Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.08/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$149.08

76 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

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

$7.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	341	154.97	528	10thin
Medium and Large 2	406	151.31	614	16thin
Medium and Large 1	503	147.19	740	50

One grade step is worth $7.78/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale76 hd

149.08

—

FL average10 barns · 1,300 hd

143.01

+6.07

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	1,590	87.54	1,392	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	63.11	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	56.70	641	13

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	—	515	125.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.54/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.95/cwt	155.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	163.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	134.15/cwt	131.00–136.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.57/cwt	146.00–155.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	145.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	177.14/cwt	170.00–185.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	194.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	164.13/cwt	162.00–167.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	145.71/cwt	140.00–152.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	143.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	115.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	56.70/cwt	54.00–58.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	132.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	609	10

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 538Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 118Year ago 129

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	122.00–130.00	125.92
3	—	458	135.00–140.00	136.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	512	115.00–120.00	118.26
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00–158.00	155.95
4	—	520	125.00–133.00	129.15
3	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	263	170.00–185.00	177.14
2	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.53
2	—	465	135.00–142.00	138.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	115.00–123.00	117.62
5	—	359	160.00–170.00	163.90
6	—	608	131.00–136.00	134.15
3	—	663	131.00–135.00	132.65
8	—	458	146.00–155.00	150.57
8	—	565	132.00–141.00	136.46
10	—	513	135.00–145.00	139.88
2	—	308	190.00–200.00	195.12
2	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.55
3	—	270	190.00–205.00	194.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	140.00–150.00	145.80
5	—	319	162.00–167.00	164.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	107.00–110.00	108.51
3	—	428	120.00–126.00	121.94
4	—	473	116.00–122.00	119.11
4	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	263	140.00–152.00	145.71
7	—	309	140.00–148.00	143.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00–132.00	131.05
3	—	375	120.00–127.00	122.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	114.00–120.00	117.93
3	—	612	112.00–120.00	115.95
4	—	358	140.00–148.00	144.08
3	—	412	130.00–138.00	132.82
5	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.90
6	—	525	118.00–123.00	120.43
10	—	465	127.00–135.00	130.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	86.00–89.00	87.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,200	62.00–68.00	63.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,130	54.00–58.00	56.70

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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