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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Jun 24

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 312▼ 20 vs year ago 346 · −5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 14 vs year ago 49 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. 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 $125.16/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$125.16

69 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$4.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	126.56	617	38
Medium and Large 2	459	123.86	568	24
Medium and Large 3	325	122.01	397	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $221 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 sale69 hd

125.16

—

FL average9 barns · 757 hd

128.37

−3.21

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	91.23	1,597	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	63.00	847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	61.17	757	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	53.58	563	12

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	171.76/cwt	169.00–177.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	156.89/cwt	154.00–160.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	144.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	143.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	130.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	757	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	134.58/cwt	131.00–137.50	495	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	138.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	567	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	121.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	132.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	116.60/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	120.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	338	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.75/cwt	145.00–169.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	148.10/cwt	145.00–151.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	785	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	91.23/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,597	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	53.58/cwt	52.00–55.00	563	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	60.43/cwt	58.00–62.00	725	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	980	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	78.11/cwt	75.00–85.00	771	22

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 312Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 53Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. 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	—	385	177.00	177.00
4	—	419	145.00–151.00	148.10
4	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.57
10	—	633	122.00–126.00	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	145.00–155.00	150.22
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.59
5	—	370	145.00–169.00	151.75
6	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.61
7	—	527	120.00–128.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	136.00–142.00	138.98
4	—	479	130.00–133.00	132.28
8	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.07
10	—	529	118.00–125.00	120.88
12	—	433	128.00–134.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	131.00–137.50	134.58
8	—	525	113.00–120.00	116.60
9	—	470	115.00–128.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	169.00–177.00	171.76
4	—	425	154.00–160.00	156.89
5	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.24
5	—	581	129.00–136.00	130.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	155.00–160.00	156.61
3	—	427	140.00–147.00	144.59

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	987	75.00–85.00	78.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	90.00–94.00	91.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	66.00	66.00
13	—	1,200	58.00–62.00	60.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	52.00–55.00	53.58

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.