Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.68/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$137.68

130 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	144.53	598	37
Medium and Large 1	524	135.03	708	75
Medium and Large 3	425	134.68	573	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $25 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 sale130 hd

137.68

—

FL average10 barns · 1,154 hd

133.43

+4.25

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	1,680	70.69	1,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	47.02	598	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	42.82	436	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	262	163.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	114.59/cwt	113.00–118.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	141.58/cwt	135.00–152.00	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.11/cwt	112.00–116.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.14/cwt	152.00–160.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	173.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.90/cwt	132.00–138.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	128.81/cwt	128.00–130.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	139.60/cwt	137.00–141.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	118.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.11/cwt	97.00–103.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	171.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	70.69/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,188	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	47.02/cwt	45.00–48.00	598	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	42.82/cwt	41.00–44.00	436	7

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 590Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 121Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	160.00–165.00	163.18
6	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.10
6	—	408	120.00–123.00	121.53
8	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.59
3	—	323	147.00–152.00	148.60
7	—	459	115.00–121.00	118.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	113.00–118.00	114.59
5	—	284	135.00–152.00	141.58
7	—	375	121.00–127.00	123.43
4	—	458	108.00–113.00	110.54
7	—	319	135.00–145.00	139.44
3	—	522	105.00–107.00	105.65
6	—	570	97.00–103.00	100.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	113.00–120.00	116.62
2	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	180.00–185.00	183.29
9	—	572	125.00–129.00	127.27
14	—	668	112.00–116.00	113.11
5	—	516	125.00–133.00	129.74
14	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.42
3	—	362	165.00–175.00	171.45
12	—	458	140.00–147.00	143.44
15	—	606	121.00–123.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.64
6	—	363	152.00–160.00	156.14
3	—	318	165.00–170.00	166.60
5	—	267	170.00–175.00	173.09
8	—	465	132.00–138.00	134.90
4	—	513	118.00–124.00	120.96
8	—	418	140.00–147.00	143.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.40
5	—	516	110.00–115.00	112.03
5	—	469	128.00–130.00	128.81
4	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	137.00–141.00	139.60
3	—	415	145.00–150.00	146.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	70.00–72.00	70.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,271	45.00–48.00	47.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	41.00–44.00	42.82

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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