Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

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 steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.95/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$138.95

48 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	144.33	624	25
Medium and Large 2	419	135.11	566	20
Medium and Large 3	417	119.70	499	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $125 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 sale48 hd

138.95

—

FL average10 barns · 769 hd

139.20

−0.25

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	1,612	78.56	1,267	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	62.80	721	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	58.06	594	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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	62.80/cwt	60.00–66.00	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.06/cwt	56.00–62.00	594	12
Bulls	—	—	1,650	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	76.45/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	125.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	149.40/cwt	147.00–152.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	227.68/cwt	220.00–235.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.96/cwt	137.00–142.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	186.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	155.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	129.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	199.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	145.46/cwt	142.00–148.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	163.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	452	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 249Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 92Year ago 169

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 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	60.00–66.00	62.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,023	56.00–62.00	58.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,603	75.00–78.00	76.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	122.00–128.00	125.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.46
3	—	513	130.00–134.00	132.65
5	—	484	137.00–142.00	138.96
4	—	358	150.00–160.00	155.10
3	—	622	120.00–124.00	121.30
5	—	416	142.00–148.00	145.46
3	—	277	160.00–170.00	163.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	140.00–147.00	144.63
4	—	513	120.00–126.00	123.07
4	—	325	145.00–152.00	148.66
3	—	462	125.00–132.00	129.60
6	—	418	127.00–137.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	115.00–122.00	119.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–165.00	159.88
7	—	461	150.00–160.00	155.58
6	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	147.00–152.00	149.40
3	—	328	162.00–170.00	164.48
3	—	515	130.00–135.00	133.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	147.00–155.00	152.27
4	—	465	170.00–180.00	174.89
4	—	415	175.00–185.00	180.12
2	—	205	220.00–235.00	227.68
3	—	358	180.00–190.00	186.51
5	—	513	150.00–160.00	155.91
2	—	280	195.00–205.00	199.82

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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