Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.46/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$136.46

90 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$29.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	151.04	672	31
Medium and Large 2	385	137.12	528	27
Medium and Large 3	336	121.77	409	32

One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $263 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 sale90 hd

136.46

—

FL average9 barns · 793 hd

144.31

−7.85

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	—	High	1,475	96.09	1,418	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	71.20	1,132	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	69.71	853	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	60.55	685	18

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	335	176.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.43/cwt	162.50–167.50	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.94/cwt	154.00–158.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	124.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	181.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.21/cwt	137.50–140.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.38/cwt	157.50–165.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.08/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.69/cwt	148.00–155.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	137.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	528	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.80/cwt	168.00–175.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.25/cwt	143.00–150.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.05/cwt	157.50–167.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.09/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	628	136.21/cwt	133.00–143.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	71.92/cwt	70.00–77.00	770	14
Bulls	—	—	1,805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,429	91.90/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,313	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	68.43/cwt	66.00–70.00	827	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	74.61/cwt	73.00–78.00	958	6
Bulls	—	—	1,481	99.04/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,467	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	71.20/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,132	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	60.55/cwt	57.00–63.00	685	18

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 600Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 122Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 123Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	175.00–182.50	176.79
5	—	425	162.50–167.50	165.43
6	—	475	154.00–158.00	155.94
5	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	120.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	370	150.00–157.00	152.91
3	—	232	180.00–185.00	181.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	137.50–140.00	139.21
5	—	375	132.00–140.00	135.07
4	—	533	130.00–139.00	134.39
9	—	277	132.50–140.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	145.00–152.00	149.08
5	—	375	148.00–155.00	150.69
6	—	530	143.00–150.00	145.25
8	—	330	157.50–167.00	161.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	152.50–155.00	153.72
3	—	628	133.00–143.00	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.69
5	—	370	120.00–130.00	125.84
5	—	520	110.00–117.50	113.09
7	—	315	120.00–130.00	123.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	157.50–165.00	161.38
5	—	372	160.00–167.00	162.71
5	—	575	135.00–145.00	138.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	165.00–170.00	166.95
15	—	435	168.00–175.00	169.80

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,071	70.00–77.00	71.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,429	88.00–94.00	91.90
7	—	1,481	96.00–105.00	99.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,208	66.00–70.00	68.43
6	—	1,284	73.00–78.00	74.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	69.00–72.00	71.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,132	57.00–63.00	60.55

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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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