Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-09-12

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Sep 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 356▼ 178 vs year ago 655 · −27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 94▼ 61 vs year ago 171 · −35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 66▼ 56 vs year ago 101 · −55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.10/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$146.10
112 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.69
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466152.0370862
Medium and Large 2482138.7466950
One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $39 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 sale112 hd
146.10
—
FL average9 barns · 909 hd
153.79
−7.69
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—Average1,525107.461,6393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26881.831,03832
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17870.3882930

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)1,121$1,2895

Every lot

34 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330171.36/cwt167.50–175.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1334196.86/cwt195.00–205.0065810
Steers—Medium and Large 1368187.55/cwt185.00–190.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2372173.87/cwt170.00–180.006475
Steers—Medium and Large 1420178.66/cwt175.00–182.507502
Steers—Medium and Large 2430163.66/cwt160.00–167.507044
Steers—Medium and Large 1473172.43/cwt170.00–177.508163
Steers—Medium and Large 1530168.53/cwt167.00–170.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1568164.44/cwt160.00–169.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1630159.03/cwt155.00–161.001,0023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272152.87/cwt150.00–155.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336169.45/cwt167.50–175.0056911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339156.18/cwt155.00–160.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370153.24/cwt150.00–155.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373161.90/cwt159.00–165.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427141.40/cwt140.00–145.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435151.18/cwt150.00–157.5065812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477147.22/cwt145.00–152.5070213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485135.86/cwt135.00–140.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528132.95/cwt130.00–135.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531144.94/cwt142.00–149.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572143.57/cwt142.00–146.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617141.26/cwt139.00–145.008728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622129.29/cwt125.00–134.0080415
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278205.83/cwt200.00–210.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320192.42/cwt190.00–195.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432162.92/cwt160.00–167.507045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473152.43/cwt150.00–155.007216
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,525107.46/cwt104.00–110.001,6393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13166.13/cwt63.00–68.0074814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22074.10/cwt72.00–76.0090416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26881.83/cwt78.00–85.001,03832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,288.72/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2895
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17698.34/cwt95.00–107.001,1565

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.