Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-08-01

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 1
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 560▼ 732 vs year ago 1,138 · −64.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 74▼ 66 vs year ago 146 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 70▼ 24 vs year ago 94 · −25.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.45/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$150.45
59 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.13
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429152.7865549
Medium and Large 2447139.0462210thin
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $33 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
150.45
—
FL average9 barns · 913 hd
146.32
+4.13
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—Average1,691101.321,7135thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18671.5684816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10864.587168thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,1155

Every lot

28 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 1380186.62/cwt185.00–190.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 2431157.92/cwt155.00–162.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 1433172.42/cwt170.00–177.507476
Steers—Medium and Large 1466165.29/cwt159.00–167.507708
Steers—Medium and Large 2473147.43/cwt145.00–150.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 1533161.63/cwt160.00–165.008613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335169.93/cwt167.50–175.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371159.55/cwt155.00–162.505928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373141.42/cwt139.00–144.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432151.67/cwt149.00–155.0065529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467136.60/cwt132.00–139.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481145.80/cwt145.00–150.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527138.29/cwt135.00–140.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537142.26/cwt140.00–147.007643
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275170.38/cwt167.50–175.0046912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330157.91/cwt155.00–160.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331170.56/cwt170.00–175.005659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370152.43/cwt150.00–155.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375164.90/cwt157.50–167.506188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427147.63/cwt145.00–149.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473144.20/cwt142.50–146.006824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,691101.32/cwt100.00–105.001,7135
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10864.58/cwt63.00–66.007168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16970.31/cwt65.00–72.0082213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25776.97/cwt75.00–78.009683
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,114.67/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1155
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287591.12/cwt87.00–96.007973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060104.46/cwt104.00–107.001,1076

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.