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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 388▲ 67 vs year ago 233 · +28.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 108▲ 55 vs year ago 40 · +137.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 147▲ 82 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $143.03/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$143.03

50 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	151.07	651	21
Medium and Large 2	394	137.20	540	29

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $111 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 sale50 hd

143.03

—

FL average9 barns · 727 hd

150.54

−7.52

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	1,478	102.58	1,516	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	74.53	892	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	62.18	647	32

Every lot

27 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	169.32/cwt	169.00–170.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	160.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	156.64/cwt	155.00–157.50	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	147.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	782	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	394	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	155.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	696	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	177.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	146.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	146.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	97.57/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	107.59/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	66.73/cwt	64.00–69.00	666	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	56.32/cwt	54.00–60.00	617	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	72.02/cwt	69.00–75.00	842	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	78.65/cwt	78.00–80.00	978	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	73.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	719	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,037	2

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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 388Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 108Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 147Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	145.00–150.00	146.20
5	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.91
4	—	413	160.00–169.00	164.58
4	—	524	145.00–150.00	146.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	135.00–140.00	137.06
5	—	278	140.00–145.00	141.87
5	—	532	128.00–135.00	130.74
4	—	330	136.00–140.00	137.94
8	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	152.00–160.00	155.15
11	—	471	140.00–146.00	143.37
3	—	363	155.00–160.00	158.30
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	145.00–155.00	147.05
4	—	473	159.00–160.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	145.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	330	169.00–170.00	169.32
3	—	368	157.50–165.00	160.11
3	—	417	155.00–157.50	156.64

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	90.00–92.00	90.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	984	70.00–77.00	73.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,702	104.00–111.00	107.59
6	—	1,253	94.00–100.00	97.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,096	54.00–60.00	56.32
18	—	998	64.00–69.00	66.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,243	78.00–80.00	78.65
18	—	1,169	69.00–75.00	72.02

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.