Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$143.60

79 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	146.51	591	24
Medium and Large 1	470	145.53	683	36
Medium and Large 3	401	136.27	547	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $44 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 sale79 hd

143.60

—

FL average10 barns · 911 hd

140.01

+3.59

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	1,515	83.05	1,258	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	56.55	717	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	50.17	533	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,515	83.05/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	55.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	676	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	62.33/cwt	61.00–63.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.17/cwt	47.00–52.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.25/cwt	112.00–117.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	154.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.07/cwt	147.00–153.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.62/cwt	118.00–126.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.25/cwt	131.00–134.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	190.31/cwt	180.00–195.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	181.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	128.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	129.69/cwt	128.00–132.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.88/cwt	122.00–128.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	121.58/cwt	117.00–125.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	121.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.79/cwt	117.00–122.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 884Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 120Year ago 118

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	80.00–86.00	83.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,226	54.00–57.00	55.11
3	—	1,433	61.00–63.00	62.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	47.00–52.00	50.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	112.00–117.00	115.25
5	—	259	150.00–162.00	154.63
12	—	413	125.00–131.00	128.05
6	—	313	140.00–147.00	143.64
7	—	476	118.00–124.00	121.38
7	—	518	117.00–122.00	119.79
11	—	374	135.00–140.00	137.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	105.00–110.00	107.54
7	—	356	128.00–132.00	129.69
4	—	418	115.00–122.00	118.44
4	—	478	112.00–117.00	114.54
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	122.00–128.00	123.88
4	—	364	117.00–125.00	121.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	147.00–153.00	150.07
4	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.47
6	—	460	140.00–145.00	142.53
6	—	619	118.00–126.00	124.62
7	—	529	131.00–134.00	132.25
3	—	267	180.00–195.00	190.31
3	—	308	175.00–185.00	181.49
3	—	357	160.00–165.00	161.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	150.00–157.00	152.97
2	—	463	130.00–137.00	133.41
3	—	555	117.00–123.00	120.96
4	—	323	160.00–167.00	163.64
6	—	408	140.00–145.00	142.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	132.00–137.00	134.55
4	—	510	110.00–117.00	113.57
6	—	318	150.00–157.00	153.58
3	—	460	120.00–125.00	123.37
4	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.55

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc