Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.77/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$142.77

73 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$0.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	143.46	521	17thin
Medium and Large 1	445	142.56	634	56

One grade step is worth $0.90/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale73 hd

142.77

—

FL average9 barns · 961 hd

142.78

−0.02

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	—	High	1,436	92.83	1,333	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	75.35	970	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	61.91	671	22

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	375	178.72/cwt	177.50–180.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	186.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	171.97/cwt	170.00–177.50	394	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.17/cwt	148.00–150.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.85/cwt	155.00–162.50	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	168.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	164.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.90/cwt	177.50–185.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.37/cwt	180.00–187.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.29/cwt	166.00–170.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.19/cwt	164.00–166.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.48/cwt	148.00–151.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	141.77/cwt	141.00–145.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	145.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	145.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.34/cwt	137.00–141.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.83/cwt	139.00–142.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	105.08/cwt	97.00–121.00	1,064	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	81.38/cwt	76.00–85.00	920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,788	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	85.84/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,030	6
Bulls	—	—	1,516	94.68/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,435	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	72.75/cwt	72.00–74.00	889	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	78.33/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,068	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	68.35/cwt	66.00–70.00	799	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.54/cwt	53.00–60.00	573	12

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 700Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 141Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 89Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady. 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
2	—	375	177.50–180.00	178.72
4	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.58
3	—	268	180.00–190.00	186.46
8	—	229	170.00–177.50	171.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	148.00–150.00	149.17
4	—	370	155.00–162.50	158.85
2	—	265	157.50–160.00	158.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	369	165.00–170.00	168.14
4	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.40
3	—	468	150.00–152.50	151.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	538	160.00–167.00	164.52
3	—	323	177.50–185.00	179.90
3	—	380	180.00–187.50	182.37
3	—	433	166.00–170.00	167.29
11	—	475	164.00–166.00	165.19
2	—	623	148.00–151.00	149.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.07
5	—	476	141.00–145.00	141.77
11	—	335	145.00–150.00	145.84
11	—	363	145.00–147.50	145.24
4	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.39
5	—	522	137.00–141.00	139.34
7	—	578	139.00–142.00	139.83
8	—	624	135.00–142.00	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.02
2	—	428	139.00–140.00	139.49
10	—	368	140.00–145.00	144.47

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)	7	—	1,013	97.00–121.00	105.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,130	76.00–85.00	81.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	104.00–107.00	105.48
6	—	1,200	82.00–89.00	85.84
9	—	1,516	93.00–100.00	94.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,222	72.00–74.00	72.75
7	—	1,363	77.00–80.00	78.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	66.00–70.00	68.35
12	—	1,013	53.00–60.00	56.54

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