Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.81/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$196.81

63 head · 335 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	312	211.06	657	27
Medium and Large 2	356	186.48	664	33
Medium and Large 3	320	182.27	583	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $74 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 sale63 hd

196.81

—

FL average10 barns · 566 hd

185.35

+11.46

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%	Average	1,167	57.19	667	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	46.76	490	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	432	177.03/cwt	175.00–179.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	192.86/cwt	187.00–197.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	167.44/cwt	164.00–171.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	195.84/cwt	192.00–199.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	182.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	181.90/cwt	175.00–190.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	178.67/cwt	174.00–184.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	210.42/cwt	205.00–220.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	230.33/cwt	222.00–242.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	217.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.30/cwt	142.00–152.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	200.88/cwt	197.00–210.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.89/cwt	176.00–182.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	244.83/cwt	237.00–255.00	519	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	54.95/cwt	53.00–57.00	575	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	59.20/cwt	58.00–63.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	141.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	185.11/cwt	175.00–195.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	170.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	169.61/cwt	167.00–172.00	443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	50.41/cwt	49.00–52.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	44.57/cwt	41.00–47.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	166.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	157.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	570	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 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 81Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	175.00–179.00	177.03
3	—	553	140.00–145.00	143.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	120.00–125.00	123.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	132.00–137.00	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	187.00–197.00	192.86
6	—	260	222.00–242.00	230.33
6	—	310	205.00–210.00	207.29
2	—	420	176.00–182.00	178.89
4	—	212	237.00–255.00	244.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	164.00–171.00	167.44
9	—	324	192.00–199.00	195.84
5	—	364	174.00–184.00	178.67
7	—	274	205.00–220.00	210.42
2	—	460	160.00–164.00	162.04
2	—	567	135.00–140.00	137.42
3	—	216	210.00–230.00	217.38
3	—	516	142.00–152.00	146.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	217	175.00–190.00	181.90
3	—	520	125.00–132.00	127.29
3	—	630	110.00–117.00	112.37
3	—	261	167.00–172.00	169.61
3	—	303	155.00–162.00	157.38
3	—	370	150.00–157.00	154.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	423	130.00–137.00	132.43
3	—	506	115.00–120.00	118.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	223	197.00–210.00	200.88
3	—	510	137.00–147.00	141.93
7	—	264	175.00–195.00	185.11
8	—	303	165.00–175.00	170.49
3	—	366	160.00–170.00	166.38
3	—	468	145.00–152.00	149.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,046	53.00–57.00	54.95
10	—	1,276	58.00–63.00	59.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,106	49.00–52.00	50.41
5	—	1,014	41.00–47.00	44.57

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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