Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.13/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$185.13

39 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	194.98	673	17thin
Medium and Large 2	419	182.37	764	16thin
Medium and Large 3	471	164.59	775	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale39 hd

185.13

—

FL average6 barns · 486 hd

190.67

−5.53

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	1,551	106.40	1,650	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	98.51	1,292	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	84.86	916	5thin

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	—	330	213.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	206.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	172.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	174.59/cwt	172.00–180.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	154.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	203.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	199.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	226.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	229.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	197.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	223.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	236.97/cwt	160.00–290.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	228.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	234.48/cwt	160.00–300.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	190.96/cwt	187.00–195.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	184.59/cwt	140.00–215.00	487	7
Bulls	—	—	1,551	106.40/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,650	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	96.27/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,226	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	101.50/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,382	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	84.86/cwt	84.00–87.00	916	5

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 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 303Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 124Year ago 96

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	210.00–220.00	213.13
3	—	362	200.00–210.00	206.45
4	—	485	187.00–195.00	190.96
7	—	264	140.00–215.00	184.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	175.00–185.00	180.12
5	—	517	170.00–177.00	172.90
3	—	462	180.00–182.00	180.70
4	—	258	190.00–205.00	197.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	172.00–180.00	174.59
3	—	572	152.00–160.00	154.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	200.00–205.00	203.47
4	—	370	195.00–205.00	199.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	220.00–240.00	226.83
4	—	323	220.00–240.00	229.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	210.00–230.00	223.00
5	—	304	160.00–290.00	236.97
5	—	414	220.00–235.00	228.70
11	—	277	160.00–300.00	234.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	103.00–113.00	106.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	93.00–98.00	96.27
6	—	1,362	99.00–103.00	101.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	84.00–87.00	84.86

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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