Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.38/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$180.38

60 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	195.68	683	26
Medium and Large 2	379	172.89	655	20
Medium and Large 3	382	162.66	621	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $62 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 sale60 hd

180.38

—

FL average9 barns · 586 hd

172.55

+7.83

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	1,375	83.31	1,146	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	60.54	688	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	52.83	555	6thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,375	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	59.04/cwt	57.00–62.00	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	52.83/cwt	50.00–54.00	555	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	65.05/cwt	64.00–67.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	161.83/cwt	157.00–167.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	249.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	205.88/cwt	202.00–212.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	220.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	201.46/cwt	195.00–205.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.09/cwt	155.00–161.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	192.09/cwt	190.00–195.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	150.36/cwt	147.00–152.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	182.12/cwt	177.00–187.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	190.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	171.17/cwt	165.00–177.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.29/cwt	139.00–147.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3

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 Jan 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 432Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 122Year ago 52

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	80.00–86.00	83.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	57.00–62.00	59.04
4	—	1,114	64.00–67.00	65.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	50.00–54.00	52.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	175.00–180.00	177.56
2	—	308	157.00–160.00	158.54
4	—	258	165.00–177.00	171.17
5	—	354	150.00–155.00	152.03
5	—	428	139.00–147.00	142.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	157.00–162.00	159.43
2	—	320	145.00–152.00	148.39
2	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.60
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	135.00–142.00	138.41
3	—	263	195.00–205.00	201.46
3	—	425	155.00–161.00	159.09
3	—	473	145.00–150.00	146.58
4	—	368	170.00–180.00	174.76
5	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	157.00–167.00	161.83
3	—	427	147.00–152.00	150.36
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	136.61
6	—	323	177.00–187.00	182.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	165.00–175.00	171.77
4	—	205	240.00–260.00	249.76
4	—	463	152.00–162.00	157.08
5	—	309	202.00–212.00	205.88
3	—	263	210.00–225.00	220.25
2	—	508	149.00–152.00	150.48
5	—	364	185.00–195.00	190.77

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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