Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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 $139.84/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$139.84

76 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	143.60	647	43
Medium and Large 2	427	137.14	585	27
Medium and Large 3	455	125.04	569	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $78 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 sale76 hd

139.84

—

FL average9 barns · 1,165 hd

141.65

−1.81

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	86.68	1,251	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	67.59	805	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	59.28	639	9thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 3	—	512	130.86/cwt	125.00–134.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	118.33/cwt	117.00–121.00	721	6
Bulls	—	—	1,388	89.58/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,243	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	70.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	818	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.24/cwt	61.00–67.00	786	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	59.28/cwt	57.00–61.00	639	9
Bulls	—	—	1,525	82.33/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	156.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.13/cwt	182.00–192.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	120.09/cwt	118.00–123.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	202.67/cwt	197.00–212.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	216.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	152.67/cwt	147.00–157.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	138.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	163.56/cwt	157.00–167.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	173.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	156.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	171.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	4

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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 418Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 80Year ago 101

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	125.00–134.00	130.86
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	138.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.54
4	—	275	190.00–200.00	194.82
4	—	320	185.00–195.00	190.08
3	—	517	137.00–142.00	138.65
3	—	427	157.00–167.00	163.56
3	—	357	170.00–175.00	171.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	160.00–165.00	161.73
7	—	407	170.00–177.00	173.02
10	—	611	132.00–139.00	135.65
5	—	363	182.00–192.00	186.13
4	—	555	145.00–150.00	147.48
5	—	328	197.00–212.00	202.67
3	—	258	210.00–220.00	216.45
9	—	529	147.00–157.00	152.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	165.00–175.00	168.20
6	—	609	117.00–121.00	118.33
6	—	560	122.00–126.00	124.04
6	—	463	140.00–147.00	143.41
8	—	375	150.00–158.00	154.05
5	—	273	165.00–180.00	173.74
5	—	430	145.00–155.00	148.86
4	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	150.00–160.00	156.15
5	—	516	118.00–123.00	120.09
4	—	370	142.00–147.00	144.40
5	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.55
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	417	137.00–142.00	138.60
3	—	270	150.00–160.00	156.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	130.00–135.00	133.37
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	88.00–93.00	89.58
2	—	1,525	81.00–84.00	82.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,166	68.00–73.00	70.16
20	—	1,224	61.00–67.00	64.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,078	57.00–61.00	59.28

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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