Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.05/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$168.05

158 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	175.39	867	82
Medium and Large 2	493	160.13	790	76

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $78 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 sale158 hd

168.05

—

FL average9 barns · 887 hd

171.63

−3.58

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	1,253	102.67	1,286	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	78.46	953	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	65.69	725	32

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	223	248.26/cwt	225.00–270.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.28/cwt	152.00–155.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	201.86/cwt	197.50–205.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	168.70/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	213.62/cwt	210.00–217.50	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.17/cwt	163.00–168.00	876	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	147.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.15/cwt	205.00–215.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	193.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	157.85/cwt	156.00–165.00	882	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.17/cwt	153.00–161.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	146.24/cwt	145.00–153.00	828	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	199.14/cwt	197.50–200.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.06/cwt	140.00–152.00	615	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	154.16/cwt	148.00–158.00	811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	802	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	749	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	163.26/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	531	160.73/cwt	160.00–162.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.12/cwt	142.00–145.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	203.39/cwt	197.50–212.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.19/cwt	177.00–187.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	371	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	117.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,181	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	90.71/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,070	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	60.89/cwt	58.00–63.00	685	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	84.31/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	77.85/cwt	75.00–80.00	937	29
Bulls	—	—	1,253	102.67/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,286	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	69.93/cwt	67.00–73.00	759	17

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 477Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 110Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 45Year ago 75

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	225.00–270.00	248.26
7	—	522	152.00–155.00	153.28
7	—	384	197.50–205.00	201.86
3	—	582	145.00–149.00	146.32
2	—	438	170.00–180.00	174.91
5	—	326	197.50–212.50	203.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	142.00–150.00	145.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	436	165.00–175.00	168.70
13	—	566	145.00–153.00	146.24
20	—	526	148.00–158.00	154.16
21	—	490	160.00–167.00	163.65
6	—	390	170.00–180.00	174.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	210.00–217.50	213.62
14	—	527	163.00–168.00	166.17
6	—	330	205.00–215.00	210.15
13	—	432	190.00–200.00	193.74
27	—	559	156.00–165.00	157.85
5	—	616	153.00–161.00	156.17
11	—	470	170.00–179.00	177.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	145.00–150.00	147.70
7	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.55
19	—	372	140.00–145.00	142.45
10	—	426	135.00–142.00	137.66
4	—	225	160.00–170.00	164.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	197.50–200.00	199.14
17	—	427	140.00–152.00	144.06
47	—	528	140.00–147.00	141.77
9	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.28
7	—	571	142.00–145.00	144.12
4	—	270	177.00–187.00	182.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	163.00–164.00	163.26
8	—	531	160.00–162.00	160.73

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)	6	—	1,008	115.00–125.00	117.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,180	86.00–100.00	90.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,125	58.00–63.00	60.89
17	—	1,085	67.00–73.00	69.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	84.00–85.00	84.31
29	—	1,204	75.00–80.00	77.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	100.00–109.00	102.67

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

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