Sale reports / Florida / Columbia Livestock Market / 2022-11-14

Columbia Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Nov 14
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 600▼ 133 vs year ago 678 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 122▲ 38 vs year ago 97 · +39.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 123▲ 32 vs year ago 103 · +31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.46/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$136.46
90 head · 388 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.85
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445151.0467231
Medium and Large 2385137.1252827
Medium and Large 3336121.7740932
One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $263 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 sale90 hd
136.46
—
FL average9 barns · 793 hd
144.31
−7.85
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—High1,47596.091,41816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59071.201,1324thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22469.7185329
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13260.5568518

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2372162.71/cwt160.00–167.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 2425161.38/cwt157.50–165.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 1435169.80/cwt168.00–175.0073915
Steers—Medium and Large 1472166.95/cwt165.00–170.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 2575138.90/cwt135.00–145.007995
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273122.69/cwt120.00–125.0033515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277137.38/cwt132.50–140.003819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315123.08/cwt120.00–130.003887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330161.05/cwt157.50–167.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.84/cwt120.00–130.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375150.69/cwt148.00–155.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375135.07/cwt132.00–140.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422149.08/cwt145.00–152.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433139.21/cwt137.50–140.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520113.09/cwt110.00–117.505885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement528153.72/cwt152.50–155.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530145.25/cwt143.00–150.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533134.39/cwt130.00–139.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement628136.21/cwt133.00–143.008553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232181.55/cwt180.00–185.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335176.79/cwt175.00–182.505924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368172.93/cwt170.00–175.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370152.91/cwt150.00–157.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425165.43/cwt162.50–167.507035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475155.94/cwt154.00–158.007416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622124.01/cwt120.00–125.0077110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42991.90/cwt88.00–94.001,3138
Bulls——1,48199.04/cwt96.00–105.001,4677
Bulls——1,805109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13260.55/cwt57.00–63.0068518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20868.43/cwt66.00–70.0082723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28474.61/cwt73.00–78.009586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59071.20/cwt69.00–72.001,1324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07171.92/cwt70.00–77.0077014

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.