Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.47/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −187.88 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$249.47

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$21.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs FL average

−24.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	256.13	1,385	20
Medium and Large 2	548	234.67	1,286	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $99 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 sale29 hd

249.47

—

FL average6 barns · 155 hd

250.87

−1.40

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−24.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−187.88

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	1,493	139.00	2,076	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	118.21	1,408	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	108.15	1,096	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	255.27/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	248.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	270.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	325.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	261.51/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	249.92/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	290.14/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	256.78/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,338	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	266.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	239.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	369.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	264.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	341.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	232.32/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	325.96/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	319.83/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	254.93/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	287.73/cwt	280.00–295.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	286.24/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	237.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	294.29/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,236	8
Bulls	—	—	1,302	138.08/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,798	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	148.95/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,403	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	130.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,209	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	118.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,408	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	108.15/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,096	12

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 615Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 100Year ago 120

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	310.00–340.00	325.48
5	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	286.24
5	400–450	414	265.00–280.00	270.87
4	450–500	463	245.00–265.00	255.27
5	500–550	519	240.00–250.00	243.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	280.00–295.00	287.73
7	350–400	371	260.00–270.00	264.45
9	400–450	427	240.00–260.00	248.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	330.00–350.00	341.81
8	400–450	420	280.00–310.00	294.29
9	450–500	481	255.00–270.00	261.51
4	500–550	508	230.00–245.00	237.61
5	550–600	580	225.00–237.00	232.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	360.00–380.00	369.52
9	400–450	411	315.00–340.00	325.96
4	450–500	463	285.00–295.00	290.14
13	500–550	521	250.00–265.00	256.78
7	550–600	577	245.00–262.00	254.93
4	600–650	605	240.00–260.00	249.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	315.00–325.00	319.83
5	400–450	413	260.00–275.00	266.17
5	450–500	466	235.00–245.00	239.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	137.00–139.00	138.08
3	—	1,613	146.00–151.00	148.95
3	—	1,692	130.00–132.00	130.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,191	114.00–122.00	118.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	104.00–114.00	108.15

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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