Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.61/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$138.61

123 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$1.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	139.25	745	81
Medium and Large 2	392	137.36	538	42

One grade step is worth $1.89/cwt here — about $207 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 sale123 hd

138.61

—

FL average9 barns · 1,030 hd

141.27

−2.66

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	1,712	103.08	1,765	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	74.11	940	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	62.48	688	17

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	373	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	140.93/cwt	140.00–141.00	847	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	156.27/cwt	150.00–158.00	881	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.38/cwt	156.00–161.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	149.80/cwt	147.00–153.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	149.44/cwt	149.00–150.00	985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.62/cwt	166.00–171.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	138.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	81.85/cwt	77.00–88.00	791	28
Bulls	—	—	1,666	100.35/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,017	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	62.48/cwt	60.00–66.00	688	17
Bulls	—	—	1,895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	72.24/cwt	70.00–74.00	865	10

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 560Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 91Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 87Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.76
14	—	601	140.00–141.00	140.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	135.00–142.50	137.91
11	—	271	150.00–160.00	155.23
4	—	430	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.29
7	—	479	140.00–145.00	142.08
9	—	582	134.00–138.00	135.30
10	—	535	135.00–140.00	136.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	135.00–140.00	136.17
16	—	371	135.00–140.00	138.20
9	—	327	135.00–140.00	138.27
6	—	475	135.00–137.00	135.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	141.00	141.00
11	—	615	134.00	134.00
10	—	482	139.00	139.00
25	—	526	140.00–145.00	142.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	564	150.00–158.00	156.27
7	—	463	166.00	166.00
4	—	518	155.00	155.00
16	—	659	149.00–150.00	149.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	150.00–160.00	153.87
3	—	420	156.00–160.00	157.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	156.00–161.00	157.38
4	—	670	145.00–148.00	146.47
5	—	624	147.00–153.00	149.80
3	—	478	166.00–171.00	167.62
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44

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)	28	—	966	77.00–88.00	81.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	98.00–105.00	100.35
1	—	1,895	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	75.00–77.00	75.98
10	—	1,198	70.00–74.00	72.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,101	60.00–66.00	62.48

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