Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.22/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −147.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$239.22

17 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.33

vs FL average

−18.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	239.22	1,264	17thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $332.03, median $386.93 across 16 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 sale17 hd

239.22

—

FL average4 barns · 81 hd

229.90

+9.33

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−18.59

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−147.70

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	1,440	135.44	1,950	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	115.90	1,577	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	107.03	1,071	7thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	270	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	317.30/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	291.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	239.82/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	258.77/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	238.90/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,221	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	316.67/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	237.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	381.67/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.24/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	347.93/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	395.78/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	273.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	251.09/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	247.63/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	275.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	293.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	268.32/cwt	260.00–280.00	993	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,950	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,577	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,071	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 344Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 65Year ago 100

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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	270	320.00–330.00	324.91
5	300–350	322	305.00–325.00	317.30
5	350–400	367	285.00–295.00	291.13
5	400–450	426	265.00–280.00	273.87
11	450–500	475	245.00–270.00	258.77
11	500–550	511	230.00–250.00	238.90
6	550–600	560	230.00–250.00	239.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	260.00–280.00	268.32
11	400–450	408	240.00–260.00	251.09
6	450–500	478	230.00–245.00	237.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	390.00–400.00	395.78
5	350–400	360	370.00–390.00	381.67
7	400–450	416	300.00–340.00	316.67
7	450–500	474	280.00–310.00	293.17
4	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	275.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	335.00–360.00	347.93
4	400–450	420	275.00–295.00	285.24
4	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	257.26
5	500–550	523	237.00–255.00	247.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	130.00–140.00	135.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,361	110.00–120.00	115.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	105.00–110.00	107.03

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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