Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $172.37/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −32.92 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$172.37

61 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	178.57	699	27
Medium and Large 2	382	169.44	647	30
Medium and Large 3	370	152.43	564	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $135 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 sale61 hd

172.37

—

FL average9 barns · 581 hd

178.56

−6.20

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−32.92

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	1,496	110.11	1,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	79.97	1,009	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	66.23	709	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	430	176.44/cwt	174.00–179.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	184.63/cwt	183.00–188.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.93/cwt	182.00–186.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	165.87/cwt	165.00–167.50	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	171.20/cwt	167.00–173.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.32/cwt	173.00–179.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.62/cwt	136.00–141.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.97/cwt	136.00–139.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	168.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	167.57/cwt	165.00–169.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.64/cwt	165.00–169.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.34/cwt	164.00–166.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	184.40/cwt	182.50–188.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	97.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	115.28/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,021	4
Bulls	—	—	1,367	107.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,470	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	84.73/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,198	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	66.23/cwt	64.00–68.00	709	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	77.59/cwt	76.00–79.00	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 378Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 129Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 84Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	174.00–179.00	176.44
3	—	327	183.00–188.00	184.63
6	—	373	182.00–186.00	183.93
3	—	470	165.00–169.00	167.64
3	—	578	164.00–166.00	165.34
6	—	270	182.50–188.00	184.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.39
3	—	317	165.00–167.50	165.87
7	—	367	167.00–173.00	171.20
16	—	428	165.00–170.00	168.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	136.00–140.00	137.95
5	—	324	135.00–140.00	137.04
10	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	135.00–136.00	135.59
6	—	433	136.00–141.00	137.62
3	—	473	136.00–139.00	136.97
6	—	270	165.00–169.00	167.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	173.00–179.00	175.32

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	94.00–104.00	97.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	114.00–117.00	115.28
8	—	1,367	105.00–112.00	107.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,414	81.00–89.00	84.73
12	—	1,185	76.00–79.00	77.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,070	64.00–68.00	66.23

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