Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.64/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$155.64

74 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	358	166.63	596	22
Medium and Large 2	335	162.62	544	28
Medium and Large 3	416	137.42	572	24

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $24 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 sale74 hd

155.64

—

FL average9 barns · 572 hd

157.80

−2.16

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	1,463	83.69	1,224	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	56.24	653	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	52.43	525	17

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	170.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	288.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.40/cwt	157.00–167.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	263.85/cwt	255.00–270.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	174.77/cwt	172.00–180.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	161.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	166.71/cwt	165.00–170.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	259.75/cwt	250.00–265.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	182.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	183.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	208.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	229.36/cwt	220.00–235.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	195.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	83.69/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,224	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	56.24/cwt	53.00–58.00	653	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	47.57/cwt	47.00–49.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	53.47/cwt	51.00–55.00	531	14

How this sale compares

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 →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

Tue Mar 20, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 80Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.48
4	—	260	180.00–185.00	182.60
4	—	462	145.00–150.00	147.57
5	—	316	170.00–175.00	172.77
7	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.60
6	—	518	120.00–127.00	124.09
4	—	402	137.00–140.00	138.49
4	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.41
6	—	321	145.00–155.00	149.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.65
5	—	281	165.00–175.00	170.87
6	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.36
7	—	320	157.00–167.00	163.40
7	—	230	180.00–185.00	182.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	208	280.00–300.00	288.62
3	—	360	205.00–215.00	209.95
3	—	261	250.00–265.00	259.75
4	—	326	215.00–225.00	219.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	255.00–270.00	263.85
4	—	403	172.00–180.00	174.77
3	—	323	205.00–215.00	208.80
8	—	262	220.00–235.00	229.36
3	—	361	192.00–200.00	195.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	155.00–165.00	161.84
8	—	418	165.00–170.00	166.71
2	—	515	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	367	180.00–187.00	183.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,463	81.00–86.00	83.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,161	53.00–58.00	56.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,031	47.00–49.00	47.57
14	—	994	51.00–55.00	53.47

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.

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