Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.82/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$163.82

152 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	167.45	853	120
Medium and Large 2	500	150.21	751	32

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $102 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 sale152 hd

163.82

—

FL average9 barns · 1,253 hd

168.83

−5.01

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	1,610	110.95	1,786	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	82.83	1,025	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	69.22	798	30

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 3	—	435	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	150.46/cwt	149.00–152.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	146.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	714	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.69/cwt	154.00–156.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.29/cwt	156.00–162.50	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.77/cwt	157.00–160.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	826	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	151.97/cwt	151.00–154.00	941	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	167.51/cwt	166.00–170.00	874	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	202.69/cwt	195.00–212.50	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.89/cwt	146.00–154.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.70/cwt	166.00–170.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.91/cwt	158.00–166.00	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.58/cwt	135.00–139.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	173.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	144.10/cwt	141.00–148.00	759	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	153.13/cwt	150.00–157.50	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	193.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.00	887	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	77.67/cwt	76.00–80.00	812	18
Bulls	—	—	1,692	113.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,555	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	86.24/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	81.13/cwt	79.00–84.00	993	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	72.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	827	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	64.22/cwt	59.00–66.00	746	11

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 467Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 138Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 202Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	135.00–140.00	137.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	149.00–152.00	150.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	487	144.00–151.00	146.54
45	—	527	141.00–148.00	144.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.62
4	—	390	156.00–162.50	159.29
4	—	330	170.00–177.00	173.34
7	—	436	150.00–157.50	153.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	135.00–139.00	136.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	154.00–156.00	154.69
4	—	430	165.00–175.00	170.12
6	—	329	195.00–212.50	202.69
3	—	473	166.00–170.00	168.70
16	—	528	158.00–166.00	161.91
3	—	220	190.00–195.00	193.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	157.00–160.00	158.77
5	—	573	145.00–150.00	146.94
12	—	525	146.00–154.00	149.89
10	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	476	173.00–174.00	173.50
24	—	619	151.00–154.00	151.97
29	—	522	166.00–170.00	167.51

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)	6	—	1,010	85.00–90.00	87.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,046	76.00–80.00	77.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	110.00–115.00	113.60
1	—	1,545	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,518	100.00–105.00	102.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,264	85.00–88.00	86.24
20	—	1,224	79.00–84.00	81.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,147	70.00–74.00	72.12
11	—	1,161	59.00–66.00	64.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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