Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.76/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$182.76

41 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$13.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	185.95	783	31
Medium and Large 2	365	172.87	631	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about $151 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 sale41 hd

182.76

—

FL average9 barns · 412 hd

182.81

−0.05

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	1,641	110.09	1,807	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	85.54	1,109	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	73.11	841	15

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 1	—	277	203.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	198.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	229.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.41/cwt	163.00–170.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.96/cwt	132.50–135.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	210.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.44/cwt	163.00–168.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	219.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	236.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.09/cwt	185.00–192.50	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	114.39/cwt	110.00–117.50	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,262.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	14,844	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	112.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,146	45
Bulls	—	—	1,441	107.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,542	7
Bulls	—	—	1,921	114.39/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,197	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	81.39/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,001	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	89.31/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,213	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	73.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	841	15

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 50Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
3	—	277	200.00–210.00	203.13
3	—	433	170.00–175.00	173.38
3	—	473	160.00–163.00	160.97
3	—	323	195.00–205.00	198.20
4	—	218	220.00–240.00	229.43
3	—	373	185.00–192.50	190.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	200.00–205.00	201.61
5	—	228	205.00–215.00	210.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	155.00–158.00	155.98
4	—	473	163.00–170.00	166.41
9	—	330	200.00–210.00	203.08
10	—	528	163.00–168.00	165.44
2	—	270	215.00–225.00	219.81
3	—	223	230.00–240.00	236.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
6	—	322	175.00–185.00	179.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	132.50–135.00	133.96
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.43
5	—	434	130.00–135.00	131.96
2	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	150.00–157.50	152.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	110.00–117.50	114.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,176	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,262.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	45	—	1,019	107.00–118.00	112.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	103.00–110.00	107.02
5	—	1,921	114.00–115.00	114.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,230	78.00–85.00	81.39
11	—	1,358	88.00–92.00	89.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,150	70.00–76.00	73.11

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

Steers · 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