Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.05/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$127.05

77 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	136.39	568	28
Medium and Large 2	442	122.06	539	36
Medium and Large 3	396	120.78	478	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $89 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 sale77 hd

127.05

—

FL average10 barns · 840 hd

132.31

−5.26

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	—	Low	1,651	82.95	1,370	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	63.52	784	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	56.56	613	16

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,480	78.72/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,165	8
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.34/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,544	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	63.52/cwt	61.00–67.00	784	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	56.56/cwt	54.00–60.00	613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.63/cwt	157.00–162.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	143.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	144.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.03/cwt	137.00–141.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.38/cwt	152.00–157.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	172.30/cwt	165.00–180.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	185.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	187.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	119.04/cwt	115.00–122.00	543	7

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 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 281Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 77Year ago 25

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,480	76.00–82.00	78.72
10	—	1,788	84.00–89.00	86.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	61.00–67.00	63.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,084	54.00–60.00	56.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	150.00–160.00	154.88
4	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.44
7	—	361	140.00–150.00	144.46
5	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.77
8	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	140.00–147.00	143.70
6	—	565	104.00–111.00	107.44
8	—	515	105.00–115.00	110.05
3	—	425	120.00–127.00	124.78
5	—	315	140.00–145.00	141.90
5	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.92
7	—	456	115.00–122.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	105.00–110.00	108.38
4	—	325	130.00–137.00	133.66
3	—	385	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	430	110.00–115.00	113.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	157.00–162.00	158.63
2	—	513	137.00–141.00	139.03
5	—	306	180.00–190.00	185.88
2	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	265	185.00–190.00	187.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.60
3	—	375	152.00–157.00	155.38
6	—	283	165.00–180.00	172.30
4	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	161.62
2	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	360	145.00–150.00	146.62

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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