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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Apr 18

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 301▲ 60 vs year ago 180 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 85▲ 28 vs year ago 24 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 60 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 steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Replacement type 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 $143.72/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$143.72

59 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$32.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	152.58	686	33
Medium and Large 2	436	141.26	616	15thin
Medium and Large 3	428	120.51	516	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $169 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 sale59 hd

143.72

—

FL average9 barns · 548 hd

151.54

−7.82

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	—	High	1,660	102.82	1,707	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	75.48	832	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	73.61	1,059	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	61.23	661	14

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 · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	154.33/cwt	150.00–157.50	417	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	282	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	347	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	139.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	151.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	156.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	142.54/cwt	139.00–145.00	734	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	152.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	115.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	171.27/cwt	169.00–172.50	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	177.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	103.38/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,680	14
Bulls	—	—	1,674	91.85/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	114.86/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,077	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	56.18/cwt	54.00–58.00	598	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	65.01/cwt	64.00–67.00	709	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	75.48/cwt	73.00–78.00	832	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	73.61/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,059	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,144.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	13,332	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	97.70/cwt	94.00–100.00	999	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	82.06/cwt	78.00–87.00	852	6

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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 301Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 85Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test. 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
7	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	169.00–172.50	171.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	150.00–156.00	152.90
2	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.38
7	—	478	155.00–160.00	156.38
7	—	416	150.00–155.00	151.53
4	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.54
5	—	270	150.00–157.50	154.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	136.00–145.00	140.36
8	—	515	139.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	380	135.00–141.00	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	120.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	568	110.00–118.00	115.26

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	12	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,144.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	94.00–100.00	97.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,038	78.00–87.00	82.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	113.00–118.00	114.86
4	—	1,674	90.00–95.00	91.85
14	—	1,625	100.00–111.00	103.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	73.00–78.00	75.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	72.00–76.00	73.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,091	64.00–67.00	65.01
6	—	1,065	54.00–58.00	56.18

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.