Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.46/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$143.46

55 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	153.37	621	24
Medium and Large 2	371	139.74	518	14thin
Medium and Large 3	325	132.53	431	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $190 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 sale55 hd

143.46

—

FL average9 barns · 842 hd

144.91

−1.45

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	1,405	109.47	1,538	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	87.29	1,165	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	84.31	1,522	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	76.40	856	17

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)	1,103	$1,142	11

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	196.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	172.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.50	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	177.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	173.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	167.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.94/cwt	179.00–188.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	131.08/cwt	127.50–135.00	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.52/cwt	139.00–145.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	143.30/cwt	142.50–145.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.12/cwt	147.50–155.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.06/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.43/cwt	158.00–164.00	770	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	101.24/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	85.75/cwt	80.00–90.00	876	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,141.74/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,142	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,317	10
Bulls	—	—	1,228	105.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,294	21
Bulls	—	—	1,871	120.31/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,251	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	84.31/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	76.40/cwt	74.00–80.00	856	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	84.72/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,079	17

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 Jun 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 71Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	180.00–190.00	186.56
5	—	275	195.00–200.00	196.89
5	—	411	160.00–167.50	163.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	170.00–180.00	172.39
5	—	268	175.00–180.00	177.91
4	—	225	175.00–180.00	177.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	185.00–190.00	187.63
3	—	517	170.00–176.00	173.95
3	—	470	179.00–188.00	181.94
3	—	570	168.00–170.00	169.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	165.00–174.00	167.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	140.00–142.50	141.19
8	—	325	127.50–135.00	131.08
5	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	570	109.00–115.00	111.95
5	—	425	139.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	230	142.50–145.00	143.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	147.50–155.00	151.12
4	—	328	158.00–160.00	158.96
10	—	424	145.00–152.00	150.06
4	—	483	158.00–164.00	159.43

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)	3	—	1,078	97.00–104.00	101.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,022	80.00–90.00	85.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,103	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,141.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,437	90.00–95.00	91.65
17	—	1,274	82.00–89.00	84.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	81.00–88.00	84.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,121	74.00–80.00	76.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,228	104.00–109.00	105.34
8	—	1,871	119.00–123.00	120.31

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