Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.11/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$129.11

130 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	133.67	561	78
Medium and Large 2	419	123.66	518	46
Medium and Large 3	433	111.62	483	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.05/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 sale130 hd

129.11

—

FL average9 barns · 924 hd

136.30

−7.19

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	1,449	97.01	1,406	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,269	65.23	828	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	64.66	795	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	57.75	673	24

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2	—	420	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.50	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.12/cwt	142.50–150.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	129.14/cwt	127.50–130.00	474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.78/cwt	147.50–152.50	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	121.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	138.29/cwt	137.50–140.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.31/cwt	142.50–147.50	690	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	176.75/cwt	175.00–177.50	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	146.43/cwt	145.00–147.50	493	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	113.38/cwt	112.00–120.00	550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	139.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	585	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.16/cwt	137.50–142.50	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	555	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.50	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	166.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	609	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	122.07/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,315	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	93.40/cwt	86.00–115.00	1,001	23
Bulls	—	—	1,556	99.55/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,549	10
Bulls	—	—	1,183	90.65/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,072	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	58.82/cwt	56.00–62.00	691	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	622	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	64.66/cwt	63.00–67.00	795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	65.23/cwt	64.00–67.00	828	5

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 820Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 77Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 123Year ago 160

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.44
7	—	472	115.00–120.00	115.73
4	—	373	142.50–150.00	146.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	140.00–142.50	141.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	540	125.00–128.00	125.26
13	—	485	120.00–125.00	121.12
10	—	369	137.50–140.00	138.29
21	—	337	145.00–147.50	146.43
23	—	423	130.00–137.00	131.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	367	127.50–130.00	129.14
6	—	330	137.50–140.00	138.71
14	—	427	120.00–125.00	122.06
11	—	485	112.00–120.00	113.38
3	—	518	110.00–120.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	110.00–115.00	111.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	147.50–152.50	150.78
24	—	478	142.50–147.50	144.31
7	—	326	175.00–177.50	176.75
9	—	572	135.00–139.00	138.07
3	—	615	130.00–132.50	131.68
4	—	366	165.00–170.00	166.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	419	137.50–140.00	139.69
3	—	370	145.00–150.00	148.24
3	—	478	137.50–142.50	139.16

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	—	1,077	113.00–135.00	122.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,072	86.00–115.00	93.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,556	97.00–104.00	99.55
4	—	1,183	88.00–93.00	90.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,175	56.00–62.00	58.82
6	—	1,140	54.00–55.00	54.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,229	63.00–67.00	64.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	64.00–67.00	65.23

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

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