00–153.00	147.36
5	—	624	143.00–146.00	144.82
10	—	326	177.50–187.50	180.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	160.00–162.50	160.54

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	57.50–62.50	60.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	49.00–50.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	45.00–46.00	45.68

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.