Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.80/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −129.13 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$257.80

8 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.20

vs FL average

−27.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	257.80	1,361	8thin

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 sale8 hd

257.80

—

FL average5 barns · 88 hd

263.00

−5.20

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−27.15

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−129.13

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,495	140.62	2,102	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	110.12	1,315	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	103.68	1,137	7thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	350–400	373	327.65/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,222	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	257.80/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	357.57/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	435.28/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	410.60/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,367	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	103.68/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,137	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	110.12/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,315	10
Bulls	—	—	1,495	140.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	472.78/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.67/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,285	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	359.80/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	387.05/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.67/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	347.61/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	369.31/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	386.52/cwt	350.00–420.00	889	4

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 439Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 226Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle firm 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
4	200–250	230	350.00–420.00	386.52
4	250–300	273	355.00–385.00	369.31
6	300–350	328	320.00–360.00	347.61
19	350–400	373	300.00–360.00	327.65
21	400–450	423	275.00–325.00	303.67
6	450–500	473	270.00–290.00	280.26
8	500–550	528	245.00–270.00	257.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	450.00–500.00	472.78
4	250–300	270	430.00–440.00	435.28
6	300–350	333	380.00–425.00	410.60
5	350–400	370	360.00–425.00	387.05
7	400–450	429	340.00–385.00	359.80
5	450–500	475	330.00–375.00	357.57
4	500–550	523	330.00–370.00	350.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	97.00–106.00	103.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	107.00–112.00	110.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	137.00–144.00	140.62

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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