Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.95/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$173.95

46 head · 333 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	338	182.85	619	26
Medium and Large 2	298	171.61	511	11thin
Medium and Large 3	359	151.10	542	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $76 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 sale46 hd

173.95

—

FL average9 barns · 507 hd

162.49

+11.46

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	1,605	80.10	1,286	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	57.00	654	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	50.19	576	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	57.00/cwt	55.00–59.00	654	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	50.19/cwt	48.00–53.00	576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	82.66/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	76.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	161.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	166.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	167.88/cwt	162.00–172.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	175.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	175.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	157.81/cwt	152.00–162.00	489	5

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 180Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 93Year ago 57

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	55.00–59.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	48.00–53.00	50.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	81.00–84.00	82.66
2	—	1,518	74.00–78.00	76.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.42
6	—	278	162.00–172.00	166.77
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.57
5	—	310	152.00–162.00	157.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	363	130.00–135.00	133.26
4	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	263	140.00–155.00	147.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	155.00–165.00	161.19
2	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.37
2	—	360	140.00–147.00	143.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	190.00–200.00	194.92
2	—	463	155.00–165.00	160.14
6	—	358	165.00–175.00	169.90
5	—	408	162.00–172.00	167.88
7	—	265	190.00–210.00	200.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–157.00	153.62
4	—	318	170.00–180.00	175.28
5	—	256	170.00–185.00	175.86

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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