Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.40/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −189.95 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$247.40

11 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.84

vs FL average

−19.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	247.40	1,351	11thin

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 sale11 hd

247.40

—

FL average6 barns · 158 hd

244.56

+2.84

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−19.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−189.95

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	1,347	138.80	1,869	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	121.66	1,388	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	114.05	1,144	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	310.27/cwt	305.00–315.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	309.80/cwt	305.00–315.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	229.71/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	257.30/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	236.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	264.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	223.14/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	322.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	345.90/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	264.70/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	290.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	363.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	243.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	310.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	257.79/cwt	250.00–265.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	244.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	242.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	288.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	247.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	324.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,220	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	282.75/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	266.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,118	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	144.45/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,326	131.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	121.66/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,388	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	114.05/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,144	6

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 624Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 156Year ago 102

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	305.00–315.00	310.27
4	300–350	318	305.00–315.00	309.80
4	350–400	373	275.00–290.00	282.75
5	400–450	420	260.00–275.00	266.21
6	450–500	458	245.00–270.00	257.30
5	500–550	525	220.00–245.00	229.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	270.00–300.00	288.55
9	350–400	361	260.00–270.00	264.62
4	400–450	428	235.00–250.00	242.37
5	450–500	476	230.00–240.00	236.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	250.00–265.00	257.79
5	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	244.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	360.00–370.00	363.87
10	400–450	420	310.00–335.00	322.65
4	450–500	468	300.00–320.00	310.16
4	500–550	515	250.00–260.00	255.05
7	550–600	564	240.00–247.00	243.03
7	600–650	622	220.00–227.00	223.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	357	335.00–355.00	345.90
4	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	290.30
6	450–500	475	265.00–275.00	269.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	320.00–330.00	324.38
4	400–450	423	255.00–275.00	264.70
4	450–500	465	240.00–255.00	247.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	141.00–151.00	144.45
4	—	1,326	125.00–135.00	131.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	116.00–129.00	121.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	111.00–117.00	114.05

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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