Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.91/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$142.91

40 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$16.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	149.66	596	13thin
Medium and Large 2	372	144.08	536	16thin
Medium and Large 3	381	133.25	508	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $88 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 sale40 hd

142.91

—

FL average10 barns · 702 hd

148.95

−6.03

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	1,604	77.58	1,244	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	55.96	732	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	52.70	554	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	360	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	134.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.92/cwt	172.00–180.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	192.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	179.40/cwt	177.00–182.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	178.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	220.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	201.79/cwt	197.00–207.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	198.21/cwt	195.00–205.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	144.36/cwt	142.00–147.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	159.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	77.58/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,244	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	55.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	732	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	52.70/cwt	50.00–54.00	554	13

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 Feb 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 399Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 76Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	180.00–185.00	182.43
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.39
2	—	522	140.00–145.00	142.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	132.00–137.00	134.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	172.00–180.00	175.92
2	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	520	123.00–130.00	126.40
3	—	321	165.00–170.00	166.58
4	—	460	137.00–141.00	139.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	150.00–160.00	154.72
2	—	412	135.00–138.00	136.53
2	—	460	130.00–134.00	132.04
3	—	530	114.00–120.00	117.96
5	—	269	155.00–165.00	159.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	142.00–147.00	144.36
2	—	407	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	462	120.00–123.00	121.54
5	—	362	130.00–140.00	135.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	190.00–197.00	192.24
2	—	415	160.00–165.00	162.59
3	—	270	195.00–205.00	198.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	177.00–182.00	179.40
3	—	318	175.00–185.00	178.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	205.00–210.00	207.42
3	—	256	210.00–225.00	220.13
2	—	365	197.00–207.00	201.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	75.00–81.00	77.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,308	54.00–59.00	55.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,052	50.00–54.00	52.70

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc