Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Some light calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.02/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$152.02

45 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	156.99	679	29
Medium and Large 2	365	143.02	522	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $158 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 sale45 hd

152.02

—

FL average9 barns · 809 hd

151.50

+0.52

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	1,598	94.65	1,513	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	77.22	1,006	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	60.51	699	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1	—	213	239.56/cwt	227.50–252.50	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.42/cwt	168.00–175.00	737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	645	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.96/cwt	167.00–173.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.21/cwt	190.00–198.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	188.53/cwt	185.00–195.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	169.93/cwt	168.00–173.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	164.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	215.56/cwt	190.00–227.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.20/cwt	140.00–144.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.40/cwt	129.00–138.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.38/cwt	151.00–158.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	226.15/cwt	200.00–265.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.96/cwt	179.00–185.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.68/cwt	137.00–141.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.40/cwt	141.00–150.00	683	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	85.99/cwt	76.00–96.00	914	5
Bulls	—	—	1,471	89.91/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,802	102.23/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,842	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	79.50/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,106	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	60.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	699	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	75.13/cwt	73.00–77.00	919	12

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 300Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 71Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 83

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Some light calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. 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	—	213	227.50–252.50	239.56
12	—	430	168.00–175.00	171.42
18	—	373	170.00–176.00	172.90
3	—	520	167.00–173.00	168.96
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	150.00–158.00	152.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	190.00–198.00	195.21
4	—	570	158.00–160.00	158.98
4	—	381	185.00–195.00	188.53
4	—	470	170.00–174.00	171.96
5	—	528	168.00–173.00	169.93
3	—	225	190.00–227.50	215.56
4	—	425	179.00–185.00	181.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	160.00–167.00	164.71
5	—	372	160.00–170.00	164.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	140.00–144.00	143.20
3	—	317	135.00–140.00	138.26
2	—	218	165.00–167.50	166.21
6	—	433	135.00–143.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	129.00–138.00	133.40
4	—	373	151.00–158.00	154.38
4	—	213	200.00–265.00	226.15
8	—	433	150.00–156.00	151.42
7	—	531	137.00–141.00	138.68
4	—	470	141.00–150.00	145.40

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)	5	—	1,063	76.00–96.00	85.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	86.00–93.00	89.91
5	—	1,802	99.00–106.00	102.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,391	78.00–83.00	79.50
12	—	1,223	73.00–77.00	75.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,156	57.00–63.00	60.51

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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