Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.67/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$264.67

71 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$26.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	273.85	1,192	46
Medium and Large 2	447	247.78	1,107	25

One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $85 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

264.67

—

FL average8 barns · 703 hd

254.04

+10.64

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	1,420	123.99	1,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	107.61	1,190	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	97.61	1,004	8thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	523	219.56/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	282.41/cwt	275.00–287.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	240.80/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	222.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	214.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	228.53/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	233.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	304.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	263.11/cwt	252.00–275.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	325.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	238.17/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	236.01/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	296.63/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	258.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	264.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	315.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	238.73/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	224.04/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	263.88/cwt	255.00–275.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	222.64/cwt	215.00–230.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	250.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	231.72/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,220	6
Bulls	—	—	1,420	123.99/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	105.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,148	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	97.61/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,004	8

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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 442Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 172Year ago 191

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	217.00–222.00	219.56
5	—	272	275.00–287.00	282.41
5	—	419	235.00–245.00	240.80
7	—	314	255.00–275.00	263.88
7	—	359	240.00–265.00	250.46
5	—	473	227.00–235.00	231.72
6	—	565	215.00–217.00	215.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	230.00–240.00	235.23
4	—	375	225.00–235.00	230.13
4	—	408	215.00–230.00	222.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	220.00–225.00	222.36
4	—	368	210.00–220.00	214.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	225.00–232.00	228.53
3	—	460	230.00–240.00	233.48
4	—	283	300.00–310.00	304.87
4	—	368	252.00–275.00	263.11
4	—	425	232.00–245.00	238.73
4	—	570	220.00–228.00	224.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	240.00–255.00	246.14
6	—	263	320.00–330.00	325.24
5	—	563	230.00–250.00	238.17
5	—	628	232.00–239.00	236.01
7	—	361	280.00–310.00	296.63
9	—	456	250.00–270.00	258.78
4	—	425	255.00–275.00	264.76
5	—	304	310.00–320.00	315.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	121.00–126.00	123.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,084	103.00–109.00	105.89
4	—	1,186	112.00–116.00	114.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,029	93.00–101.00	97.61

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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