Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.79/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$172.79

62 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$31.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

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	183.12	714	32
Medium and Large 2	409	166.24	680	21
Medium and Large 3	422	151.35	639	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about $75 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 sale62 hd

172.79

—

FL average9 barns · 801 hd

167.91

+4.88

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	—	Low	1,523	79.12	1,205	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	64.20	751	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	49.91	506	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	218	174.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.46/cwt	144.00–147.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.30/cwt	147.00–152.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	189.35/cwt	185.00–192.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.08/cwt	140.00–155.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	206.22/cwt	205.00–210.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	163.49/cwt	160.00–166.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	179.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	77.16/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	2,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	62.93/cwt	61.00–64.00	712	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.21/cwt	65.00–66.00	783	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	52.72/cwt	52.00–55.00	526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.66/cwt	45.00–50.00	490	5

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 450Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 253Year ago 124

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	170.00–180.00	174.83
3	—	435	140.00–145.00	143.37
3	—	458	138.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	308	155.00–160.00	157.52
2	—	530	125.00–135.00	130.09
2	—	270	165.00–175.00	170.09
3	—	573	125.00–133.00	130.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.57
2	—	270	140.00–155.00	147.08
2	—	468	125.00–135.00	130.19
4	—	420	127.00–135.00	130.95
2	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	117.00–122.00	119.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.45
4	—	283	205.00–210.00	206.22
5	—	464	160.00–166.00	163.49
7	—	418	175.00–185.00	179.46
2	—	318	200.00–207.00	203.36
2	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	144.00–147.00	145.46
3	—	475	147.00–152.00	150.30
5	—	328	185.00–192.00	189.35
2	—	565	137.00–142.00	139.54
3	—	370	165.00–170.00	166.58
4	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.88
2	—	270	175.00–190.00	182.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.38
2	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.51
5	—	428	145.00–150.00	148.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	76.00–80.00	77.16
1	—	2,040	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	61.00–64.00	62.93
5	—	1,200	65.00–66.00	65.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	52.00–55.00	52.72
5	—	1,028	45.00–50.00	47.66

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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