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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

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

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 306▲ 87 vs year ago 388 · +22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 64 vs year ago 16 · +400.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 40▲ 28 vs year ago 52 · +53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly weak. Replacement type heifers fully steady. Replacement cows generally 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 $116.10/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.10

48 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$11.40/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	509	117.37	597	26
Medium and Large 2	393	116.52	458	18thin
Medium and Large 3	320	105.97	339	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.40/cwt here — about $258 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 sale48 hd

116.10

—

FL average10 barns · 1,123 hd

117.74

−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
Bulls	—	High	1,795	82.90	1,488	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,840	60.00	1,104	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	52.64	595	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	44.99	455	17

Every lot

36 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	169.48/cwt	165.00–177.50	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.50	482	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	135.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	133.75/cwt	129.00–136.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	777	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	339	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	122.39/cwt	117.50–125.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	113.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	112.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	477	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	120.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	526	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	426	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.73/cwt	107.00–115.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	121.40/cwt	118.00–125.00	643	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.19/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,459	10
Bulls	—	—	1,895	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,638	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	44.99/cwt	43.00–47.00	455	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	51.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	568	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	58.26/cwt	58.00–59.00	790	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,104	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	89.65/cwt	85.00–97.50	863	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 306Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 55Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 40Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly weak. Replacement type heifers fully steady. Replacement cows generally steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	470	125.00–132.50	128.67
4	—	530	118.00–125.00	121.40
7	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.88
5	—	528	107.00–115.00	111.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–118.00	114.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	117.50–125.00	122.39
3	—	560	107.00	107.00
4	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.47
5	—	436	116.00–124.00	120.73
6	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	615	124.00–128.00	126.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
4	—	383	110.00–117.00	113.39
5	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.89
7	—	426	105.00–115.00	112.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	105.00–107.00	105.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	165.00–177.50	169.48
3	—	472	129.00–136.00	133.75
3	—	637	120.00–126.00	122.01
4	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.12
6	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.40
4	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.52
5	—	426	130.00–137.50	135.86
7	—	323	145.00–152.50	149.12

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	—	963	85.00–97.50	89.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	85.00–88.00	86.44
10	—	1,775	80.00–84.00	82.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	58.00–59.00	58.26
27	—	1,096	49.00–55.00	51.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,012	43.00–47.00	44.99

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.