Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.34/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$118.34

78 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$1.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	118.74	551	54
Medium and Large 2	435	117.42	510	24

One grade step is worth $1.32/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

118.34

—

FL average10 barns · 1,037 hd

115.31

+3.03

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	1,573	65.77	1,035	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	45.68	508	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	42.93	504	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	107.42/cwt	105.00–109.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	136.34/cwt	131.00–140.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	122.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	105.58/cwt	102.00–109.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.93/cwt	175.00–182.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.58/cwt	141.00–146.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.07/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.08/cwt	152.00–157.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	577	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	65.77/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,035	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	45.68/cwt	43.00–47.50	508	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	42.93/cwt	42.00–44.00	504	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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 479Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 91Year ago 296

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	105.00–109.00	107.42
7	—	369	131.00–140.00	136.34
14	—	425	118.00–125.00	122.14
14	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.57
14	—	516	110.00–114.00	111.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	135.00–140.00	137.54
6	—	428	113.00–116.00	114.54
6	—	473	110.00–114.00	112.03
6	—	528	102.00–109.00	105.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	170.00–180.00	175.24
4	—	560	124.00–130.00	127.03
5	—	325	175.00–182.00	177.93
6	—	358	160.00–170.00	165.10
6	—	465	141.00–146.00	143.58
8	—	418	148.00–155.00	150.76
11	—	516	125.00–132.00	128.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	112.00–118.00	115.05
5	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.07
5	—	375	152.00–157.00	155.08
5	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.05
6	—	528	120.00–123.00	121.54
7	—	406	140.00–145.00	142.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	63.00–67.00	65.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,113	43.00–47.50	45.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	42.00–44.00	42.93

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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