Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-08-15

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Aug 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 512▼ 119 vs year ago 586 · −20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 60▲ 9 vs year ago 129 · +7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 65▲ 92 vs year ago 110 · +83.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and 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 $150.04/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$150.04
84 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.42
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434155.9267654
Medium and Large 2417139.4558130
One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $95 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 sale84 hd
150.04
—
FL average9 barns · 1,148 hd
143.63
+6.42
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—Average1,480106.501,57717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20482.0198844
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15072.6383525

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)1,253$1,2786

Every lot

32 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 1363178.30/cwt175.00–180.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1467164.60/cwt160.00–167.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 2468152.92/cwt150.00–156.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1530155.43/cwt152.00–159.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 1573152.42/cwt149.00–156.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1637146.30/cwt145.00–149.009323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238142.42/cwt140.00–145.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373159.83/cwt155.00–165.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381147.02/cwt145.00–152.505607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423137.77/cwt135.00–140.005837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426147.00/cwt145.00–150.0062631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy433196.53/cwt180.00–212.508516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy461176.01/cwt175.00–180.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476145.54/cwt143.00–150.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476136.81/cwt135.00–140.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.47/cwt130.00–133.006974
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270188.61/cwt185.00–192.505094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272168.25/cwt165.00–170.004586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330157.91/cwt155.00–160.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333167.41/cwt165.00–170.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463154.58/cwt150.00–157.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470142.42/cwt140.00–145.006694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,471108.82/cwt106.00–115.001,60110
Bulls——1,494103.18/cwt101.00–105.001,5427
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15072.63/cwt70.00–76.0083525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19380.82/cwt78.00–84.0096433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23885.56/cwt85.00–87.001,05911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296976.63/cwt74.00–80.0074319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985102.25/cwt99.00–106.001,0074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06791.48/cwt89.00–93.0097611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20385.48/cwt83.00–88.001,02823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,277.84/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2786

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.