Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.87/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$162.87

101 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	166.54	801	54
Medium and Large 2	436	162.86	710	36
Medium and Large 3	439	144.93	637	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $164 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 sale101 hd

162.87

—

FL average9 barns · 881 hd

159.90

+2.97

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	1,339	82.55	1,105	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	67.22	873	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	171.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	156.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.11/cwt	147.00–155.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	189.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	213.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	194.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	165.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	208.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.87/cwt	133.00–141.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	165.32/cwt	161.00–170.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,292	87.06/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	78.03/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	64.98/cwt	64.00–67.00	814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	70.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	966	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 356Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 291Year ago 128

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	165.00–175.00	171.75
3	—	428	145.00–150.00	146.61
4	—	313	161.00–170.00	165.32
10	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.10
4	—	563	126.00–130.00	128.03
9	—	367	154.00–160.00	156.55
3	—	467	140.00–145.00	143.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	150.00–160.00	156.11
5	—	371	145.00–150.00	148.11
2	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	462	130.00–137.00	134.55
2	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00–145.00	140.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	185.00–195.00	190.81
5	—	428	160.00–165.00	162.94
6	—	363	175.00–180.00	177.59
4	—	463	147.00–155.00	151.11
3	—	262	185.00–200.00	194.55
5	—	582	133.00–141.00	137.87
8	—	528	140.00–148.00	143.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	185.00–195.00	189.86
4	—	458	160.00–165.00	162.46
3	—	277	210.00–220.00	213.01
3	—	663	134.00–137.00	135.96
7	—	304	200.00–215.00	208.45
7	—	520	150.00–156.00	152.67
8	—	420	170.00–180.00	174.94
8	—	628	137.00–140.00	138.73
10	—	570	145.00–155.00	149.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	160.00–168.00	165.50
4	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.41
4	—	505	124.00–130.00	127.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	86.00–89.00	87.06
3	—	1,385	76.00–81.00	78.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	64.00–67.00	64.98
4	—	1,369	70.00–73.00	70.58

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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