Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows' steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.29/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −125.13 against this barn's trailing median of $375.42.

Average price

$250.29

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.34

vs FL average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	250.29	1,314	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $299.90, median $375.42 across 18 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 sale6 hd

250.29

—

FL average4 barns · 102 hd

239.95

+10.34

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−14.81

This barn, trailing median18 sales

375.42

−125.13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	113.63	1,390	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	109.20	1,226	16

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	408.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	285.23/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	420.87/cwt	400.00–440.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	403.02/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	412.93/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	109.20/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,226	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	113.63/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	317.14/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	318.80/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	250.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	315.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	320.74/cwt	300.00–340.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	372.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	853	5

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 532Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 73Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows' steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	400.00–440.00	420.87
5	250–300	272	390.00–420.00	408.53
4	300–350	329	390.00–420.00	412.93
4	350–400	381	380.00–410.00	403.02
4	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	340.23
3	450–500	472	290.00–330.00	317.14
6	500–550	535	260.00–290.00	285.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	360.00–380.00	372.31
6	250–300	270	300.00–340.00	320.74
10	300–350	324	300.00–340.00	318.80
6	350–400	368	300.00–330.00	315.51
6	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	250.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,123	107.00–111.00	109.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	112.00–115.00	113.63

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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