Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to firm, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower under light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.09/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$144.09

28 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	146.03	620	10thin
Medium and Large 2	366	145.85	534	14thin
Medium and Large 3	403	133.10	536	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $84 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 sale28 hd

144.09

—

FL average10 barns · 843 hd

144.83

−0.74

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	54.17	634	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	50.32	485	15

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	470	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.39/cwt	167.00–172.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.61/cwt	152.00–160.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.42/cwt	142.00–149.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	223.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	202.28/cwt	200.00–207.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	221.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	202.01/cwt	195.00–210.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	193.67/cwt	190.00–197.00	610	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	54.17/cwt	53.00–58.00	634	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	50.32/cwt	48.00–53.00	485	15

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 348Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 43Year ago 126

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to firm, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower under light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	165.00–167.00	165.99
3	—	418	167.00–172.00	170.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	160.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	460	152.00–160.00	154.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.42
2	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.48
4	—	415	142.00–149.00	145.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	150.00–160.00	155.24
2	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	367	145.00–150.00	148.27
3	—	458	131.00–135.00	132.38
4	—	323	150.00–157.00	153.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.38
2	—	468	167.00–170.00	168.44
3	—	227	220.00–230.00	223.53
3	—	317	200.00–207.00	202.28
5	—	254	215.00–230.00	221.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	195.00–210.00	202.01
2	—	370	175.00–180.00	177.60
4	—	315	190.00–197.00	193.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,171	53.00–58.00	54.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	963	48.00–53.00	50.32

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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