Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-05-30

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, May 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 368▲ 44 vs year ago 180 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 90▼ 24 vs year ago 54 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 80▼ 40 vs year ago 120 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.63/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$139.63
33 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497142.7170913thin
Medium and Large 2414139.8557912thin
Medium and Large 3368134.294948thin
One grade step is worth $8.43/cwt here — about $215 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 sale33 hd
139.63
—
FL average6 barns · 351 hd
143.56
−3.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,538104.971,6146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17575.9589213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10363.657027thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,075$1,03813

Every lot

29 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273176.08/cwt172.50–180.004818
Steers—Medium and Large 2333177.41/cwt175.00–180.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 1335181.30/cwt180.00–190.006077
Steers—Medium and Large 1418170.40/cwt167.00–174.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2433166.95/cwt164.00–170.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 2519147.95/cwt145.00–150.007685
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268138.23/cwt135.00–140.003703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330147.42/cwt145.00–150.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333159.81/cwt155.00–165.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428131.92/cwt127.50–135.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472140.60/cwt136.00–143.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473151.92/cwt149.00–158.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523123.97/cwt120.00–126.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618126.71/cwt125.00–130.007836
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273172.43/cwt170.00–175.004714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278160.49/cwt160.00–161.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313163.89/cwt160.00–166.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328175.17/cwt173.00–180.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410157.95/cwt154.00–160.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418168.27/cwt165.00–170.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470150.61/cwt148.00–152.007083
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433100.52/cwt100.00–101.001,4402
Bulls——1,590107.19/cwt104.00–109.001,7044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10363.65/cwt62.00–66.007027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12172.59/cwt69.00–75.008147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23879.87/cwt77.00–83.009896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,038.24/head925.00–1,125.001,03813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01592.33/cwt90.00–95.009377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10874.25/cwt72.00–77.008234

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.