Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.01/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$147.01

22 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	158.12	585	11thin
Medium and Large 2	366	148.57	543	4thin
Medium and Large 3	420	128.65	541	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $45 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 sale22 hd

147.01

—

FL average9 barns · 219 hd

141.38

+5.62

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	1,530	91.64	1,402	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	77.14	942	18

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
Bulls	—	—	1,475	92.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,370	5
Bulls	—	—	1,430	85.95/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	163.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	138.97/cwt	130.00–147.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	133.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	74.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	919	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	81.28/cwt	79.00–83.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	173.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.36/cwt	170.00–177.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	161.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	585	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 67Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 57Year ago 108

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	90.00–94.00	92.85
4	—	1,430	85.00–89.00	85.95
2	—	1,865	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,233	71.00–76.00	74.50
7	—	1,203	79.00–83.00	81.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	160.00–170.00	163.18
2	—	308	142.00–147.00	144.44
2	—	255	150.00–160.00	154.90
3	—	355	130.00–140.00	133.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.38
2	—	270	130.00–147.00	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	315	117.00–120.00	118.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	157.00–162.00	159.41
3	—	260	170.00–175.00	173.21
2	—	323	170.00–177.00	173.36
2	—	505	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	455	145.00–152.00	148.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.57
3	—	422	125.00–135.00	128.20
2	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	132.00–140.00	135.85
2	—	263	155.00–167.00	161.29

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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