Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $241.61/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$241.61

47 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$61.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	254.44	995	32
Medium and Large 2	413	222.11	917	11thin
Medium and Large 3	463	192.57	892	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.87/cwt here — about $104 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 sale47 hd

241.61

—

FL average8 barns · 431 hd

242.62

−1.01

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	1,484	108.09	1,604	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	98.66	1,213	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	88.72	936	5thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	525	198.92/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	209.67/cwt	205.00–217.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	202.21/cwt	197.00–205.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	216.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	258.26/cwt	245.00–275.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	221.59/cwt	212.00–232.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	238.31/cwt	230.00–247.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	229.71/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	240.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	284.31/cwt	270.00–300.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	206.81/cwt	200.00–214.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	254.13/cwt	240.00–265.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	295.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.79/cwt	215.00–227.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,003	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	95.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,222	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	102.94/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,194	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	88.72/cwt	86.00–91.00	936	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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 166Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 98Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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	—	525	195.00–203.00	198.92
5	—	432	205.00–217.00	209.67
7	—	276	245.00–275.00	258.26
6	—	370	212.00–232.00	221.59
6	—	328	230.00–247.00	238.31
8	—	463	200.00–214.00	206.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	197.00–205.00	202.21
5	—	320	210.00–220.00	216.19
3	—	530	180.00–185.00	181.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	190.00–195.00	192.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	225.00–237.00	229.71
4	—	518	210.00–220.00	215.07
6	—	325	270.00–300.00	284.31
9	—	378	240.00–265.00	254.13
4	—	270	290.00–300.00	295.19
4	—	430	235.00–245.00	239.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	230.00–245.00	240.11
4	—	420	215.00–227.00	220.79
4	—	478	205.00–215.00	209.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	105.00–110.00	108.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	93.00–99.00	95.99
5	—	1,160	101.00–105.00	102.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	86.00–91.00	88.72

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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