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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jun 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 290▲ 142 vs year ago 205 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 67▲ 3 vs year ago 39 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 116▼ 41 vs year ago 74 · −55.4%

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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 3.00 to mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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 $122.09/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$122.09

39 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$10.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	129.61	616	10thin
Medium and Large 2	342	119.50	409	29

One grade step is worth $10.11/cwt here — about $207 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 sale39 hd

122.09

—

FL average10 barns · 652 hd

134.17

−12.08

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	—	High	1,774	87.32	1,549	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	60.82	744	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	51.78	528	12

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	159.37/cwt	157.50–162.50	529	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	156.18/cwt	152.50–160.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	139.41/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.43/cwt	147.00–154.00	707	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	264	123.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	327	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	122.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	381	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	131.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	129.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	109.75/cwt	107.00–115.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	128.55/cwt	124.00–130.00	680	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	144.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	471	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	146.29/cwt	145.00–149.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	482	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	151.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	612	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.54/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,491	6
Bulls	—	—	1,960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	51.78/cwt	49.00–54.00	528	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	59.07/cwt	56.00–62.00	714	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	65.01/cwt	64.00–66.00	818	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	76.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	671	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	93.85/cwt	90.00–97.50	941	2

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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 290Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 116Year ago 74

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	145.00–148.00	146.46
3	—	373	145.00–149.00	146.29
3	—	427	149.00–155.00	151.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	473	112.50–115.00	113.72
4	—	530	115.00–116.00	115.51
5	—	327	140.00–145.00	144.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	115.00–118.00	116.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	130.00–134.00	131.38
3	—	467	124.00–132.00	129.26
4	—	529	124.00–130.00	128.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	113.27
3	—	528	107.00–115.00	109.75
5	—	372	115.00–120.00	116.96
8	—	264	120.00–130.00	123.74
10	—	312	120.00–130.00	122.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	152.50–160.00	156.18
4	—	470	147.00–154.00	150.43
6	—	332	157.50–162.50	159.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	135.00–143.00	139.41

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)	5	—	882	70.00–80.00	76.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	90.00–97.50	93.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	98.00	98.00
6	—	1,743	83.00–88.00	85.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	64.00–66.00	65.01
12	—	1,208	56.00–62.00	59.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,020	49.00–54.00	51.78

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.