Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.58/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −174.77 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$262.58

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.28

vs FL average

−41.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	262.58	1,373	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.55, low $362.33, median $437.35 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

262.58

—

FL average4 barns · 34 hd

268.86

−6.28

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−41.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−174.77

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	1,608	137.40	2,210	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	120.52	1,444	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	105.12	1,071	11

Every lot, as filed

24 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	450–500	465	267.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	337.97/cwt	325.00–350.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	365.21/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	286.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	315.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	322.93/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,172	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	287.46/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,302	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	128.90/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	120.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,444	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	109.69/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,118	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	141.65/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	97.13/cwt	94.00–100.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	327.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	384.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	246.57/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	330.88/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	359.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	345.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	307.17/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	257.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,058	4

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 264Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 113Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	325.00–350.00	337.97
7	300–350	315	320.00–340.00	330.88
10	350–400	363	310.00–335.00	322.93
13	400–450	428	270.00–300.00	286.42
4	450–500	465	260.00–275.00	267.66
5	500–550	528	240.00–257.00	246.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	280.00–300.00	289.73
4	400–450	428	250.00–265.00	257.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	375.00–395.00	384.45
6	350–400	358	355.00–375.00	365.21
10	400–450	415	320.00–340.00	330.36
11	450–500	464	310.00–320.00	315.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	355.00–365.00	359.73
5	350–400	360	340.00–350.00	345.83
5	400–450	414	295.00–315.00	307.17
4	450–500	453	280.00–295.00	287.46
4	500–550	523	260.00–265.00	262.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	320.00–340.00	330.39
4	350–400	380	320.00–335.00	327.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	125.00–134.00	128.90
4	—	1,700	137.00–145.00	141.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	116.00–128.00	120.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	105.00–114.00	109.69
4	—	1,018	94.00–100.00	97.13

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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