Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.63/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$170.63

57 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	173.97	880	40
Medium and Large 2	419	162.78	682	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $198 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 sale57 hd

170.63

—

FL average9 barns · 491 hd

185.83

−15.20

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	1,465	106.89	1,565	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	82.75	1,034	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	72.46	797	25

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	370	181.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	169.63/cwt	167.00–173.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.17/cwt	137.50–143.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	181.56/cwt	180.00–184.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.44/cwt	184.00–190.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,040	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	85.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	929	17
Bulls	—	—	1,501	111.15/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,419	101.57/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,441	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	87.34/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,151	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	81.60/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,006	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	75.77/cwt	74.00–79.00	858	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	68.88/cwt	68.00–72.00	733	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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 250Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 78Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	180.00–185.00	181.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	128.00–136.00	131.93
4	—	533	140.00–145.00	142.44
4	—	330	137.50–143.00	140.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	150.00–155.00	151.18
4	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.45
5	—	577	150.00–159.00	153.53
10	—	528	155.00–160.00	156.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	168.00–173.00	169.60
3	—	427	180.00–185.00	181.60
9	—	576	165.00–170.00	167.30
5	—	472	180.00–184.00	181.56
4	—	330	184.00–190.00	186.91
2	—	663	157.00–160.00	158.48
4	—	375	184.00–190.00	185.44
4	—	623	164.00–170.00	166.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	167.00–173.00	169.63
4	—	530	145.00–153.00	149.08
3	—	423	160.00–170.00	163.23
3	—	473	162.00–170.00	164.59

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,092	80.00–88.00	85.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	109.00–114.00	111.15
4	—	1,419	96.00–103.00	101.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	86.00–88.00	87.34
12	—	1,233	79.00–84.00	81.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,132	74.00–79.00	75.77
12	—	1,064	68.00–72.00	68.88

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