Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 300 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 300 pounds steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.36/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$137.36

68 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	143.62	620	34
Medium and Large 2	404	132.67	536	29
Medium and Large 3	374	121.95	456	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $164 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

137.36

—

FL average9 barns · 764 hd

149.12

−11.76

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	1,608	100.64	1,618	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	77.51	1,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	72.61	874	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	61.16	654	38

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	325	180.94/cwt	177.50–187.50	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	202.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	123.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	234.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.89/cwt	129.00–135.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	371	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	89.68/cwt	86.00–95.00	911	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	72.37/cwt	70.00–75.00	853	11
Bulls	—	—	1,658	102.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,700	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	95.56/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	78.18/cwt	77.00–80.00	984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	71.05/cwt	67.00–74.00	845	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.19/cwt	61.00–65.00	684	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	57.25/cwt	55.00–59.00	599	13

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 300Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 95Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 82Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	177.50–187.50	180.94
3	—	432	165.00–170.00	166.68
12	—	273	195.00–200.00	197.39
2	—	218	200.00–205.00	202.36
3	—	520	144.00–146.00	144.68
4	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.15
6	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.13
10	—	429	135.00–150.00	144.98
3	—	532	125.00–129.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	165.00–170.00	168.23
4	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.28
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.41
5	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	161.72
3	—	370	142.00–150.00	144.81
5	—	470	135.00–140.00	138.04
4	—	225	160.00–170.00	164.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.43
7	—	534	120.00–126.00	123.83
3	—	235	140.00–150.00	146.52
4	—	425	129.00–135.00	131.89
4	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.77
7	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	121.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	230.00–245.00	234.62
3	—	713	126.00–130.00	128.69
2	—	313	200.00–205.00	202.52

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)	9	—	1,016	86.00–95.00	89.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,178	70.00–75.00	72.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,658	100.00–108.00	102.55
3	—	1,475	94.00–97.00	95.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	77.00–80.00	78.18
25	—	1,189	67.00–74.00	71.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	77.00–78.00	77.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,082	61.00–65.00	63.19
13	—	1,047	55.00–59.00	57.25

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