Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady under light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.93/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$144.93

61 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	150.84	632	29
Medium and Large 2	401	143.71	576	21
Medium and Large 3	419	131.67	551	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $81 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 sale61 hd

144.93

—

FL average7 barns · 500 hd

154.62

−9.70

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	—	Low	1,272	77.21	982	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	54.90	677	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	47.12	478	33

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	42.62/cwt	41.00–44.00	410	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.33/cwt	45.00–51.00	497	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	54.29/cwt	53.00–55.00	695	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.51/cwt	56.00–58.00	627	11
Bulls	—	—	1,355	73.85/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	80.57/cwt	80.00–81.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.35/cwt	117.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.97/cwt	162.00–172.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	193.40/cwt	190.00–197.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	201.16/cwt	195.00–207.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	160.24/cwt	157.00–167.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	189.97/cwt	188.00–192.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	122.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	214.43/cwt	212.00–217.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	239.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	173.96/cwt	170.00–177.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	148.83/cwt	147.00–150.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.59/cwt	127.00–135.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.46/cwt	127.00–137.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	178.20/cwt	172.00–185.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	2

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 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady under light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	41.00–44.00	42.62
26	—	1,028	45.00–51.00	48.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,280	53.00–55.00	54.29
11	—	1,110	56.00–58.00	56.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	72.00–76.00	73.85
2	—	1,188	80.00–81.00	80.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	160.00–165.00	162.28
3	—	305	200.00–210.00	205.03
2	—	365	188.00–192.00	189.97
2	—	283	212.00–217.00	214.43
2	—	220	235.00–245.00	239.55
6	—	407	170.00–177.00	173.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	190.00–197.00	193.40
2	—	283	195.00–207.00	201.16
6	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.13
5	—	421	157.00–167.00	160.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	117.00–125.00	121.35
3	—	267	165.00–170.00	166.63
2	—	423	135.00–137.00	135.98
5	—	471	130.00–137.00	133.61
3	—	310	155.00–160.00	156.61
5	—	384	147.00–150.00	148.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	162.00–172.00	166.97
2	—	413	140.00–150.00	144.85
2	—	238	180.00–185.00	182.58
4	—	475	140.00–142.00	141.01
3	—	567	127.00–135.00	129.59
8	—	528	127.00–137.00	132.46
5	—	262	172.00–185.00	178.20
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	135.00–142.00	139.02
5	—	471	120.00–127.00	122.85

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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