Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.82/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$147.82

53 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	151.76	690	25
Medium and Large 3	387	144.36	559	13thin
Medium and Large 2	415	144.27	599	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about $91 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 sale53 hd

147.82

—

FL average8 barns · 504 hd

141.54

+6.28

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	1,560	76.10	1,187	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	54.27	787	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	47.98	546	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 2	—	359	135.05/cwt	132.00–137.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.94/cwt	130.00–133.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.45/cwt	122.00–129.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.24/cwt	114.00–121.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	113.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	127.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	140.77/cwt	132.00–145.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.12/cwt	157.00–162.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.68/cwt	118.00–139.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.86/cwt	152.00–159.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	136.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	148.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	76.10/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	54.27/cwt	50.00–56.00	787	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	47.98/cwt	47.00–49.00	546	2

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 551Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 75Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	132.00–137.00	135.05
2	—	318	136.00–140.00	138.05
3	—	287	132.00–145.00	140.77
3	—	408	117.00–120.00	118.02
3	—	467	114.00–118.00	116.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.42
3	—	320	130.00–133.00	130.94
6	—	355	122.00–129.00	125.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	146.00–150.00	148.03
2	—	463	123.00–127.00	125.05
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.56
3	—	520	114.00–121.00	116.24
3	—	553	110.00–119.00	113.04
7	—	426	126.00–130.00	127.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	131.00–141.00	136.05
2	—	573	127.00–134.00	130.45
2	—	603	127.00–133.00	130.01
5	—	366	160.00–165.00	162.95
5	—	464	145.00–155.00	150.82
9	—	424	157.00–162.00	159.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.44
6	—	467	118.00–139.00	129.68
7	—	368	152.00–159.00	155.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00–140.00	136.12
3	—	362	145.00–150.00	148.27
4	—	305	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	73.00–79.00	76.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,450	50.00–56.00	54.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	47.00–49.00	47.98

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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