Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.91/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$148.91

91 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	168.01	630	22
Medium and Large 2	422	142.82	602	69

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $27 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 sale91 hd

148.91

—

FL average9 barns · 923 hd

154.31

−5.40

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	1,742	90.35	1,574	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	73.56	1,005	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	62.79	740	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,219	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$891	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	371	188.24/cwt	187.50–190.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	275.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	174.39/cwt	170.00–177.50	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	213.82/cwt	212.50–215.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	178.65/cwt	175.00–182.50	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	163.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	161.44/cwt	160.00–167.50	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	199.44/cwt	197.50–205.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	193.29/cwt	188.00–197.50	804	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	149.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.97/cwt	129.00–136.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	226.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	99.14/cwt	96.00–102.00	925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	116.91/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,090	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	890.54/head	825.00–950.00	891	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,219.04/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,219	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	78.03/cwt	75.00–80.00	759	16
Bulls	—	—	1,880	96.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,816	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	85.34/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,393	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	64.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	779	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	59.12/cwt	57.00–60.00	636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	70.38/cwt	67.00–74.00	971	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	77.12/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,042	17

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 936Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 91Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 313Last week 209Year ago 124

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	187.50–190.00	188.24
4	—	213	270.00–280.00	275.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	170.00–177.50	174.39
2	—	218	212.50–215.00	213.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	155.00–162.50	159.39
10	—	361	160.00–165.00	163.93
4	—	470	142.50–147.50	144.95
3	—	218	220.00–230.00	226.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.95
7	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.72
8	—	573	120.00–129.00	123.30
17	—	433	140.00–170.00	145.98
25	—	367	142.00–150.00	149.01
7	—	533	129.00–136.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	175.00–182.50	178.65
3	—	463	175.00–185.00	181.62
8	—	319	197.50–205.00	199.44
14	—	416	188.00–197.50	193.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	177.50	177.50
10	—	475	160.00–167.50	161.44

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)	8	—	933	96.00–102.00	99.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	932	110.00–124.00	116.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	973	75.00–80.00	78.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	825.00–950.00	890.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,219.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,880	95.00–100.00	96.61
5	—	1,632	85.00–86.00	85.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,216	62.00–66.00	64.08
6	—	1,075	57.00–60.00	59.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,379	67.00–74.00	70.38
17	—	1,351	75.00–80.00	77.12

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle