Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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 $257.32/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −129.61 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$257.32

10 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.72

vs FL average

−9.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	257.32	1,307	10thin

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 sale10 hd

257.32

—

FL average5 barns · 79 hd

235.60

+21.72

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−9.73

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−129.61

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	1,745	137.92	2,406	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	112.37	1,329	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	105.53	1,225	17

Every lot, as filed

24 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	300–350	321	328.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	304.87/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	246.08/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	257.72/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	279.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.56/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,292	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	344.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,475	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	389.39/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	302.36/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	321.81/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,487	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	354.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	305.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	291.79/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	257.32/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.15/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,216	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	289.63/cwt	280.00–305.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	387.12/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	418.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	445.24/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,171	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	132.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	149.67/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	112.37/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,329	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	105.53/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,225	17

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 450Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 69Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
7	300–350	321	320.00–335.00	328.29
10	350–400	380	295.00–315.00	304.87
15	400–450	422	270.00–305.00	288.15
17	450–500	469	260.00–290.00	275.56
10	500–550	508	245.00–270.00	257.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	280.00–305.00	289.63
10	350–400	368	270.00–290.00	279.80
6	400–450	423	250.00–265.00	257.72
5	450–500	479	240.00–255.00	246.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	375.00–400.00	387.12
7	350–400	381	340.00–365.00	354.04
5	400–450	416	300.00–315.00	305.91
5	450–500	463	280.00–300.00	291.79
5	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	265.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	440.00–450.00	445.24
5	300–350	316	410.00–430.00	418.23
4	350–400	370	375.00–405.00	389.39
18	400–450	428	330.00–360.00	344.56
15	450–500	462	305.00–340.00	321.81
7	500–550	519	285.00–315.00	302.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	130.00–140.00	132.04
2	—	1,728	143.00–155.00	149.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,183	108.00–116.00	112.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,161	101.00–109.00	105.53

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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