Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.95/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$138.95

96 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	142.96	636	65
Medium and Large 2	426	130.53	556	31

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $80 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 sale96 hd

138.95

—

FL average9 barns · 986 hd

138.25

+0.69

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	1,261	67.54	851	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	64.33	951	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	59.78	674	32

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	—	378	159.11/cwt	157.50–162.50	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	176.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.89/cwt	150.00–157.50	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.69/cwt	137.50–142.50	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.50	724	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.88/cwt	162.50–170.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	178.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.97/cwt	152.50–155.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	160.14/cwt	157.50–165.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	158.95/cwt	157.50–160.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.81/cwt	135.00–142.50	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.08/cwt	162.50–170.00	722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	146.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	545	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	100.27/cwt	88.00–112.00	1,001	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	135.55/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	62.00/cwt	59.00–64.00	699	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	66.78/cwt	65.00–69.00	814	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	70.20/cwt	69.00–71.00	987	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	64.33/cwt	63.00–67.00	951	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	57.56/cwt	55.00–59.00	649	16

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 620Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 116Year ago 113

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	157.50–162.50	159.11
4	—	435	155.00–160.00	156.21
16	—	321	170.00–180.00	176.03
5	—	478	150.00–157.50	152.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	155.00–160.00	158.24
4	—	278	155.00–160.00	157.34
8	—	433	145.00–152.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.39
5	—	370	162.50–170.00	166.88
3	—	332	175.00–180.00	178.42
6	—	471	150.00–157.50	152.86
15	—	432	162.50–170.00	167.08
4	—	520	147.50–150.00	148.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	152.50–155.00	153.97
5	—	372	157.50–160.00	158.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	137.50–142.50	138.69
23	—	533	135.00–137.50	135.85
14	—	329	157.50–165.00	160.14
12	—	435	135.00–142.50	136.81
8	—	371	142.00–150.00	146.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	125.00–130.00	126.46
3	—	333	142.50–145.00	144.14
10	—	380	132.50–140.00	133.92
7	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.09
4	—	533	122.00–128.00	124.96

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)	12	—	998	88.00–112.00	100.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	955	120.00–154.00	135.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,127	59.00–64.00	62.00
16	—	1,128	55.00–59.00	57.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	65.00–69.00	66.78
4	—	1,406	69.00–71.00	70.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	63.00–67.00	64.33

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