Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

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 $277.86/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$277.86

56 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$29.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	286.99	1,222	33
Medium and Large 2	423	266.23	1,126	19thin
Medium and Large 3	373	257.75	961	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.24/cwt here — about $261 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 sale56 hd

277.86

—

FL average8 barns · 460 hd

279.43

−1.58

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	—	Low	1,743	108.87	1,898	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	95.02	1,114	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	88.31	928	17

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	88.31/cwt	84.00–92.00	928	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	94.17/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,102	14
Bulls	—	—	1,631	104.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,697	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	111.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	309.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	218.43/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	222.11/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	278.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	295.27/cwt	290.00–305.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	259.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	234.04/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	254.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	278.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	329.52/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	257.75/cwt	250.00–265.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	339.02/cwt	325.00–355.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	267.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	242.90/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	272.68/cwt	265.00–280.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	243.59/cwt	240.00–247.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	231.11/cwt	227.00–235.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	278.41/cwt	275.00–280.00	760	3

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 491Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 101Year ago 220

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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,051	84.00–92.00	88.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	100.00–102.00	100.97
14	—	1,170	91.00–98.00	94.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	101.00–105.00	104.03
7	—	1,807	110.00–116.00	111.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	240.00–250.00	244.91
4	—	365	305.00–315.00	309.86
7	—	419	270.00–290.00	278.40
6	—	528	255.00–265.00	259.93
4	—	315	315.00–345.00	329.52
4	—	268	325.00–355.00	339.02
4	—	475	260.00–275.00	267.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	290.00–305.00	295.27
7	—	381	270.00–290.00	278.31
5	—	517	240.00–247.00	242.90
4	—	465	250.00–255.00	252.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	250.00–265.00	257.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	240.00–245.00	241.99
4	—	525	215.00–222.00	218.43
5	—	466	232.00–237.00	234.04
7	—	369	250.00–260.00	254.12
6	—	318	265.00–280.00	272.68
3	—	273	275.00–280.00	278.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	217.00–227.00	222.11
4	—	415	230.00–235.00	232.47
4	—	370	240.00–247.00	243.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	227.00–235.00	231.11

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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