Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale of year. No trends.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.55/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −47.74 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$157.55

53 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$30.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	162.04	753	35
Medium and Large 2	377	152.25	573	15thin
Medium and Large 3	375	131.62	494	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.42/cwt here — about $259 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

157.55

—

FL average4 barns · 219 hd

163.70

−6.15

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−47.74

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	1,710	92.14	1,576	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	72.91	842	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	71.83	1,253	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	59.57	602	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	518	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.08/cwt	167.00–172.50	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	141.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.40/cwt	155.00–158.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.06/cwt	167.00–175.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	152.21/cwt	151.00–156.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	154.33/cwt	152.00–156.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.77/cwt	140.00–143.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	672	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	82.18/cwt	79.00–90.00	948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	89.76/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,992	95.32/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	72.27/cwt	68.00–76.00	831	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	75.68/cwt	75.00–77.00	892	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	71.83/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,253	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.57/cwt	58.00–61.00	602	6

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 614Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 126Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 124Year ago 58

First sale of year. No trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	155.00–160.00	156.91
5	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	167.00–172.50	168.08
5	—	680	138.00–146.00	141.27
4	—	573	146.00–148.00	146.98
4	—	468	167.00–175.00	171.06
4	—	539	151.00–156.00	152.21
9	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.66
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	130.00–135.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	150.00–158.00	153.90
6	—	434	152.00–156.00	154.33
5	—	528	140.00–143.00	141.77
2	—	665	115.00–121.00	117.98
12	—	470	146.00–152.00	148.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	125.00–130.00	127.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	127.00–135.00	131.42
4	—	330	140.00–146.00	143.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	155.00–158.00	157.40

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,153	79.00–90.00	82.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	86.00–94.00	89.76
3	—	1,992	95.00–96.00	95.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,150	68.00–76.00	72.27
3	—	1,178	75.00–77.00	75.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,745	69.00–74.00	71.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	58.00–61.00	59.57

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.

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle