Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.30/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$148.30

67 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	156.99	585	36
Medium and Large 2	385	138.45	533	26
Medium and Large 3	353	137.00	484	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $101 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 sale67 hd

148.30

—

FL average10 barns · 1,050 hd

141.21

+7.09

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	1,681	83.94	1,411	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	57.53	697	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	52.62	578	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1	—	465	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	83.94/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,411	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	57.53/cwt	55.00–61.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.62/cwt	52.00–54.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	212.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	199.72/cwt	197.00–205.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	215.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	140.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	169.05/cwt	165.00–172.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.57/cwt	157.00–165.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	200.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.40/cwt	158.00–167.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	151.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	222.23/cwt	212.00–230.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	156.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	180.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.06/cwt	147.00–152.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	128.14/cwt	125.00–134.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	178.82/cwt	167.00–187.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.52/cwt	137.00–143.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	157.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	134.25/cwt	129.00–138.00	552	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 440Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 117Year ago 134

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	155.00–160.00	157.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	147.00–150.00	149.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	200.00–220.00	212.80
6	—	333	158.00–167.00	162.40
6	—	363	147.00–157.00	151.83
8	—	418	140.00–147.00	143.35
3	—	517	125.00–134.00	128.14
5	—	269	167.00–187.00	178.82
5	—	475	137.00–143.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.53
4	—	463	124.00–131.00	127.41
4	—	305	147.00–155.00	150.93
3	—	522	114.00–120.00	116.05
4	—	265	150.00–165.00	157.08
7	—	411	129.00–138.00	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.60
3	—	373	130.00–135.00	133.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	141.00–148.00	144.40
3	—	308	197.00–205.00	199.72
3	—	427	155.00–160.00	156.60
5	—	369	175.00–185.00	180.93
5	—	465	147.00–152.00	149.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	210.00–220.00	215.23
3	—	405	170.00–175.00	171.71
3	—	467	157.00–165.00	159.57
5	—	365	195.00–205.00	200.84
5	—	264	212.00–230.00	222.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	150.00–152.00	150.66
3	—	473	140.00–142.00	140.69
7	—	366	165.00–172.00	169.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	80.00–86.00	83.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	55.00–61.00	57.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	52.00–54.00	52.62

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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