Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.33/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$154.33

51 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	160.01	645	17thin
Medium and Large 2	378	152.78	577	17thin
Medium and Large 3	361	150.20	542	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $104 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 sale51 hd

154.33

—

FL average10 barns · 516 hd

147.02

+7.31

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	1,516	82.25	1,247	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	66.67	709	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	59.02	643	18

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,635	86.63/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	65.97/cwt	63.00–69.00	679	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	59.02/cwt	55.00–61.00	643	18
Bulls	—	—	1,338	75.68/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	153.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.37/cwt	112.00–117.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	140.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	163.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	124.62/cwt	122.00–130.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	132.12/cwt	127.00–137.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	150.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	138.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	384	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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 329Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 53Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
3	—	1,635	85.00–89.00	86.63
2	—	1,338	74.00–77.00	75.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	70.00	70.00
19	—	1,030	63.00–69.00	65.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,089	55.00–61.00	59.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.06
4	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.47
7	—	359	145.00–155.00	150.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	135.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	475	122.00–127.00	123.70
4	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.56
2	—	428	125.00–127.00	125.97
3	—	277	135.00–145.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–117.00	115.37
3	—	367	122.00–130.00	124.62
4	—	323	127.00–137.00	132.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	157.00–165.00	160.29
3	—	470	150.00–157.00	152.23
7	—	356	160.00–167.00	163.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	140.00–147.00	143.58
3	—	260	160.00–170.00	163.59
7	—	367	150.00–157.00	153.19
3	—	412	150.00–155.00	153.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	135.00–145.00	140.94
9	—	329	155.00–162.00	157.98
3	—	375	140.00–147.00	142.27

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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