Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-11-07

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Nov 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 757▲ 134 vs year ago 466 · +28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 147▲ 70 vs year ago 52 · +134.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 200▲ 75 vs year ago 48 · +156.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $139.53/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$139.53
93 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461147.7068038
Medium and Large 3320140.004482thin
Medium and Large 2466133.6662353
One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $58 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 sale93 hd
139.53
—
FL average9 barns · 969 hd
138.50
+1.03
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—Average1,42688.481,26120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33971.1195229
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12763.2071223

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)1,099$1,15310

Every lot

37 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328187.93/cwt185.00–190.006165
Steers—Medium and Large 2372172.71/cwt170.00–177.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 1375182.63/cwt177.50–187.506852
Steers—Medium and Large 1424181.46/cwt177.50–182.507695
Steers—Medium and Large 1473173.89/cwt170.00–178.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 2479153.56/cwt152.50–160.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1531166.19/cwt165.00–170.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1579158.94/cwt157.00–165.009204
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327154.90/cwt150.00–157.505073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378135.05/cwt132.00–140.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429139.20/cwt135.00–142.5059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430151.95/cwt150.00–154.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471138.09/cwt135.00–140.0065012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476147.16/cwt144.00–151.0070026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523136.62/cwt135.00–140.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534127.67/cwt124.00–130.0068213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578116.96/cwt114.00–120.006764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263168.23/cwt165.00–170.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268177.09/cwt175.00–180.004755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330177.42/cwt175.00–180.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332162.89/cwt160.00–167.505415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380170.79/cwt170.00–172.506496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380157.40/cwt155.00–160.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420165.58/cwt162.00–169.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473166.97/cwt165.00–169.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482141.06/cwt140.00–150.006809
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35382.70/cwt80.00–85.001,11912
Bulls——1,53597.14/cwt95.00–100.001,4918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06356.05/cwt55.00–57.005966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14965.72/cwt64.00–67.0075517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33670.06/cwt67.00–72.0093625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35877.64/cwt76.00–79.001,0544
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02391.28/cwt88.00–96.0093410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05073.51/cwt68.00–80.007728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065103.33/cwt96.00–108.001,1003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,152.55/head1,100.00–1,350.001,15310

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.