Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.51/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$136.51

60 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$24.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	148.63	549	24
Medium and Large 2	407	131.26	535	22
Medium and Large 3	395	123.99	490	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $59 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 sale60 hd

136.51

—

FL average10 barns · 991 hd

129.16

+7.35

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	1,359	68.38	929	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	43.06	519	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	37.16	362	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	365	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	195.77/cwt	192.00–200.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	192.28/cwt	190.00–197.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.19/cwt	160.00–167.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	157.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	177.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	183.52/cwt	175.00–190.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	140.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	166.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	144.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.10/cwt	112.00–118.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	478	4
Bulls	—	—	1,247	64.60/cwt	64.00–65.00	806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	70.90/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	43.06/cwt	42.00–46.00	519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	34.50/cwt	34.00–35.00	319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	38.04/cwt	36.00–40.00	377	6

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 Dec 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 686Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 205Year 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	—	365	170.00–172.00	170.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.46
4	—	510	130.00–135.00	132.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	150.00–155.00	153.32
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.40
4	—	575	120.00–122.00	121.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	192.00–200.00	195.77
2	—	505	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	306	190.00–197.00	192.28
3	—	426	160.00–167.00	162.19
4	—	457	152.00–162.00	157.08
5	—	362	175.00–180.00	177.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	140.00–147.00	144.10
2	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.62
3	—	468	137.00–142.00	140.38
5	—	375	155.00–160.00	158.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	130.00–137.00	133.55
5	—	264	175.00–190.00	183.52
6	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.66
2	—	567	127.00–132.00	129.42
3	—	363	165.00–170.00	166.61
3	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	122.00–124.00	123.01
7	—	377	147.00–155.00	151.73
3	—	410	140.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	155.28
6	—	330	150.00–160.00	155.15
2	—	465	130.00–137.00	133.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00–137.00	132.26
4	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	473	112.00–118.00	116.10
4	—	367	125.00–135.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	140.00–147.00	143.63
4	—	420	125.00–135.00	130.12
5	—	319	140.00–148.00	144.89
2	—	562	110.00–114.00	112.04
3	—	358	140.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	470	122.00–127.00	123.70
3	—	510	110.00–115.00	111.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,247	64.00–65.00	64.60
3	—	1,433	69.00–73.00	70.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	42.00–46.00	43.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	34.00–35.00	34.50
6	—	992	36.00–40.00	38.04

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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