Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

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 steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.33/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$132.33

41 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	134.59	563	18thin
Medium and Large 2	386	132.59	512	17thin
Medium and Large 3	375	124.76	468	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $94 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 sale41 hd

132.33

—

FL average9 barns · 741 hd

127.39

+4.94

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	1,571	89.77	1,410	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	65.17	725	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	58.15	554	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	518	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	88.45/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,346	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	161.31/cwt	160.00–162.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	187.14/cwt	180.00–195.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	154.05/cwt	152.00–157.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	149.78/cwt	147.00–152.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.07/cwt	108.00–114.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	58.15/cwt	55.00–60.00	554	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	63.75/cwt	61.00–67.00	686	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	68.72/cwt	68.00–70.00	825	4

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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 446Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 98Year ago 90

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	135.00–138.00	136.97
6	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.91
3	—	357	160.00–162.00	161.31
2	—	263	180.00–195.00	187.14
7	—	463	147.00–152.00	149.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	142.00–148.00	144.96
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	528	117.00–121.00	119.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	152.00–157.00	154.05
2	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	121.00–123.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	125.00–132.00	128.56
5	—	413	130.00–137.00	132.88
3	—	313	150.00–157.00	154.62
2	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	358	140.00–145.00	142.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	433	112.00–118.00	114.95
2	—	365	120.00–127.00	123.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	120.00–127.00	123.42
3	—	383	130.00–137.00	132.25
3	—	330	140.00–147.00	144.74
3	—	273	150.00–155.00	153.48
2	—	513	108.00–114.00	111.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	86.00–92.00	88.45
1	—	1,915	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	55.00–60.00	58.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	61.00–67.00	63.75
4	—	1,201	68.00–70.00	68.72

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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