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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Feb 14

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 378▲ 267 vs year ago 133 · +200.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 115▲ 89 vs year ago 32 · +278.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 80▲ 68 vs year ago 19 · +357.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm, with strong demand for roping size calves. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.10/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$143.10

42 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	150.38	610	22
Medium and Large 2	417	135.08	563	20

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $47 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 sale42 hd

143.10

—

FL average9 barns · 798 hd

157.92

−14.82

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	1,448	99.04	1,434	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	71.55	880	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	61.67	715	12

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	264.75/cwt	250.00–297.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	197.92/cwt	195.00–201.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	191.18/cwt	190.00–197.50	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	174.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	154.53/cwt	153.00–161.00	825	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	193.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	429	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	152.33/cwt	150.00–154.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	514	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	181.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	161.39/cwt	158.00–165.00	767	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,312	91.65/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	105.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,649	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	61.67/cwt	59.00–64.00	715	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	69.22/cwt	66.00–74.00	831	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	76.49/cwt	75.00–79.00	989	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	92.11/cwt	90.00–97.00	951	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	74.62/cwt	72.00–80.00	942	9

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 378Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 115Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 80Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm, with strong demand for roping size calves. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	180.00–184.00	181.93
4	—	475	158.00–165.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.26
3	—	222	190.00–200.00	193.08
4	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	418	143.00–145.00	144.02
3	—	575	135.00–140.00	136.72
5	—	330	150.00–154.00	152.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.42
4	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
8	—	376	135.00–140.00	136.80
4	—	573	120.00–124.00	121.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	160.00	160.00
4	—	333	175.00–185.00	179.81
5	—	534	153.00–161.00	154.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	172.00–177.00	174.41
3	—	228	250.00–297.00	264.75
2	—	263	225.00–227.50	226.26
2	—	520	170.00–172.00	170.98
4	—	370	195.00–201.00	197.92
6	—	435	190.00–197.50	191.18
4	—	320	210.00–215.00	212.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.83

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,263	72.00–80.00	74.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	90.00–97.00	92.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	100.00–110.00	105.37
6	—	1,312	90.00–94.00	91.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	75.00–79.00	76.49
17	—	1,200	66.00–74.00	69.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,160	59.00–64.00	61.67

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.