Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.33/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$151.33

62 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	154.39	691	22
Medium and Large 2	409	150.45	616	29
Medium and Large 3	386	147.53	569	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $122 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 sale62 hd

151.33

—

FL average9 barns · 801 hd

148.85

+2.48

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	—	High	1,720	90.00	1,548	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	61.51	719	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	54.41	553	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	156.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	137.88/cwt	135.00–142.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	168.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	161.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	140.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.02/cwt	136.00–143.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	719	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	54.41/cwt	52.00–57.00	553	13
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	125.12/cwt	121.00–129.00	517	6

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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 551Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 105Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	160.00–167.00	163.63
4	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.98
5	—	332	150.00–160.00	156.14
7	—	417	135.00–142.00	137.88
6	—	460	127.00–133.00	130.03
7	—	379	145.00–155.00	149.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.38
2	—	275	145.00–155.00	150.09
5	—	360	135.00–142.00	137.92
6	—	413	121.00–129.00	125.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.88
5	—	364	165.00–170.00	166.95
4	—	463	145.00–155.00	149.86
7	—	517	136.00–143.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	125.00–130.00	126.71
3	—	308	167.00–170.00	168.98
4	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	285	170.00–180.00	175.09
5	—	412	147.00–157.00	152.83
7	—	361	155.00–160.00	157.23
3	—	462	137.00–142.00	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	131.00–135.00	132.98
5	—	327	155.00–165.00	161.15
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,169	58.00–64.00	61.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,016	52.00–57.00	54.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	90.00	90.00

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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