Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.03/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$124.03

63 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$5.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	335	128.01	429	5thin
Medium and Large 2	394	125.07	493	22
Medium and Large 1	470	122.85	578	36

One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale63 hd

124.03

—

FL average10 barns · 911 hd

121.57

+2.47

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	1,241	49.78	618	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	45.14	477	9thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	49.78/cwt	48.00–52.00	618	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	45.14/cwt	43.00–47.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	117.31/cwt	116.00–118.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	125.28/cwt	124.00–127.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	147.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	161.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.15/cwt	102.00–110.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	169.38/cwt	167.00–172.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	129.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	141.24/cwt	138.00–145.00	381	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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 582Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 87Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	137.00–140.00	138.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	140.00–142.00	140.96
3	—	562	116.00–118.00	117.31
7	—	403	124.00–127.00	125.28
12	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.57
12	—	520	116.00–124.00	120.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	102.00–110.00	106.15
8	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.60
4	—	410	117.00–121.00	119.05
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.45
4	—	270	138.00–145.00	141.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	123.00–128.00	125.45
3	—	307	125.00–132.00	129.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	135.00–142.00	138.64
3	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.52
6	—	310	157.00–165.00	161.13
2	—	463	127.00–135.00	130.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	131.00–136.00	134.36
5	—	464	145.00–151.00	147.51
8	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.62
12	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.55
3	—	560	132.00–138.00	135.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00–152.00	148.61
4	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.45
4	—	463	140.00–142.00	140.97
4	—	320	167.00–172.00	169.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	48.00–52.00	49.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	43.00–47.00	45.14

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc