Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.89/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$155.89

56 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$5.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	159.21	743	20
Medium and Large 2	430	154.34	664	23
Medium and Large 3	372	153.51	571	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.70/cwt here — about $171 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 sale56 hd

155.89

—

FL average9 barns · 973 hd

150.09

+5.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	55.81	729	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	53.93	547	9thin

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	—	265	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.83/cwt	135.00–138.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.44/cwt	127.00–133.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.56/cwt	143.00–152.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	154.85/cwt	150.00–158.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	162.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.86/cwt	147.00–157.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	156.30/cwt	155.00–159.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	138.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	181.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	149.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.57/cwt	124.00–133.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	55.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	729	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	53.93/cwt	52.00–58.00	547	9

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 470Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 242Year ago 208

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	160.00–170.00	164.81
2	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.44
3	—	507	130.00–135.00	131.71
5	—	467	135.00–138.00	136.83
6	—	375	147.00–155.00	150.89
6	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	121.00–125.00	122.98
4	—	385	127.00–133.00	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	142.00–150.00	147.41
3	—	370	138.00–146.00	140.52
4	—	468	124.00–133.00	128.57
4	—	528	119.00–125.00	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	148.00–155.00	151.38
6	—	568	143.00–152.00	147.56
3	—	410	160.00–165.00	163.29
3	—	460	155.00–159.00	156.30
2	—	260	190.00–200.00	194.81
2	—	360	170.00–175.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	135.00–139.00	137.69
4	—	520	137.00–145.00	140.96
5	—	359	160.00–167.00	162.85
5	—	420	147.00–157.00	152.86
3	—	275	175.00–185.00	181.91
3	—	458	145.00–152.00	149.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	160.00–170.00	164.80
5	—	356	150.00–158.00	154.85
2	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	480	135.00–142.00	138.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,306	54.00–60.00	55.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	52.00–58.00	53.93

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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