Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.28/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$169.28

59 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$11.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	172.23	781	36
Medium and Large 2	434	165.89	719	17thin
Medium and Large 3	407	161.14	655	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.09/cwt here — about $125 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 sale59 hd

169.28

—

FL average10 barns · 449 hd

166.63

+2.64

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	1,393	88.15	1,228	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	66.30	740	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	56.56	543	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	199.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	64.74/cwt	62.00–66.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	201.48/cwt	195.00–205.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	213.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	184.46/cwt	182.00–187.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	221.39/cwt	215.00–227.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.88/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	5
Bulls	—	—	1,393	88.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	168.72/cwt	160.00–175.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	123.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.81/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	199.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	184.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	56.56/cwt	55.00–58.00	543	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 330Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 109

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	155.00–162.00	157.38
5	—	620	130.00–135.00	131.79
3	—	365	195.00–205.00	201.48
5	—	326	210.00–220.00	213.93
8	—	468	157.00–165.00	160.85
2	—	268	215.00–227.00	221.39
4	—	510	155.00–165.00	160.10
6	—	418	167.00–175.00	170.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	195.00–205.00	199.77
2	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	513	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	355	182.00–187.00	184.46
3	—	477	150.00–155.00	153.36
2	—	323	195.00–205.00	199.73
2	—	570	140.00–147.00	143.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.60
2	—	380	160.00–170.00	165.13
2	—	320	180.00–190.00	184.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	155.00–160.00	158.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–134.00	131.94
5	—	258	160.00–175.00	168.72
2	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	422	145.00–152.00	147.24
3	—	373	150.00–160.00	153.21
5	—	566	127.00–132.00	129.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.36
3	—	507	121.00–127.00	123.01
2	—	268	145.00–155.00	149.67
3	—	320	150.00–157.00	154.81
2	—	568	112.00–115.00	113.55
4	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.30
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	62.00–66.00	64.74
1	—	1,225	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	55.00–58.00	56.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	85.00–90.00	88.15

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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