Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 300 pounds 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 300 pounds steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.54/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$155.54

52 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	162.55	629	33
Medium and Large 2	356	145.97	519	15thin
Medium and Large 3	370	133.65	495	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $134 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 sale52 hd

155.54

—

FL average9 barns · 728 hd

157.50

−1.96

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	1,700	106.54	1,812	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	73.30	947	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	65.78	755	32

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	323	198.66/cwt	195.00–202.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	201.01/cwt	197.50–205.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	196.60/cwt	195.00–200.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	205.75/cwt	200.00–225.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.84/cwt	177.00–185.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.78/cwt	150.00–154.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.31/cwt	167.50–177.50	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	166.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.39/cwt	137.50–145.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	180.54/cwt	175.00–185.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.09/cwt	137.50–142.50	595	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	103.28/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	80.57/cwt	77.00–85.00	894	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	67.92/cwt	66.00–71.00	686	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	102.82/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,766	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,898	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	918	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	77.03/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,091	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	64.91/cwt	62.00–68.00	735	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	840	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 400Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 121Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 87Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	195.00–202.50	198.66
6	—	278	197.50–205.00	201.01
6	—	428	160.00–164.00	161.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.38
4	—	470	145.00–152.50	148.67
3	—	265	195.00–200.00	196.60
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	156.55
4	—	230	200.00–205.00	202.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	260	220.00–225.00	222.40
4	—	331	200.00–225.00	205.75
4	—	375	177.00–185.00	180.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	150.00–154.00	150.78
5	—	475	145.00–152.00	147.71
6	—	328	167.50–177.50	172.31
6	—	378	160.00–170.00	164.83
7	—	274	175.00–185.00	180.54
4	—	520	145.00–147.50	146.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	130.00–137.50	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	160.00–170.00	166.87
6	—	328	137.50–145.00	141.39
6	—	425	137.50–142.50	140.09

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)	4	—	1,126	100.00–108.00	103.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,109	77.00–85.00	80.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,010	66.00–71.00	67.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	97.00–105.00	102.82
3	—	1,665	112.00–115.00	113.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,266	70.00–75.00	72.53
6	—	1,416	76.00–79.00	77.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,133	62.00–68.00	64.91
6	—	1,208	68.00–71.00	69.54

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