Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: 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 $141.88/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$141.88

29 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	148.99	560	14thin
Medium and Large 2	378	137.12	519	11thin
Medium and Large 3	337	130.09	438	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $122 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 sale29 hd

141.88

—

FL average7 barns · 444 hd

136.12

+5.76

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	1,757	82.09	1,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	56.12	597	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	48.69	539	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	169.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	162.29/cwt	155.00–170.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.62/cwt	152.00–157.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.04/cwt	136.00–138.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	224.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.40/cwt	182.00–187.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	188.40/cwt	187.00–190.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	183.45/cwt	182.00–185.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	82.09/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	58.73/cwt	58.00–61.00	682	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	54.49/cwt	51.00–56.00	546	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	48.69/cwt	47.00–52.00	539	11

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 May 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 289Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 107Year ago 173

Compared to one week ago: 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	165.00–175.00	169.67
2	—	263	155.00–170.00	162.29
2	—	320	152.00–157.00	154.62
2	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.36
2	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.90
4	—	473	136.00–138.00	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.58
2	—	420	131.00–135.00	132.93
2	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	367	135.00–140.00	138.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	363	125.00–130.00	127.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	220.00–230.00	224.60
2	—	305	187.00–190.00	188.48
2	—	365	182.00–187.00	184.40
2	—	415	160.00–162.00	160.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	187.00–190.00	188.40
2	—	315	182.00–185.00	183.45
2	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.55
2	—	468	145.00–147.00	145.98
3	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	170.00–177.00	173.56
2	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.56
3	—	358	155.00–160.00	156.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	80.00–85.00	82.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	58.00–61.00	58.73
24	—	1,002	51.00–56.00	54.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	47.00–52.00	48.69

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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