Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.33/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −180.02 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$257.33

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs FL average

−40.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	273.62	1,502	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	249.18	1,349	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale24 hd

257.33

—

FL average5 barns · 117 hd

261.03

−3.71

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−40.49

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−180.02

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	1,664	152.00	2,529	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	130.78	1,633	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	121.03	1,279	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	137.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,851	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	121.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,279	12
Bulls	—	—	1,608	136.93/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,202	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	159.66/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	169.35/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,749	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	129.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,600	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	346.23/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,475	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	397.38/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	368.22/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	262.34/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	303.17/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	259.63/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	308.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	344.03/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	330.39/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,219	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	296.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	269.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	285.38/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	245.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	251.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	252.47/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	428.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	392.33/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,471	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	257.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	283.26/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,351	7

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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 550Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 68Year ago 72

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter 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 — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	136.00–141.00	137.45
19	—	1,233	125.00–133.00	129.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	118.00–126.00	121.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,608	131.00–141.00	136.93
5	—	1,756	158.00–162.00	159.66
3	—	1,623	168.00–172.00	169.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	420.00–440.00	428.51
14	350–400	375	380.00–405.00	392.33
17	400–450	426	330.00–360.00	346.23
4	450–500	473	305.00–315.00	309.87
4	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	284.90
4	550–600	578	255.00–270.00	262.34
4	600–650	603	245.00–260.00	252.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	390.00–405.00	397.38
7	350–400	365	360.00–375.00	368.22
4	400–450	418	300.00–320.00	309.82
5	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	285.38
9	500–550	526	245.00–260.00	251.84
7	550–600	561	240.00–250.00	245.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	330.00–360.00	344.03
15	350–400	369	315.00–345.00	330.39
5	400–450	416	285.00–315.00	303.17
7	450–500	477	275.00–295.00	283.26
5	500–550	517	250.00–270.00	257.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	308.30
7	350–400	374	285.00–305.00	296.76
4	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	269.76
8	450–500	468	250.00–270.00	259.63

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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