Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $145.79/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$145.79

67 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	149.86	674	38
Medium and Large 2	421	140.45	592	29

One grade step is worth $9.41/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 sale67 hd

145.79

—

FL average8 barns · 697 hd

155.75

−9.97

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	—	Low	1,606	111.03	1,783	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	73.24	892	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	60.82	601	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	565	150.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	162.75/cwt	160.00–167.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	167.68/cwt	165.00–172.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.30/cwt	155.00–161.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.93/cwt	149.00–155.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	151.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.64/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,388.35/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	17,951	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	986.94/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	9,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	87.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,168	96.01/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,121	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	111.33/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,846	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	73.24/cwt	70.00–76.00	892	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.64/cwt	54.00–61.00	594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	119.72/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,999	3

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 302Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 116Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 84Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	148.00–153.00	150.48
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.43
5	—	434	160.00–168.00	161.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	120.00–127.00	123.40
6	—	478	144.00–150.00	146.95
2	—	568	139.00–140.00	139.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	165.00–175.00	166.88
5	—	272	165.00–172.00	167.68
5	—	428	155.00–161.00	157.30
6	—	533	145.00–150.00	147.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	153.00–156.00	155.48
5	—	539	160.00–167.00	162.75
3	—	623	150.00–158.00	152.61
3	—	363	175.00–180.00	176.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	119.00–120.00	119.49
6	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.20
6	—	430	149.00–155.00	151.93
11	—	536	150.00–156.00	151.06
4	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.86
9	—	477	150.00–156.00	150.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	132.00–140.00	135.92
4	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.58
4	—	280	135.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.45
7	—	529	135.00–141.00	137.53
8	—	433	140.00–146.00	143.97

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	—	1,293	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	875.00–1,075.00	986.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,281	85.00–90.00	87.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	93.00–99.00	96.01
13	—	1,658	106.00–114.00	111.33
3	—	1,670	119.00–121.00	119.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,218	70.00–76.00	73.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	945	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,030	54.00–61.00	57.64

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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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