Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$133.56

72 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	141.88	639	36
Medium and Large 2	446	125.25	559	36

One grade step is worth $16.63/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 sale72 hd

133.56

—

FL average9 barns · 1,003 hd

133.58

−0.02

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	1,731	106.22	1,839	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	67.70	875	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	55.23	592	24

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	321	170.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	547	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	209	231.91/cwt	227.50–235.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.28/cwt	158.00–164.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.66/cwt	147.50–154.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	593	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	193.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	144.11/cwt	137.50–147.50	402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	528	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.91/cwt	145.00–151.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.57/cwt	155.00–162.50	527	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	83.92/cwt	80.00–91.00	843	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	68.08/cwt	65.00–72.00	783	11
Bulls	—	—	1,731	106.22/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,839	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	64.42/cwt	63.00–66.00	752	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	69.43/cwt	68.00–72.00	944	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.73/cwt	55.00–60.00	629	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	50.24/cwt	47.00–52.00	521	8

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 823Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 76Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 134Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	321	165.00–175.00	170.25
5	—	209	227.50–235.00	231.91
12	—	385	160.00–165.00	160.78
5	—	426	158.00–164.00	160.28
6	—	475	145.00–151.00	147.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	147.50–154.00	150.66
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.57
11	—	328	155.00–162.50	160.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	150.00–154.00	150.36
6	—	567	147.00–150.00	149.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	140.00–142.00	141.00
4	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	128.00–135.00	131.55
12	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.21
4	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	380	135.00–140.00	135.95
3	—	207	180.00–200.00	193.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	110.00–118.00	114.29
14	—	479	120.00–125.00	121.71
8	—	279	137.50–147.50	144.11
3	—	433	130.00–135.00	131.62

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)	11	—	1,005	80.00–91.00	83.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,150	65.00–72.00	68.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	103.00–111.00	106.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,168	63.00–66.00	64.42
19	—	1,359	68.00–72.00	69.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,090	55.00–60.00	57.73
8	—	1,038	47.00–52.00	50.24

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