Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.43/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$273.43

64 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	284.72	1,175	34
Medium and Large 2	411	266.10	1,094	21
Medium and Large 3	382	247.90	948	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about $227 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 sale64 hd

273.43

—

FL average7 barns · 495 hd

261.30

+12.13

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	1,520	107.94	1,641	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	91.35	1,098	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	80.42	799	8thin

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	—	408	245.89/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	218.86/cwt	215.00–225.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	233.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	254.90/cwt	250.00–262.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	250.89/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	256.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	236.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.89/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	294.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.93/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	273.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	277.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	250.90/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	235.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	268.33/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	319.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	254.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	296.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	226.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	268.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	203.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	249.77/cwt	245.00–255.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	324.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	872	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	107.94/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,641	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	91.35/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,098	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	80.42/cwt	77.00–84.00	799	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 588Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 77Year ago 146

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	240.00–252.00	245.89
4	—	463	235.00–240.00	237.57
4	—	508	215.00–225.00	220.02
7	—	367	250.00–262.00	254.90
9	—	321	260.00–275.00	268.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	215.00–225.00	218.86
4	—	323	230.00–240.00	235.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	230.00–237.00	233.42
4	—	530	200.00–212.00	205.89
3	—	472	220.00–230.00	226.57
3	—	558	200.00–205.00	203.28
4	—	320	245.00–255.00	249.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	247.00–255.00	250.89
5	—	416	250.00–260.00	256.06
3	—	518	230.00–240.00	236.56
4	—	373	270.00–285.00	277.75
5	—	323	285.00–305.00	296.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	290.00–305.00	294.86
3	—	570	245.00–257.00	248.93
5	—	427	270.00–280.00	273.89
5	—	534	245.00–260.00	250.90
7	—	463	260.00–275.00	268.33
4	—	323	310.00–330.00	319.61
7	—	269	320.00–330.00	324.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	250.00–260.00	254.17
4	—	410	235.00–245.00	240.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,520	102.00–113.00	107.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,202	86.00–96.00	91.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	77.00–84.00	80.42

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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