Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.43/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$248.43

70 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	258.76	1,048	40
Medium and Large 2	394	241.29	951	18thin
Medium and Large 3	400	224.73	900	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $149 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 sale70 hd

248.43

—

FL average8 barns · 687 hd

241.74

+6.69

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	1,552	115.70	1,796	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	92.54	1,220	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	82.26	790	9thin

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	—	320	283.14/cwt	272.00–295.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	252.46/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	234.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	247.66/cwt	245.00–252.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	258.29/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	349.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	264.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	254.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	292.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	331.34/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	263.38/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	250.16/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	271.83/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	304.85/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	288.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	229.11/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	220.95/cwt	217.00–225.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	282.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	115.70/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	92.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,220	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	82.26/cwt	78.00–85.00	790	9

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 102Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
8	—	320	272.00–295.00	283.14
9	—	421	245.00–262.00	252.46
4	—	515	225.00–235.00	230.10
6	—	458	240.00–260.00	250.16
6	—	378	260.00–270.00	265.10
3	—	562	220.00–225.00	223.29
4	—	273	275.00–290.00	282.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	217.00–220.00	218.52
4	—	318	230.00–240.00	234.72
4	—	420	217.00–225.00	220.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	245.00–252.00	247.66
4	—	318	245.00–265.00	254.76
5	—	460	225.00–232.00	229.11
4	—	415	230.00–240.00	235.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	253.00–261.00	258.29
4	—	270	340.00–360.00	349.44
4	—	415	280.00–305.00	292.20
4	—	365	310.00–320.00	315.14
5	—	328	320.00–350.00	331.34
4	—	518	255.00–272.00	263.38
9	—	464	265.00–280.00	271.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	260.00–270.00	264.88
6	—	465	240.00–260.00	249.78
4	—	520	240.00–250.00	245.14
4	—	335	295.00–315.00	304.85
7	—	368	280.00–295.00	288.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,552	112.00–122.00	115.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	90.00–93.00	92.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	960	78.00–85.00	82.26

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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