Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.88/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$162.88

65 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	325	164.46	534	21
Medium and Large 1	394	164.40	647	35
Medium and Large 3	348	153.27	534	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale65 hd

162.88

—

FL average10 barns · 1,043 hd

155.38

+7.50

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	53.53	654	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	44.52	461	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	227	204.45/cwt	195.00–215.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	154.61/cwt	152.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	222.59/cwt	215.00–230.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	204.89/cwt	195.00–210.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.77/cwt	181.00–188.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	169.72/cwt	167.00–171.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	226.68/cwt	217.00–235.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	139.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	188.50/cwt	180.00–197.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	208.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	181.50/cwt	177.00–187.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	159.56/cwt	157.00–162.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	193.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	170.36/cwt	162.00–177.00	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	183.06/cwt	177.00–187.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	188.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	178.27/cwt	175.00–182.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	159.65/cwt	157.00–162.00	584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.28/cwt	56.00–58.50	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	52.91/cwt	51.00–55.00	643	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	47.28/cwt	45.00–50.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	42.15/cwt	40.00–44.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	510	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 May 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	195.00–215.00	204.45
3	—	506	137.00–145.00	139.68
3	—	605	122.00–130.00	125.64
5	—	267	180.00–197.00	188.50
8	—	358	165.00–175.00	169.77
3	—	313	177.00–187.00	183.06
3	—	403	155.00–160.00	156.65
8	—	455	150.00–157.00	153.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	147.00–150.00	149.04
2	—	452	142.00–145.00	143.49
8	—	271	162.00–177.00	170.36
2	—	225	185.00–192.00	188.73
3	—	366	157.00–162.00	159.65
3	—	306	165.00–170.00	166.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	140.00–142.00	140.70
6	—	317	157.00–162.00	159.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	175.00–177.00	176.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–139.00	135.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00–160.00	154.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	217	215.00–230.00	222.59
7	—	273	195.00–210.00	204.89
5	—	320	190.00–200.00	193.84
5	—	364	175.00–182.00	178.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	181.00–188.00	185.77
4	—	230	235.00–245.00	240.22
8	—	255	217.00–235.00	226.68
10	—	357	185.00–195.00	190.02
5	—	306	205.00–215.00	208.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	167.00–171.00	169.72
3	—	315	177.00–187.00	181.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	56.00–58.50	57.28
12	—	1,216	51.00–55.00	52.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	45.00–50.00	47.28
7	—	999	40.00–44.00	42.15

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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