Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle uneven mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows more than 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.51/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −47.78 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$157.51

94 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$42.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	362	190.39	690	22
Medium and Large 2	376	147.46	554	72

One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $136 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.34, low $201.59, median $205.29 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale94 hd

157.51

—

FL average6 barns · 310 hd

156.66

+0.85

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−47.78

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%	High	1,220	79.57	971	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	65.36	729	48

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	360	197.40/cwt	190.00–205.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.09/cwt	152.00–155.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	210.94/cwt	190.00–222.50	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	151.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	221.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	187.26/cwt	187.00–187.50	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	980	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	155.45/cwt	152.00–162.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.92/cwt	120.00–129.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	958	158.30/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,517	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,173	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	646	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	85.15/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,158	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	78.55/cwt	76.00–81.00	939	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	69.90/cwt	67.00–73.00	803	26

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 850Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 138Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 116Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle uneven mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows more than 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
4	—	360	190.00–205.00	197.40
7	—	416	152.00–155.00	154.09
11	—	329	190.00–222.50	210.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.24
29	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.49
27	—	369	150.00–155.00	151.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.45
6	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.63
4	—	470	147.00–151.00	148.96
3	—	367	152.00–162.00	155.45
14	—	725	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	124.00–132.00	126.61
6	—	425	130.00–140.00	134.82
6	—	363	130.00–140.00	135.10
9	—	529	120.00–129.00	124.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	145.00–152.50	148.67
4	—	328	187.00–187.50	187.26
5	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.16
4	—	420	145.00–155.00	150.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	220.00–225.00	221.72
28	—	683	143.00–144.00	143.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	958	139.00–170.00	158.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,150	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,076	60.00	60.00
26	—	1,149	67.00–73.00	69.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	84.00–86.00	85.15
22	—	1,195	76.00–81.00	78.55

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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Columbia Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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