Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady under light test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.72/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$142.72

71 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	150.65	592	14thin
Medium and Large 2	376	144.28	542	29
Medium and Large 3	362	137.14	496	28

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $96 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 sale71 hd

142.72

—

FL average10 barns · 721 hd

152.72

−10.00

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	1,413	81.48	1,151	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	54.95	671	6thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	54.95/cwt	53.00–57.00	671	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	81.48/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	139.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	119.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	186.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	230.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	211.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	183.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	188.06/cwt	182.00–192.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	164.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	181.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	139.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	645	5

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 Apr 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 94Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady under light test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,221	53.00–57.00	54.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	81.00–82.00	81.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	120.00–125.00	122.51
4	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	265	182.00–185.00	183.58
5	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.54
3	—	430	185.00–190.00	186.63
9	—	216	225.00–235.00	230.16
3	—	258	205.00–220.00	211.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	195.00–200.00	197.43
3	—	557	132.00–137.00	134.68
3	—	367	180.00–190.00	183.27
3	—	313	182.00–192.00	188.06
2	—	505	130.00–135.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	220	170.00–175.00	172.56
5	—	423	128.00–135.00	130.56
10	—	460	125.00–135.00	131.06
3	—	510	120.00–122.00	121.31
5	—	266	160.00–167.00	164.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	140.00–147.00	142.35
3	—	517	129.00–135.00	131.95
3	—	370	150.00–152.00	150.65
3	—	220	180.00–185.00	181.52
2	—	413	140.00–150.00	144.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	135.00–142.00	139.49
5	—	265	150.00–157.00	153.38
7	—	309	140.00–150.00	144.80
4	—	485	120.00–122.00	121.01
5	—	435	115.00–125.00	119.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	135.00–142.00	139.07

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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