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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 20

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 225▲ 61 vs year ago 202 · +30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 21 · +23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

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 $174.00/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −0.74 against this barn's trailing median of $174.74.

Average price

$174.00

54 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.06

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	190.46	608	26
Medium and Large 2	404	158.71	642	28

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale54 hd

174.00

—

FL average10 barns · 360 hd

148.94

+25.06

This barn, trailing median7 sales

174.74

−0.74

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	1,552	84.14	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	60.61	780	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	51.04	526	7thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	170.09/cwt	165.00–172.50	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	141.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	857	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	152.35/cwt	150.00–157.50	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	136.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	489	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	154.79/cwt	149.00–157.50	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.44/cwt	147.50–151.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	136.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	126.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	727	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	178.89/cwt	175.00–182.50	483	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	274	198.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	544	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.55/cwt	165.00–172.50	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	171.46/cwt	167.50–175.00	640	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.50	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	142.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	84.14/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,306	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	51.04/cwt	48.00–53.00	526	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	805	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	59.05/cwt	56.00–61.00	769	5

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 225Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 21

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–144.00	142.61
4	—	270	175.00–182.50	178.89
5	—	325	165.00–172.50	166.55
8	—	373	167.50–175.00	171.46
8	—	528	135.00–139.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	150.00–157.50	153.67
8	—	323	190.00–200.00	194.73
14	—	274	190.00–200.00	198.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	150.00–157.50	152.35
3	—	377	149.00–157.50	154.79
3	—	512	125.00–132.00	129.70
4	—	573	124.00–130.00	126.93
7	—	428	147.50–151.00	149.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	135.00–143.00	136.88
5	—	358	135.00–138.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	165.00–172.50	170.09
4	—	608	139.00–143.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	162.50–165.00	163.74
3	—	533	140.00–146.00	141.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	80.00–87.00	84.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	64.00–65.00	64.51
5	—	1,303	56.00–61.00	59.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	48.00–53.00	51.04

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.