Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $153.81/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$153.81

40 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	162.62	634	17thin
Medium and Large 2	391	150.88	590	13thin
Medium and Large 3	401	142.64	572	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $62 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 sale40 hd

153.81

—

FL average10 barns · 565 hd

146.70

+7.10

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	1,443	87.63	1,265	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	67.20	766	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	59.99	644	22

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	176.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	468	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	84.17/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	92.81/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	65.29/cwt	63.00–68.00	718	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	71.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	884	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	59.99/cwt	57.00–63.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.50/cwt	131.00–135.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.70/cwt	146.00–148.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.70/cwt	155.00–157.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.29/cwt	155.00–170.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	157.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	138.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	134.40/cwt	131.00–136.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	174.76/cwt	170.00–177.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	639	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 204Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 319Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	175.00–180.00	176.73
3	—	318	170.00–177.00	174.76
4	—	425	157.00–165.00	160.86
3	—	373	160.00–165.00	163.44
4	—	515	141.00–147.00	144.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	146.00–148.00	146.70
3	—	363	155.00–157.00	155.70
3	—	505	134.00–137.00	135.02
4	—	268	155.00–170.00	162.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	155.00–162.00	157.46
4	—	413	135.00–141.00	138.09
3	—	477	132.00–138.00	133.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	128.00–134.00	130.94
3	—	432	131.00–136.00	134.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	140.00–145.00	141.55
4	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.40
5	—	374	131.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.46
5	—	459	114.00–119.00	115.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	83.00–85.00	84.17
2	—	1,403	90.00–95.00	92.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,099	63.00–68.00	65.29
9	—	1,234	70.00–75.00	71.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,073	57.00–63.00	59.99

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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