Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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 $146.97/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$146.97

68 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$4.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	147.79	576	54
Medium and Large 2	293	143.79	421	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.00/cwt here — about $155 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 sale68 hd

146.97

—

FL average9 barns · 610 hd

149.18

−2.21

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	1,551	101.36	1,572	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	74.64	958	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	66.11	725	14

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	135.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	151.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.85/cwt	150.00–152.50	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	144.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	407	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	169.11/cwt	167.00–175.00	475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	181.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	149.37/cwt	147.50–150.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	202.10/cwt	190.00–215.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.43/cwt	166.00–171.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.58/cwt	155.00–163.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	159.94/cwt	157.50–165.00	427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	119.88/cwt	119.00–120.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.60/cwt	167.00–172.50	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	192.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	151.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	808	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	83.64/cwt	79.00–87.00	905	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	865.75/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,904	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,365.96/cwt	1,100.00–1,525.00	17,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,754	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	91.68/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,236	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	78.97/cwt	78.00–80.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	66.11/cwt	63.00–68.00	725	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	73.49/cwt	72.00–76.00	948	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 240Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 52Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 60Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	132.00–139.00	135.46
3	—	377	155.00–160.00	156.59
5	—	322	180.00–185.00	182.89
3	—	433	155.00–163.00	157.58
4	—	533	150.00–157.00	151.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	190.00–215.00	202.10
3	—	638	154.00–155.00	154.66
4	—	428	166.00–171.00	168.43
3	—	468	167.00–172.50	170.60
13	—	334	190.00–200.00	192.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	150.00–155.00	151.83
11	—	240	150.00–157.50	151.92
8	—	365	150.00–152.50	151.85
8	—	341	147.50–150.00	149.37
2	—	578	140.00–147.00	143.39
9	—	267	157.50–165.00	159.94
8	—	619	119.00–120.00	119.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	140.00–145.00	141.60
11	—	282	142.50–150.00	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.57
5	—	272	180.00–185.00	181.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	281	167.00–175.00	169.11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,082	79.00–87.00	83.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	109.00	109.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	913	800.00–925.00	865.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,256	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,365.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	110.00–112.00	111.04
4	—	1,348	89.00–94.00	91.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	78.00–80.00	78.97
15	—	1,290	72.00–76.00	73.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,096	63.00–68.00	66.11

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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