Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.51/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$155.51

83 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	158.46	668	43
Medium and Large 2	350	155.67	545	33
Medium and Large 3	386	136.63	527	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $141 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 sale83 hd

155.51

—

FL average10 barns · 767 hd

156.49

−0.98

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	1,616	77.36	1,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	54.74	697	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,148	54.58	627	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	45.46	481	30

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	506	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,148	54.58/cwt	54.00–55.00	627	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.44/cwt	45.00–50.00	464	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	42.05/cwt	40.00–43.00	502	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	54.74/cwt	51.00–57.00	697	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	74.19/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	5
Bulls	—	—	1,701	81.79/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	139.01/cwt	137.00–142.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	206.86/cwt	200.00–215.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.65/cwt	151.00–155.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	161.90/cwt	157.00–165.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	168.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.95/cwt	142.00–147.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	205.73/cwt	202.00–212.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	169.22/cwt	160.00–177.00	462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	221.30/cwt	212.00–227.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	180.22/cwt	170.00–190.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	197.09/cwt	190.00–205.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	191.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	215.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	183.60/cwt	180.00–187.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	230.93/cwt	225.00–237.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	183.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	165.63/cwt	162.00–171.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	147.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	164.68/cwt	162.00–167.00	677	3

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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 107Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	135.00–145.00	139.90
3	—	418	130.00–137.00	132.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.83
4	—	220	200.00–215.00	206.86
3	—	415	151.00–155.00	152.65
3	—	361	157.00–165.00	161.90
5	—	312	165.00–175.00	168.91
12	—	515	137.00–147.00	142.79
7	—	469	145.00–152.00	148.03
4	—	267	180.00–187.00	183.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	137.00–142.00	139.01
4	—	432	142.00–147.00	143.95
7	—	273	160.00–177.00	169.22
3	—	366	150.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	517	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	223	170.00–190.00	180.22
9	—	316	155.00–160.00	157.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	160.00–167.00	163.46
5	—	254	190.00–205.00	197.09
4	—	322	185.00–195.00	191.02
2	—	215	210.00–220.00	215.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	202.00–212.00	205.73
6	—	267	212.00–227.00	221.30
6	—	217	225.00–237.00	230.93
3	—	360	180.00–188.00	183.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	162.00–171.00	165.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	152.00–157.00	154.54
3	—	470	145.00–152.00	147.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	162.00–167.00	164.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	54.00–55.00	54.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	978	45.00–50.00	47.44
11	—	1,194	40.00–43.00	42.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	51.00–57.00	54.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,555	72.00–77.00	74.19
5	—	1,701	80.00–83.00	81.79

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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