Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.02/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$151.02

54 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	154.62	621	36
Medium and Large 2	375	147.48	554	14thin
Medium and Large 3	413	131.04	541	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $80 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 sale54 hd

151.02

—

FL average10 barns · 737 hd

149.62

+1.40

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	1,398	77.07	1,077	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	56.23	671	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	49.86	494	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	416	178.46/cwt	175.00–181.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	168.96/cwt	167.00–170.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	158.94/cwt	155.00–163.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.07/cwt	149.00–157.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	158.76/cwt	155.00–162.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.76/cwt	132.00–142.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	233.13/cwt	230.00–235.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	181.82/cwt	177.00–187.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	184.52/cwt	182.00–190.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	172.21/cwt	170.00–177.00	637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	58.70/cwt	58.00–60.00	673	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	54.75/cwt	52.00–56.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.86/cwt	48.00–52.00	494	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 Apr 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 292Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 139

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	175.00–181.00	178.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	162.00–165.00	163.48
2	—	528	135.00–142.00	138.42
3	—	260	167.00–170.00	168.96
7	—	461	147.00–150.00	148.75
8	—	355	155.00–163.00	158.94
14	—	423	149.00–157.00	153.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–162.00	158.76
3	—	327	152.00–157.00	153.53
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	146.71
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	143.40
3	—	463	132.00–142.00	138.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	137.00–140.00	138.46
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	205.00–215.00	211.49
5	—	225	230.00–235.00	233.13
8	—	415	177.00–187.00	181.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	210.00–220.00	215.24
2	—	305	195.00–200.00	197.54
3	—	370	182.00–190.00	184.52
6	—	463	160.00–166.00	163.08
7	—	422	170.00–175.00	172.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	185.00–190.00	187.60
2	—	410	160.00–165.00	162.56
3	—	370	170.00–177.00	172.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	76.00–78.00	77.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	58.00–60.00	58.70
5	—	1,222	52.00–56.00	54.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	48.00–52.00	49.86

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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