Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.75/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$141.75

63 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$13.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	144.55	593	28
Medium and Large 2	375	140.92	528	30
Medium and Large 3	364	131.10	477	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $115 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 sale63 hd

141.75

—

FL average9 barns · 922 hd

138.41

+3.34

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	1,293	86.06	1,113	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	65.69	708	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	59.40	611	14

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	458	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	182.41/cwt	177.00–187.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	165.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	194.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	181.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	208.63/cwt	205.00–215.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	151.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	175.32/cwt	170.00–187.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	131.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	148.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,293	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	65.69/cwt	63.00–69.00	708	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	59.40/cwt	57.00–61.00	611	14

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 486Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 122Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	137.00–140.00	138.48
4	—	258	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	330	155.00–165.00	160.15
5	—	509	130.00–137.00	132.75
4	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.42
4	—	558	125.00–128.00	126.48
5	—	356	147.00–150.00	148.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	130.00–135.00	131.70
4	—	265	150.00–157.00	153.70
6	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.47
8	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.57
7	—	419	130.00–137.00	134.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	125.00–135.00	131.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	135.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.38
4	—	370	155.00–165.00	160.27
3	—	413	145.00–150.00	148.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	177.00–187.00	182.41
3	—	420	155.00–160.00	158.37
4	—	468	145.00–152.00	148.63
3	—	272	170.00–187.00	175.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	162.00–170.00	165.93
5	—	308	190.00–200.00	194.16
5	—	371	175.00–185.00	181.23
3	—	262	205.00–215.00	208.63
3	—	508	150.00–153.00	151.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	85.00–87.00	86.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	63.00–69.00	65.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	57.00–61.00	59.40

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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