Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.63/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$139.63

33 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$8.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	142.71	709	13thin
Medium and Large 2	414	139.85	579	12thin
Medium and Large 3	368	134.29	494	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $215 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 sale33 hd

139.63

—

FL average6 barns · 351 hd

143.56

−3.93

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	1,538	104.97	1,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	75.95	892	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	63.65	702	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$1,038	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	328	175.17/cwt	173.00–180.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	163.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.61/cwt	148.00–152.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	157.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	176.08/cwt	172.50–180.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.40/cwt	167.00–174.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.92/cwt	149.00–158.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.92/cwt	127.50–135.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	446	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,038.24/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,038	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	937	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	74.25/cwt	72.00–77.00	823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	107.19/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	72.59/cwt	69.00–75.00	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	79.87/cwt	77.00–83.00	989	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	63.65/cwt	62.00–66.00	702	7

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 368Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 90Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 80Year ago 120

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	173.00–180.00	175.17
3	—	418	165.00–170.00	168.27
3	—	470	148.00–152.00	150.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	160.00–166.00	163.89
4	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.43
3	—	410	154.00–160.00	157.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	160.00–161.00	160.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	180.00–190.00	181.30
2	—	418	167.00–174.00	170.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	164.00–170.00	166.95
5	—	519	145.00–150.00	147.95
8	—	273	172.50–180.00	176.08
4	—	333	175.00–180.00	177.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.42
3	—	472	136.00–143.00	140.60
3	—	523	120.00–126.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	135.00–140.00	138.23
5	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	149.00–158.00	151.92
4	—	333	155.00–165.00	159.81
6	—	618	125.00–130.00	126.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,075	925.00–1,125.00	1,038.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,015	90.00–95.00	92.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,108	72.00–77.00	74.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	104.00–109.00	107.19
2	—	1,433	100.00–101.00	100.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	69.00–75.00	72.59
6	—	1,238	77.00–83.00	79.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	62.00–66.00	63.65

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle