Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.90/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$163.90

33 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	180.63	655	12thin
Medium and Large 2	366	163.89	599	7thin
Medium and Large 3	389	149.57	582	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about $73 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 sale33 hd

163.90

—

FL average10 barns · 414 hd

159.71

+4.20

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	1,470	77.43	1,138	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	58.60	617	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	49.99	516	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,460	81.07/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.61/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	58.60/cwt	57.00–61.00	617	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	49.99/cwt	49.00–52.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.86/cwt	152.00–160.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.05/cwt	162.00–172.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	3

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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 355Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 63Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	80.00–82.00	81.07
4	—	1,475	74.00–76.00	75.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,053	57.00–61.00	58.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	49.00–52.00	49.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	155.00–160.00	157.36
2	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	513	127.00–135.00	131.10
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	510	112.00–120.00	115.96
3	—	460	120.00–127.00	122.28
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	143.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.60
2	—	365	127.00–132.00	129.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	170.00–180.00	174.97
2	—	460	162.00–172.00	167.05
2	—	313	185.00–190.00	187.40
4	—	368	175.00–185.00	179.76
2	—	258	190.00–200.00	194.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–155.00	150.13
5	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.10
2	—	563	125.00–131.00	128.04
3	—	418	137.00–145.00	142.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	152.00–160.00	155.86
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.46
3	—	360	160.00–170.00	163.52

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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