Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. 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 $150.04/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$150.04

84 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$16.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	155.92	676	54
Medium and Large 2	417	139.45	581	30

One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $95 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 sale84 hd

150.04

—

FL average9 barns · 1,148 hd

143.63

+6.42

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	1,480	106.50	1,577	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	82.01	988	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	72.63	835	25

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)	1,253	$1,278	6

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	463	154.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	188.61/cwt	185.00–192.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	146.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.42/cwt	149.00–156.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.60/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.43/cwt	152.00–159.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.02/cwt	145.00–152.50	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	196.53/cwt	180.00–212.50	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	176.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	811	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	76.63/cwt	74.00–80.00	743	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	102.25/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,007	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	91.48/cwt	89.00–93.00	976	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	85.48/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,028	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,277.84/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,278	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	80.82/cwt	78.00–84.00	964	33
Bulls	—	—	1,471	108.82/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,601	10
Bulls	—	—	1,494	103.18/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,542	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	85.56/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,059	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	72.63/cwt	70.00–76.00	835	25

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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 512Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 60Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 65Year ago 110

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. 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
3	—	463	150.00–157.00	154.58
4	—	333	165.00–170.00	167.41
4	—	270	185.00–192.50	188.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.91
6	—	272	165.00–170.00	168.25
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	145.00–149.00	146.30
4	—	573	149.00–156.00	152.42
6	—	467	160.00–167.00	164.60
4	—	530	152.00–159.00	155.43
3	—	363	175.00–180.00	178.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	150.00–156.00	152.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	155.00–165.00	159.83
31	—	426	145.00–150.00	147.00
8	—	476	143.00–150.00	145.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.81
4	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.47
4	—	238	140.00–145.00	142.42
7	—	381	145.00–152.50	147.02
7	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	180.00–212.50	196.53
5	—	461	175.00–180.00	176.01

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	969	74.00–80.00	76.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	985	99.00–106.00	102.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,067	89.00–93.00	91.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,203	83.00–88.00	85.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,253	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,193	78.00–84.00	80.82
11	—	1,238	85.00–87.00	85.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,150	70.00–76.00	72.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,471	106.00–115.00	108.82
7	—	1,494	101.00–105.00	103.18

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