Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 $176.31/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$176.31

37 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$6.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	179.96	757	15thin
Medium and Large 2	402	174.05	700	16thin
Medium and Large 3	339	173.22	587	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.74/cwt here — about $169 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 sale37 hd

176.31

—

FL average6 barns · 237 hd

171.50

+4.81

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	1,590	100.73	1,602	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	87.10	1,034	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	78.58	1,029	6thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	265	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	153.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	196.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	191.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	174.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	187.02/cwt	180.00–195.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	154.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	189.76/cwt	185.00–192.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	180.64/cwt	180.00–182.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	129.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	100.73/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	84.90/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,010	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	89.29/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,058	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	78.58/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,029	6

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 May 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 238Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 75Year ago 148

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
4	—	265	160.00–165.00	162.36
4	—	333	165.00–170.00	167.44
5	—	427	155.00–160.00	158.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	150.00–155.00	153.26
3	—	527	129.00–133.00	131.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	125.00–132.00	129.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	195.00–200.00	196.63
3	—	355	185.00–195.00	191.57
3	—	408	175.00–180.00	178.27
3	—	455	170.00–175.00	171.70
3	—	572	160.00–165.00	161.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00–180.00	174.81
3	—	360	170.00–175.00	171.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	180.00–195.00	187.02
3	—	512	152.00–160.00	154.79
3	—	578	152.00–157.00	153.69
3	—	328	185.00–192.00	189.76
3	—	363	180.00–182.00	180.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	99.00–103.00	100.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,190	81.00–87.00	84.90
12	—	1,185	88.00–91.00	89.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	77.00–79.00	78.58

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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