Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.51/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$165.51

48 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	170.41	667	22
Medium and Large 2	351	167.54	588	14thin
Medium and Large 3	360	154.16	555	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $112 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 sale48 hd

165.51

—

FL average10 barns · 847 hd

142.89

+22.62

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	1,587	82.00	1,301	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	997	56.99	568	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	52.39	513	10

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	—	418	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	200.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.77/cwt	122.00–124.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	165.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	191.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.15/cwt	157.00–167.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	52.39/cwt	50.00–54.00	513	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	56.99/cwt	55.00–60.00	568	16
Bulls	—	—	1,587	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	179.53/cwt	177.00–182.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	181.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.84/cwt	127.00–135.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	4

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 499Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 26Year ago 69

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.43
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.69
2	—	258	160.00–172.00	165.83
3	—	458	120.00–124.00	121.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	110.00–115.00	113.25
2	—	320	130.00–140.00	134.69
6	—	365	127.00–135.00	130.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	122.00–124.00	122.77
4	—	320	142.00–147.00	144.46
2	—	263	150.00–155.00	152.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	256	195.00–210.00	200.86
4	—	565	130.00–133.00	131.51
3	—	453	150.00–155.00	151.69
3	—	312	190.00–195.00	191.74
2	—	365	177.00–182.00	179.53
5	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.55
6	—	320	165.00–175.00	169.77
4	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	150.00–157.00	152.66
4	—	265	180.00–190.00	184.91
3	—	370	157.00–167.00	160.15
2	—	305	177.00–185.00	181.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00–117.00	116.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	122.00–125.00	123.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	50.00–54.00	52.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	997	55.00–60.00	56.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	80.00–84.00	82.00

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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