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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Feb 28

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 492▲ 88 vs year ago 212 · +41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 121▲ 44 vs year ago 32 · +137.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 120▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. 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 $139.04/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$139.04

25 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$41.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	155.42	671	12thin
Medium and Large 2	495	130.21	644	8thin
Medium and Large 3	382	113.87	435	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.55/cwt here — about $236 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 sale25 hd

139.04

—

FL average9 barns · 648 hd

155.27

−16.22

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	1,915	107.58	2,060	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	73.47	864	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	65.76	706	12

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	210.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	210.56/cwt	206.00–215.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	161.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	693	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	161.87/cwt	158.00–166.00	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	113.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	128.31/cwt	127.50–130.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	699	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	201.55/cwt	197.50–206.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	193.62/cwt	190.00–197.50	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	156.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	150.58/cwt	147.00–154.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	153.45/cwt	152.00–155.00	887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	104.71/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,977	9
Bulls	—	—	1,964	112.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,214	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	65.76/cwt	63.00–68.00	706	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	72.17/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	77.61/cwt	76.00–79.00	965	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,161.64/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	12,522	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	73.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	809	15

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 492Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 121Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 120Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	110.00–120.00	113.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.45
6	—	373	158.00–166.00	161.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	127.50–130.00	128.31
5	—	532	129.00–135.00	131.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	197.50–206.00	201.55
4	—	373	190.00–197.50	193.62
4	—	425	165.00–170.00	167.41
5	—	475	155.00–162.00	156.46
2	—	578	152.00–155.00	153.45
3	—	522	155.00–161.00	156.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	147.00–154.00	150.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	175.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	365	206.00–215.00	210.56
4	—	268	205.00–215.00	210.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	160.00–165.00	161.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,078	950.00–1,275.00	1,161.64

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)	15	—	1,097	70.00–76.00	73.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,888	99.00–107.00	104.71
5	—	1,964	110.00–114.00	112.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,155	70.00–74.00	72.17
5	—	1,244	76.00–79.00	77.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,073	63.00–68.00	65.76

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.