Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.03/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$143.03

39 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	149.37	631	9thin
Medium and Large 2	366	143.42	525	22
Medium and Large 3	369	134.81	497	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $134 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 sale39 hd

143.03

—

FL average9 barns · 717 hd

147.41

−4.38

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	1,549	101.73	1,576	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	83.65	984	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	69.07	689	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	323	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	181.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	213.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	194.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	178.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	209.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	191.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	144.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	162.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	477	5
Bulls	—	—	1,499	98.48/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,476	5
Bulls	—	—	1,599	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,679	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	969	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	69.07/cwt	68.00–73.00	689	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	79.29/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,003	3

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 390Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 97Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	140.00–142.00	141.02
4	—	428	125.00–132.00	128.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	140.00–150.00	145.14
2	—	405	142.00–147.00	144.53
7	—	379	140.00–150.00	144.19
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.59
5	—	320	145.00–155.00	149.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	180.00–185.00	181.64
3	—	267	210.00–220.00	213.13
4	—	368	190.00–200.00	194.76
3	—	308	200.00–215.00	209.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	368	160.00–170.00	164.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	175.00–180.00	178.36
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.57
3	—	315	185.00–195.00	191.56
3	—	458	160.00–168.00	162.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	95.00–101.00	98.48
5	—	1,599	102.00–108.00	104.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	84.00–89.00	86.27
3	—	1,265	78.00–81.00	79.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	68.00–73.00	69.07

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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