Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady, Valued added calves grouped ,like kind, worked and shot records.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.85/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$146.85

78 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	148.37	616	61
Medium and Large 2	357	142.60	510	13thin
Medium and Large 3	285	137.46	392	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $225 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 sale78 hd

146.85

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

155.57

−8.72

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	1,703	112.13	1,909	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	94.38	1,358	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	83.76	985	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	67.27	761	16

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	468	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.56/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.18/cwt	180.00–187.50	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	177.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	170.33/cwt	168.00–174.00	818	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	177.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.88/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	219.22/cwt	217.50–220.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	195.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	143.35/cwt	143.00–145.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	148.58/cwt	144.00–151.00	620	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	161.24/cwt	157.50–167.50	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,654.86/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	20,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,101.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	12,979	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	896	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	108.78/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,760	10
Bulls	—	—	1,985	123.28/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,447	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	82.94/cwt	77.00–93.00	974	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.19/cwt	57.00–64.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	96.02/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,157	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	97.36/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,371	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	89.60/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,334	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	857	9

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 120Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 85Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 64Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady, Valued added calves grouped ,like kind, worked and shot records.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	155.00–160.00	157.95
4	—	425	160.00–167.50	165.56
4	—	518	145.00–150.00	148.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	180.00–190.00	184.86
4	—	336	175.00–185.00	177.42
17	—	428	135.00–140.00	135.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	120.00–126.00	124.47
5	—	278	157.50–167.50	161.24
4	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	135.00–140.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	143.00–145.00	143.35
25	—	417	144.00–151.00	148.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	180.00–187.50	182.18
3	—	277	217.50–220.00	219.22
9	—	369	190.00–200.00	195.42
2	—	218	200.00–205.00	202.41
6	—	330	200.00–205.00	202.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	170.00–180.00	177.35
5	—	275	175.00–180.00	176.89
11	—	421	165.00–170.00	167.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	480	168.00–174.00	170.33

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	4	—	1,235	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,654.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,178	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,101.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,097	80.00–85.00	81.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	107.00–115.00	108.78
3	—	1,985	121.00–125.00	123.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,174	77.00–93.00	82.94
2	—	1,205	95.00–97.00	96.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	57.00–64.00	61.19
9	—	1,190	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,408	96.00–100.00	97.36
5	—	1,489	89.00–90.00	89.60

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