Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.34/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$134.34

50 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$3.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	134.80	689	44
Medium and Large 2	355	130.95	465	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.85/cwt here — about $224 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 sale50 hd

134.34

—

FL average9 barns · 587 hd

146.93

−12.60

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	1,545	97.65	1,508	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	80.62	1,124	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	75.09	845	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	66.98	672	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	270	193.61/cwt	190.00–197.50	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	163.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.40/cwt	127.50–135.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	145.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.10/cwt	142.00–148.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	129.50/cwt	127.00–135.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	221.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	878	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	255.72/cwt	250.00–267.50	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	161.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	779	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,154.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	12,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	85.02/cwt	80.00–88.00	795	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	73.61/cwt	72.00–74.00	838	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	86.92/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	96.48/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,523	11
Bulls	—	—	1,850	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,114	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	71.98/cwt	70.00–74.00	802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	76.32/cwt	76.00–77.00	981	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	81.43/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,152	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	66.98/cwt	65.00–69.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	78.90/cwt	78.00–80.00	899	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 320Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 86Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 80Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	190.00–197.50	193.61
4	—	428	154.00–160.00	156.91
9	—	477	150.00–155.00	151.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	160.00–168.00	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	127.50–135.00	132.40
3	—	383	127.00–135.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	142.00–148.00	145.67
12	—	529	130.00–132.00	130.32
7	—	638	130.00	130.00
5	—	268	150.00–155.00	152.91
2	—	368	142.00–148.00	145.10
13	—	579	128.00–130.00	128.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	154.00	154.00
3	—	273	215.00–225.00	221.83
18	—	635	136.00–140.00	138.27
3	—	178	250.00–267.50	255.72
7	—	484	160.00–167.00	161.00

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	—	1,110	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,154.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	935	80.00–88.00	85.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,139	72.00–74.00	73.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	85.00–88.00	86.92
11	—	1,579	94.00–100.00	96.48
4	—	1,850	112.00–115.00	114.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,114	70.00–74.00	71.98
9	—	1,140	78.00–80.00	78.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	76.00–77.00	76.32
16	—	1,415	79.00–85.00	81.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	65.00–69.00	66.98

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

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