Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.35/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$148.35

58 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	156.44	670	21
Medium and Large 2	372	149.30	556	19thin
Medium and Large 3	383	137.89	528	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $142 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 sale58 hd

148.35

—

FL average9 barns · 731 hd

147.54

+0.80

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,500	98.84	1,483	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	74.62	836	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	66.85	753	11

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	—	513	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	163.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	168.48/cwt	162.00–172.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	178.74/cwt	177.00–182.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	186.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	173.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.24/cwt	185.00–195.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	184.11/cwt	182.00–188.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	178.37/cwt	175.00–182.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	159.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	197.40/cwt	195.00–200.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	98.84/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,483	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	74.62/cwt	72.00–79.00	836	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	66.85/cwt	65.00–71.00	753	11

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 235Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 163Year ago 282

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	145.00–155.00	150.07
6	—	468	152.00–157.00	154.54
3	—	315	160.00–170.00	163.23
3	—	367	155.00–162.00	159.52
5	—	417	155.00–160.00	157.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	145.00–152.00	148.48
4	—	320	150.00–157.00	153.61
7	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	135.00–140.00	137.11
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	131.64
3	—	415	132.00–137.00	135.25
5	—	330	140.00–147.00	144.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	160.00–167.00	163.54
3	—	358	177.00–182.00	178.74
5	—	316	185.00–190.00	186.96
3	—	415	170.00–180.00	173.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	162.00–172.00	168.48
4	—	328	175.00–182.00	178.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	185.00–195.00	188.24
3	—	412	182.00–188.00	184.11
4	—	470	170.00–176.00	172.90
4	—	323	195.00–200.00	197.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	97.00–100.00	98.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,120	72.00–79.00	74.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	65.00–71.00	66.85

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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