Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.54/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$151.54

61 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$21.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	160.47	629	21
Medium and Large 2	372	152.63	567	23
Medium and Large 3	389	139.02	541	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $88 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 sale61 hd

151.54

—

FL average9 barns · 549 hd

152.15

−0.62

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	1,449	98.94	1,434	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	88.36	956	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	77.34	824	7thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2	—	325	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.35/cwt	167.00–175.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	127.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	182.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.82/cwt	182.00–190.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	166.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.33/cwt	155.00–167.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.94/cwt	192.00–200.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	191.26/cwt	185.00–200.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	161.14/cwt	157.00–165.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	173.88/cwt	170.00–177.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	153.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	149.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.92/cwt	157.00–165.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	156.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	92.74/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	105.14/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	86.09/cwt	83.00–89.00	855	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	92.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,154	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	77.34/cwt	74.00–80.00	824	7

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 289Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 96Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	155.00–165.00	160.15
6	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.57
4	—	275	155.00–167.00	161.33
4	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	357	147.00–155.00	149.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	167.00–175.00	170.35
4	—	468	148.00–158.00	152.81
6	—	368	157.00–165.00	160.92
6	—	433	152.00–162.00	156.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	125.00–132.00	127.25
5	—	360	135.00–145.00	140.83
5	—	420	134.00–140.00	137.51
4	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	180.00–185.00	182.08
3	—	458	165.00–170.00	166.73
4	—	315	192.00–200.00	195.94
5	—	273	185.00–200.00	191.26
3	—	432	180.00–185.00	181.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	182.00–190.00	185.82
4	—	420	157.00–165.00	161.14
7	—	361	170.00–177.00	173.88
3	—	472	150.00–160.00	153.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	190.00–200.00	193.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	91.00–95.00	92.74
2	—	1,493	102.00–108.00	105.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	993	83.00–89.00	86.09
7	—	1,246	90.00–97.00	92.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	74.00–80.00	77.34

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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