Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.44/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$133.44

72 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	136.81	615	17thin
Medium and Large 1	525	133.19	699	51
Medium and Large 3	460	122.45	563	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $52 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 sale72 hd

133.44

—

FL average9 barns · 810 hd

131.77

+1.67

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	1,250	59.65	746	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	54.51	593	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.11/cwt	109.00–111.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	116.09/cwt	112.00–119.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	144.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	117.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	59.65/cwt	58.00–62.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	153.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	144.12/cwt	141.00–147.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	151.23/cwt	147.00–157.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.00	593	3

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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 457Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 129Year ago 122

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	115.00–125.00	119.95
10	—	515	117.00–122.00	119.45
5	—	417	120.00–127.00	122.72
4	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.53
3	—	255	150.00–160.00	153.46
2	—	313	141.00–147.00	144.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	109.00–111.00	110.11
7	—	464	112.00–119.00	116.09
3	—	522	110.00–115.00	113.39
3	—	373	128.00–132.00	130.75
3	—	318	130.00–137.00	134.76
2	—	420	116.00–118.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	313	120.00–127.00	123.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	124.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	482	142.00–150.00	144.57
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.57
2	—	305	175.00–177.00	176.02
18	—	614	115.00–122.00	117.35
16	—	523	128.00–138.00	133.17
7	—	411	147.00–157.00	151.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	355	152.00–155.00	153.52
2	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.58
4	—	513	117.00–125.00	120.98
4	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.44
3	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	54.00–55.00	54.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	58.00–62.00	59.65

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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