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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Oct 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

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Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 475▼ 15 vs year ago 479 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 80▼ 30 vs year ago 72 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls limited test. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers firm. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

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 $117.48/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$117.48

69 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	118.33	568	56
Medium and Large 2	421	113.80	479	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $89 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

117.48

—

FL average10 barns · 1,218 hd

118.54

−1.06

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	1,810	83.00	1,502	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	47.11	543	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	41.81	449	14

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	170.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.56/cwt	152.00–155.00	568	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	149.31/cwt	146.00–155.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	694	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	139.09/cwt	135.00–143.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.04/cwt	117.00–122.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	129.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	807	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	132.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	119.40/cwt	118.00–122.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	113.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	478	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	106.57/cwt	104.00–109.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	578	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	111.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	692	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	152.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	138.31/cwt	134.00–143.00	585	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	129.37/cwt	127.00–135.00	598	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	140.68/cwt	138.00–144.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	130.54/cwt	129.00–132.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	110.94/cwt	108.00–114.00	697	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,502	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	41.81/cwt	39.00–44.00	449	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	45.81/cwt	43.00–48.00	505	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	52.95/cwt	52.00–54.00	728	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 475Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.19
4	—	373	147.00–157.00	152.17
4	—	525	129.00–132.00	130.54
4	—	565	122.00–125.00	123.53
4	—	628	108.00–114.00	110.94
6	—	420	150.00–170.00	160.00
7	—	471	138.00–144.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.20
5	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.18
6	—	423	134.00–143.00	138.31
7	—	462	127.00–135.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	118.00–122.00	119.40
6	—	473	115.00–119.00	117.70
8	—	328	132.00–136.00	134.08
8	—	368	129.00–135.00	132.10
8	—	623	108.00–114.00	111.06
10	—	525	109.00–111.00	110.03
10	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	117.00–125.00	121.11
4	—	473	104.00–109.00	106.57
5	—	420	110.00–119.00	113.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	152.00–162.00	157.11
6	—	328	165.00–175.00	170.19
6	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.55
8	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.17
8	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.12
8	—	623	127.00–132.00	129.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	135.00–143.00	139.09
5	—	618	117.00–122.00	119.04
6	—	370	152.00–155.00	153.56
6	—	420	146.00–155.00	149.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	52.00–54.00	52.95
18	—	1,103	43.00–48.00	45.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	39.00–44.00	41.81

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.