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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

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

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 444▲ 22 vs year ago 228 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 147▲ 38 vs year ago 40 · +95.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 123▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher especially on large carcass animals. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. 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 $138.63/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$138.63

29 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$2.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	138.98	686	24
Medium and Large 2	386	136.92	529	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.06/cwt here — about $158 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 sale29 hd

138.63

—

FL average9 barns · 543 hd

152.55

−13.92

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	1,621	120.35	1,951	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	105.44	1,189	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	85.55	883	15

Every lot

20 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	203.58/cwt	200.00–207.50	556	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	222.10/cwt	215.00–230.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	193.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	171.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	153.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	136.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	735	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	164.12/cwt	162.50–167.50	615	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	123.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,939	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	109.53/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,969	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	85.55/cwt	83.00–89.00	883	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	101.86/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,094	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	112.95/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,402	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,244.59/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	15,097	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	93.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	979	7

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 444Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 147Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 123Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher especially on large carcass animals. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. 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
2	—	370	180.00–190.00	184.93
4	—	330	180.00–185.00	182.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	162.50–167.50	164.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	160.00–170.00	164.81
3	—	268	165.00–175.00	171.46
16	—	579	127.00	127.00
3	—	372	150.00–160.00	153.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	135.00–145.00	136.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	140.00	140.00
6	—	273	200.00–207.50	203.58
3	—	377	190.00–200.00	193.19
2	—	328	215.00–230.00	222.10
5	—	770	129.00	129.00

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	—	1,213	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,244.59

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)	7	—	1,043	90.00–100.00	93.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	120.00–126.00	123.44
2	—	1,798	109.00–110.00	109.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,074	98.00–105.00	101.86
10	—	1,241	112.00–115.00	112.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,032	83.00–89.00	85.55

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.