Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.95/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$133.95

71 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	137.22	656	32
Medium and Large 2	432	133.10	575	25
Medium and Large 3	422	128.02	540	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $116 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 sale71 hd

133.95

—

FL average9 barns · 1,012 hd

132.10

+1.85

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	1,590	88.69	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	66.14	843	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	57.79	611	5thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	328	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	151.93/cwt	148.00–157.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	153.27/cwt	152.00–155.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.70/cwt	152.00–154.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	166.41/cwt	163.00–169.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	178.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	192.81/cwt	187.00–197.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.85/cwt	143.00–153.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.44/cwt	170.00–177.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	124.82/cwt	122.00–127.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	121.81/cwt	121.00–125.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	144.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	90.71/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,521	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	85.65/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	66.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	843	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	57.79/cwt	55.00–59.00	611	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 995Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 385Year ago 132

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	155.00–165.00	159.89
4	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	364	152.00–155.00	153.27
5	—	602	121.00–125.00	121.81
6	—	563	126.00–130.00	128.04
8	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	135.00–140.00	138.11
6	—	520	112.00–119.00	115.43
3	—	382	135.00–137.00	136.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	125.00–130.00	128.04
6	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.44
4	—	320	142.00–150.00	146.19
7	—	506	122.00–127.00	124.82
3	—	357	140.00–147.00	144.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	148.00–157.00	151.93
9	—	479	163.00–169.00	166.41
7	—	625	140.00–145.00	141.83
3	—	355	177.00–180.00	178.97
5	—	310	187.00–197.00	192.81
6	—	568	143.00–153.00	147.85
6	—	418	170.00–177.00	173.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	152.00–154.00	152.70
4	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.42
6	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	160.00–167.00	164.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	90.00–92.00	90.71
2	—	1,460	84.00–87.00	85.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	62.00–69.00	66.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	55.00–59.00	57.79

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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