Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.45/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$194.45

67 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.63

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	195.31	826	52
Medium and Large 2	371	191.49	710	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $117 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 sale67 hd

194.45

—

FL average9 barns · 688 hd

187.82

+6.63

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	1,647	92.25	1,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	69.76	957	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	61.86	663	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	256	192.93/cwt	190.00–195.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.79/cwt	172.00–190.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	199.74/cwt	190.00–205.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	210.66/cwt	205.00–217.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	235.20/cwt	227.00–247.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	177.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	172.97/cwt	171.00–175.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.17/cwt	158.00–165.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.75/cwt	190.00–202.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	218.89/cwt	210.00–227.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	153.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	707	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	93.88/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	69.76/cwt	68.00–72.00	957	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	61.86/cwt	59.00–64.00	663	6

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 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 583Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 146Year ago 131

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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
5	—	256	190.00–195.00	192.93
6	—	328	172.00–190.00	180.79
7	—	526	145.00–150.00	147.10
9	—	417	158.00–165.00	161.17
7	—	461	151.00–158.00	153.93
6	—	370	165.00–180.00	172.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–167.00	163.58
4	—	365	150.00–160.00	155.14
3	—	408	150.00–155.00	153.27
3	—	475	145.00–150.00	146.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.60
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	156.00–160.00	158.02
11	—	361	205.00–217.00	210.66
7	—	261	227.00–247.00	235.20
8	—	458	170.00–185.00	177.38
8	—	518	171.00–175.00	172.97
8	—	423	190.00–202.00	195.75
4	—	325	210.00–227.00	218.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	190.00–205.00	199.74
4	—	425	175.00–182.00	178.62
8	—	363	190.00–200.00	194.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	91.00–96.00	93.88
1	—	1,280	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	68.00–72.00	69.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	59.00–64.00	61.86

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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