Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.65/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$151.65

42 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	357	154.00	550	36
Medium and Large 2	340	137.50	468	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $82 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 sale42 hd

151.65

—

FL average9 barns · 878 hd

152.58

−0.93

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	1,618	106.25	1,719	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	77.14	885	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	62.90	705	20

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	218	200.78/cwt	195.00–205.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.50/cwt	189.00–200.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	223.96/cwt	217.50–230.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	199.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	177.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	170.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	231.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	90.73/cwt	89.00–94.00	973	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	69.19/cwt	68.00–70.00	688	14
Bulls	—	—	1,547	105.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	74.69/cwt	65.00–81.00	822	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	83.87/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,069	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	714	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	564	6
Bulls	—	—	2,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,369	1

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 270Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 76Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 42Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	218	195.00–205.00	200.78
4	—	373	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	190.00	190.00
3	—	372	189.00–200.00	192.50
4	—	223	217.50–230.00	223.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	167.50–175.00	171.11
9	—	323	140.00–160.00	151.00
4	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.47
10	—	375	148.00–155.00	151.36
4	—	430	150.00–154.00	151.95
5	—	222	165.00–175.00	170.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	135.00–140.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	195.00–205.00	198.84
7	—	327	195.00–205.00	199.06
2	—	468	180.00–185.00	182.46
4	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	273	230.00–235.00	231.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	175.00–180.00	177.90
4	—	330	180.00–185.00	182.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	805	107.00	107.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,072	89.00–94.00	90.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	995	68.00–70.00	69.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,547	100.00–110.00	105.43
1	—	2,115	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,101	65.00–81.00	74.69
8	—	1,275	83.00–85.00	83.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,140	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,190	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,025	55.00	55.00

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

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