Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.61/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$133.61

31 head · 364 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	136.95	495	18thin
Medium and Large 2	371	129.87	482	10thin
Medium and Large 3	360	126.06	454	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $41 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 sale31 hd

133.61

—

FL average9 barns · 798 hd

123.26

+10.35

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	1,119	52.54	588	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	46.44	436	6thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	310	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	128.42/cwt	126.00–130.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	210.61/cwt	205.00–217.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.36/cwt	177.00–182.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.43/cwt	152.00–155.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	138.94/cwt	137.00–140.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	122.43/cwt	118.00–127.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	153.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	46.44/cwt	45.00–49.00	436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	51.52/cwt	50.00–53.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	55.58/cwt	55.00–56.00	724	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 666Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 118Year ago 158

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	135.00–137.00	136.29
3	—	273	137.00–147.00	143.95
2	—	565	105.00–109.00	106.96
2	—	415	120.00–124.00	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	421	126.00–130.00	128.42
3	—	360	137.00–140.00	138.94
2	—	458	118.00–127.00	122.43
2	—	263	150.00–157.00	153.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	122.00–128.00	126.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.58
3	—	518	122.00–127.00	125.28
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.66
4	—	368	152.00–155.00	153.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	152.00–155.00	153.54
4	—	268	205.00–217.00	210.61
2	—	318	177.00–182.00	179.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	127.00–132.00	129.47
2	—	320	160.00–162.00	161.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	45.00–49.00	46.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	50.00–53.00	51.52
2	—	1,303	55.00–56.00	55.58

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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