Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.89/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −52.40 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$152.89

64 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	157.46	691	29
Medium and Large 2	374	152.33	570	29
Medium and Large 3	415	133.46	554	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $137 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

152.89

—

FL average9 barns · 373 hd

155.01

−2.12

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−52.40

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	1,372	99.21	1,361	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	78.75	1,146	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	75.67	964	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	64.37	718	27

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	—	473	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.71/cwt	152.00–160.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.79/cwt	149.00–152.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.55/cwt	164.00–168.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	138.81/cwt	137.50–140.00	379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.94/cwt	156.00–164.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.69/cwt	164.00–166.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	142.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.24/cwt	145.00–153.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.34/cwt	167.50–175.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,059.31/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,551	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	104.59/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,002	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	79.29/cwt	74.00–85.00	726	12
Bulls	—	—	1,474	107.49/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,584	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	73.27/cwt	69.00–76.00	922	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	79.40/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,031	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	78.75/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	66.41/cwt	65.00–68.00	750	18
Bulls	—	—	1,269	90.93/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,154	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	60.29/cwt	58.00–63.00	655	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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 419Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 85Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 158Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	150.00–156.00	152.95
5	—	428	152.00–160.00	156.71
5	—	530	149.00–152.00	150.79
2	—	628	136.00–143.00	139.46
5	—	372	164.00–168.00	165.55
6	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	156.00–160.00	157.97
4	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.56
4	—	488	140.00–147.50	143.73
12	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.40
5	—	275	167.50–175.00	170.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	133.41
6	—	273	137.50–140.00	138.81
6	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.60
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.43
5	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	140.00–150.00	142.38
5	—	474	145.00–153.00	148.24
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	156.00–164.00	159.94
3	—	418	164.00–166.00	164.69
5	—	525	150.00–154.00	152.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.44
4	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.47

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	11	—	996	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,059.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	958	99.00–112.00	104.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	915	74.00–85.00	79.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	105.00–113.00	107.49
11	—	1,269	89.00–93.00	90.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,259	69.00–76.00	73.27
9	—	1,298	78.00–81.00	79.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	78.00–80.00	78.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	66.41
9	—	1,087	58.00–63.00	60.29

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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