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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

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

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 300▼ 106 vs year ago 226 · −46.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 87▲ 54 vs year ago 31 · +174.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 129▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.29/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$177.29

19 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	182.17	716	13thin
Medium and Large 2	377	166.73	629	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $88 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 sale19 hd

177.29

—

FL average8 barns · 292 hd

175.55

+1.75

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	1,741	107.47	1,871	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	87.23	1,079	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	64.31	686	20

Every lot

15 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	328	204.33/cwt	200.00–209.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	180.63/cwt	176.00–185.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	166.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	176.72/cwt	174.00–184.00	762	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	135.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	716	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	107.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,871	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	53.84/cwt	50.00–58.00	555	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	71.29/cwt	68.00–74.00	777	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	82.74/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,003	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	91.15/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,147	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	926.84/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,157	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,281.69/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	14,970	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	71.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	689	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	95.59/cwt	85.00–103.00	986	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 300Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 87Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 129Year ago 0

Compared to the one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	134.00–140.00	135.94
4	—	530	134.00–136.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	176.00–185.00	180.63
7	—	431	174.00–184.00	176.72
2	—	328	200.00–209.00	204.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	165.00–170.00	166.73

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	4	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	900.00–950.00	926.84

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	964	70.00–75.00	71.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,032	85.00–103.00	95.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	106.00–110.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	78.00–84.00	82.74
8	—	1,258	87.00–95.00	91.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,030	50.00–58.00	53.84
12	—	1,090	68.00–74.00	71.29

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.