Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.37/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$139.37

75 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$15.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	143.51	596	41
Medium and Large 2	359	138.65	498	20
Medium and Large 3	387	128.30	497	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.21/cwt here — about $99 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 sale75 hd

139.37

—

FL average10 barns · 1,006 hd

131.53

+7.84

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	1,621	65.91	1,068	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	46.11	507	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	42.45	478	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	199.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	223.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	144.55/cwt	142.00–147.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	197.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	188.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	181.75/cwt	175.00–185.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.90/cwt	165.00–172.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	162.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	46.11/cwt	44.00–48.00	507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	42.45/cwt	42.00–44.00	478	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	75.76/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	62.62/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	142.09/cwt	137.00–147.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	121.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	164.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	149.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.23/cwt	121.00–130.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.10/cwt	112.00–118.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	157.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	158.77/cwt	157.00–162.00	573	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 Dec 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 656Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	315	175.00–180.00	177.62
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	361	157.00–162.00	158.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	130.00–137.00	133.59
2	—	460	142.00–147.00	144.55
4	—	215	190.00–205.00	197.67
3	—	325	185.00–195.00	188.13
3	—	256	175.00–185.00	181.75
2	—	412	155.00–160.00	157.42
2	—	360	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	257	190.00–210.00	199.71
4	—	226	220.00–235.00	223.56
3	—	303	200.00–210.00	206.70
2	—	560	135.00–142.00	138.44
2	—	512	142.00–150.00	146.02
8	—	357	175.00–182.00	178.57
7	—	424	165.00–172.00	167.90
5	—	459	150.00–155.00	153.04
3	—	613	130.00–135.00	133.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.69
2	—	412	115.00–121.00	117.98
3	—	320	135.00–140.00	136.61
3	—	473	112.00–118.00	116.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	122.00–127.00	124.57
7	—	267	145.00–155.00	149.01
3	—	421	125.00–132.00	127.41
3	—	325	145.00–150.00	146.56
3	—	363	140.00–145.00	143.26
2	—	530	110.00–119.00	114.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	155.00–165.00	160.24
8	—	407	137.00–147.00	142.09
3	—	556	120.00–124.00	121.37
3	—	270	160.00–175.00	164.63
2	—	632	112.00–114.00	112.99
5	—	516	121.00–130.00	126.23
6	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.42
5	—	366	155.00–160.00	157.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	155.00–162.00	158.33
2	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	160.00–167.00	162.44
2	—	565	127.00–130.00	128.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	160.00–170.00	165.09
3	—	363	170.00–180.00	173.21
2	—	507	137.00–142.00	139.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	44.00–48.00	46.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,125	42.00–44.00	42.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	73.00–79.00	75.76
6	—	1,648	61.00–65.00	62.62

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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