Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-09-05

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 610▼ 175 vs year ago 531 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 160▼ 55 vs year ago 149 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 130▼ 85 vs year ago 151 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.01/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$155.01
52 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440167.2073615thin
Medium and Large 2425150.0663837
One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $98 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 sale52 hd
155.01
—
FL average6 barns · 513 hd
153.36
+1.64
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25781.761,02832
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16769.1080619

Every lot

25 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 2325175.81/cwt175.00–177.505713
Steers—Medium and Large 2368168.26/cwt165.00–170.006199
Steers—Medium and Large 3430145.78/cwt142.50–151.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2468156.15/cwt152.50–160.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1473167.43/cwt165.00–170.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1527168.35/cwt168.00–170.0088711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223178.28/cwt175.00–180.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229204.22/cwt197.50–215.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323162.64/cwt160.00–165.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370158.95/cwt157.00–161.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433146.96/cwt145.00–152.5063611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475141.32/cwt140.00–145.0067111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527149.11/cwt145.00–152.507866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573148.07/cwt145.00–151.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573140.01/cwt139.00–143.008024
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215151.22/cwt150.00–152.503252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228192.09/cwt185.00–200.004384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423166.47/cwt165.00–168.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567150.02/cwt149.00–152.008513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16769.10/cwt66.00–72.0080619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21681.13/cwt78.00–84.0098715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24572.01/cwt70.00–75.008977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32789.54/cwt87.00–94.001,18810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2947118.08/cwt113.00–122.001,1187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298995.79/cwt90.00–100.009475

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.