Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.65/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$272.65

67 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	276.53	1,304	43
Medium and Large 2	417	265.70	1,107	24

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $197 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

272.65

—

FL average4 barns · 179 hd

269.06

+3.59

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	1,412	121.15	1,710	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	102.15	1,119	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	92.51	926	5thin

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	—	335	280.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	284.53/cwt	275.00–295.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.73/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	264.67/cwt	255.00–280.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.38/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	240.20/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	335.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	327.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	278.96/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	229.64/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	301.28/cwt	295.00–310.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	257.01/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	270.22/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	218.61/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	226.86/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	228.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	246.69/cwt	237.00–257.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	227.07/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,267	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	116.77/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,293	125.53/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	99.63/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,081	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	110.95/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,257	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	92.51/cwt	90.00–94.00	926	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 135Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 47Year ago 72

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	275.00–285.00	280.07
4	—	268	275.00–295.00	284.53
4	—	425	237.00–250.00	243.73
4	—	518	225.00–235.00	229.83
5	—	362	255.00–280.00	264.67
5	—	468	235.00–247.00	242.38
6	—	558	222.00–232.00	227.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	217.00–222.00	218.61
5	—	374	230.00–245.00	239.14
5	—	474	222.00–230.00	226.86
3	—	432	225.00–235.00	228.20
4	—	320	237.00–257.00	246.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	237.00–245.00	240.20
4	—	278	330.00–340.00	335.23
4	—	308	320.00–335.00	327.32
6	—	433	275.00–285.00	280.09
4	—	365	300.00–320.00	309.73
4	—	610	240.00–245.00	242.46
5	—	519	250.00–262.00	257.01
6	—	465	260.00–280.00	270.22
6	—	565	240.00–255.00	247.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	245.00–255.00	249.89
7	—	374	265.00–290.00	278.96
4	—	525	222.00–237.00	229.64
5	—	320	295.00–310.00	301.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	108.00–120.00	116.77
4	—	1,293	125.00–127.00	125.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	95.00–104.00	99.63
4	—	1,133	109.00–113.00	110.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	90.00–94.00	92.51

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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