Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.01/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$155.01

52 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$17.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	167.20	736	15thin
Medium and Large 2	425	150.06	638	37

One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $98 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 sale52 hd

155.01

—

FL average6 barns · 513 hd

153.36

+1.64

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	81.76	1,028	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	69.10	806	19

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	567	150.02/cwt	149.00–152.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.47/cwt	165.00–168.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	192.09/cwt	185.00–200.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.95/cwt	157.00–161.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.78/cwt	142.50–151.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.81/cwt	175.00–177.50	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	204.22/cwt	197.50–215.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.96/cwt	145.00–152.50	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	118.08/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,118	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	95.79/cwt	90.00–100.00	947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	81.13/cwt	78.00–84.00	987	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	69.10/cwt	66.00–72.00	806	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	89.54/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,188	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	72.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	897	7

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 Sep 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 610Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 160Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 130Year ago 151

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	149.00–152.00	150.02
4	—	423	165.00–168.00	166.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	185.00–200.00	192.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	150.00–152.50	151.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	175.00–180.00	178.28
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.64
4	—	370	157.00–161.00	158.95
11	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.32
11	—	433	145.00–152.50	146.96
4	—	573	139.00–143.00	140.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	145.00–151.00	148.07
5	—	229	197.50–215.00	204.22
6	—	527	145.00–152.50	149.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	168.00–170.00	168.35
6	—	473	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	165.00–170.00	168.26
3	—	325	175.00–177.50	175.81
4	—	468	152.50–160.00	156.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	142.50–151.00	145.78

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	947	113.00–122.00	118.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	989	90.00–100.00	95.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,216	78.00–84.00	81.13
10	—	1,327	87.00–94.00	89.54
7	—	1,245	70.00–75.00	72.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,167	66.00–72.00	69.10

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

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Columbia Livestock Market

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