Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.42/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$260.42

65 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$33.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	273.49	1,182	27
Medium and Large 2	422	254.55	1,074	29
Medium and Large 3	369	240.14	887	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.35/cwt here — about $295 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 sale65 hd

260.42

—

FL average8 barns · 500 hd

264.33

−3.91

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	1,600	109.48	1,752	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	83.62	1,013	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	77.09	861	16

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	430	233.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	231.08/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	218.97/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	245.47/cwt	240.00–252.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	237.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	220.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	319.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	251.20/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	265.52/cwt	255.00–285.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	258.39/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	232.38/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	231.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	230.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	286.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	276.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	225.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	295.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	261.36/cwt	250.00–270.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	251.56/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	221.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	230.29/cwt	225.00–237.00	705	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	109.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	83.62/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,013	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	77.09/cwt	75.00–80.00	861	16

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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 565Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 100Year ago 191

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	230.00–240.00	233.86
5	—	456	227.00–237.00	231.08
5	—	519	217.00–222.00	218.97
6	—	365	250.00–260.00	254.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	240.00–252.00	245.47
4	—	363	230.00–245.00	237.76
4	—	413	215.00–225.00	220.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	220.00–225.00	221.74
7	—	306	225.00–237.00	230.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	240.00–250.00	246.63
4	—	323	310.00–330.00	319.61
4	—	518	245.00–257.00	251.20
6	—	458	252.00–265.00	258.39
5	—	369	280.00–295.00	286.10
5	—	408	270.00–280.00	276.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	255.00–285.00	265.52
3	—	362	220.00–235.00	229.82
3	—	428	220.00–235.00	225.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	230.00–237.00	232.38
3	—	570	225.00–235.00	231.61
4	—	470	220.00–240.00	230.11
5	—	310	290.00–300.00	295.81
7	—	377	250.00–270.00	261.36
7	—	416	245.00–260.00	251.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	108.00–112.00	109.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	79.00–85.00	83.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,117	75.00–80.00	77.09

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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