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Columbia Livestock Market

Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lake City, Florida · Mon, Dec 5

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1418

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

936 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 778▲ 336 vs year ago 600 · +56.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 135▲ 10 vs year ago 81 · +12.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

209 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 135▲ 134 vs year ago 75 · +178.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.41/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$143.41

115 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	146.46	708	32
Medium and Large 2	428	142.24	608	83

One grade step is worth $4.22/cwt here — about $100 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 sale115 hd

143.41

—

FL average9 barns · 1,017 hd

154.15

−10.74

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,636	101.10	1,654	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	76.00	1,205	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	70.61	841	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	62.32	743	18

Every lot

23 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	180.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	567	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	167.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	692	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	177.83/cwt	177.50–180.00	740	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	161.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	142.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	164.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	140.43/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	148.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	133.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.50	738	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	785	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	187.15/cwt	180.00–200.00	502	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	200.10/cwt	197.50–202.50	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	168.97/cwt	167.50–170.00	794	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	101.10/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,654	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	68.58/cwt	67.00–71.00	811	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	62.32/cwt	58.00–65.00	743	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	79.92/cwt	79.00–82.00	981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,205	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	117.10/cwt	104.00–142.00	1,097	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	86.11/cwt	82.00–95.00	883	16

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon Dec 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 778Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 135Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 135Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	197.50–202.50	200.10
5	—	470	167.50–170.00	168.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	268	180.00–200.00	187.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	135.00–139.00	136.96
4	—	628	125.00–130.00	127.47
5	—	328	160.00–167.50	164.39
6	—	367	160.00–165.00	163.23
13	—	525	140.00–142.50	140.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	140.00–142.50	140.43
36	—	430	145.00–150.00	148.44
11	—	275	140.00–150.00	142.58
25	—	515	130.00–135.00	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	414	160.00–175.00	167.15
8	—	314	180.00–185.00	180.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	416	177.50–180.00	177.83
25	—	531	160.00–165.00	161.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	937	104.00–142.00	117.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,026	82.00–95.00	86.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	97.00–104.00	101.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,183	67.00–71.00	68.58
5	—	1,227	79.00–82.00	79.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,193	58.00–65.00	62.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	76.00	76.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.