Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.32/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −16.97 against this barn's trailing median of $205.29.

Average price

$188.32

77 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	191.80	812	58
Medium and Large 2	378	177.69	672	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $140 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 sale77 hd

188.32

—

FL average4 barns · 273 hd

177.18

+11.13

This barn, trailing median3 sales

205.29

−16.97

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	1,774	97.41	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	68.05	821	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	60.66	690	24

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	—	481	194.20/cwt	190.00–195.00	934	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	190.71/cwt	190.00–197.50	730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.47/cwt	187.50–212.50	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	180.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	138.39/cwt	138.00–139.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	209.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	206.86/cwt	201.00–210.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.96/cwt	157.00–161.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	252.66/cwt	245.00–270.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	178.94/cwt	177.00–182.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	195.52/cwt	192.50–197.50	935	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	195.44/cwt	187.50–202.50	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	199.20/cwt	195.00–210.00	859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	186.40/cwt	180.00–187.50	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.19/cwt	148.00–180.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	168.43/cwt	165.00–172.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.93/cwt	172.00–180.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	192.80/cwt	190.00–202.50	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	283.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	86.16/cwt	82.00–90.00	952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	71.18/cwt	67.00–74.00	804	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	68.05/cwt	66.00–71.00	821	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	62.25/cwt	59.00–63.00	759	15
Bulls	—	—	1,805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	95.75/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,694	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.00/cwt	56.00–60.00	580	9

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 545Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 135Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 135Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	481	190.00–195.00	194.20
10	—	383	190.00–197.50	190.71
13	—	329	187.50–212.50	200.47
5	—	639	138.00–139.00	138.39
6	—	283	200.00–220.00	209.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	364	180.00–185.00	180.81
4	—	470	165.00–172.00	168.43
2	—	285	172.00–180.00	175.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	208	290.00–300.00	294.94
3	—	332	245.00–270.00	252.66
17	—	478	192.50–197.50	195.52
17	—	431	195.00–210.00	199.20
19	—	366	190.00–202.50	192.80
3	—	282	270.00–290.00	283.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	177.00–182.00	178.94
7	—	331	180.00–187.50	186.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	201.00–210.00	206.86
4	—	470	157.00–161.00	158.96
17	—	522	140.00–145.00	140.61
9	—	326	187.50–202.50	195.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	148.00–155.00	150.46
9	—	668	119.00	119.00
15	—	480	135.00–141.00	139.85
11	—	330	148.00–180.00	168.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.90

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)	6	—	1,105	82.00–90.00	86.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,129	67.00–74.00	71.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,207	66.00–71.00	68.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,220	59.00–63.00	62.25
9	—	1,000	56.00–60.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,769	95.00–101.00	95.75

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