Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2018-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.67/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$139.67

35 head · 337 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	335	146.96	492	12thin
Medium and Large 2	332	139.38	462	15thin
Medium and Large 3	350	129.31	453	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $39 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 sale35 hd

139.67

—

FL average10 barns · 811 hd

132.76

+6.92

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	—	High	1,739	76.65	1,333	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	48.36	590	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	42.39	448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	377	159.58/cwt	157.00–162.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	160.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	156.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	195.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	151.06/cwt	147.00–157.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	163.45/cwt	157.00–167.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	163.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	207.29/cwt	202.00–212.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	133.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	127.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	79.05/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	74.25/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	51.35/cwt	51.00–52.00	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	46.57/cwt	44.00–49.00	584	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	42.39/cwt	41.00–46.00	448	4

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 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 610Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	157.00–162.00	159.58
2	—	417	145.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	145.00–155.00	150.17
2	—	425	137.00–142.00	139.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	160.00–170.00	164.88
2	—	265	157.00–165.00	160.77
2	—	305	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	357	140.00–147.00	143.57
2	—	410	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	457	124.00–131.00	127.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	150.00–157.00	153.27
3	—	356	131.00–135.00	133.69
4	—	417	125.00–127.00	126.04
2	—	260	150.00–155.00	152.60
4	—	317	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	133.28
5	—	362	125.00–130.00	126.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	372	150.00–160.00	154.90
3	—	310	157.00–167.00	163.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	456	150.00–160.00	156.57
2	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	212	202.00–212.00	207.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	190.00–200.00	195.34
2	—	262	175.00–185.00	179.86
2	—	305	170.00–180.00	174.92
5	—	414	147.00–157.00	151.06
3	—	361	162.00–167.00	163.77
2	—	472	145.00–147.00	146.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	77.00–81.00	79.05
2	—	1,552	72.00–76.00	74.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	51.00–52.00	51.35
10	—	1,254	44.00–49.00	46.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	41.00–46.00	42.39

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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