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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Aug 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 467▲ 253 vs year ago 423 · +59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 76▼ 42 vs year ago 126 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.19/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −140.10 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$242.19

43 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs FL average

−28.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	245.30	1,326	31
Medium and Large 2	548	234.15	1,282	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

242.19

—

FL average5 barns · 193 hd

247.00

−4.82

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−28.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

−140.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $470.90, low $324.03, median $382.29 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,344	155.35	2,088	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	141.34	1,648	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	125.12	1,264	8thin

Every lot

27 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	340.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,094	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	367.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,202	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	349.19/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,292	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	325.25/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,353	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	289.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,225	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	287.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,334	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	255.26/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,207	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	247.74/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,291	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	237.90/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,263	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	243.53/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,352	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	228.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,307	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	224.08/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,394	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	221.51/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,460	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	280.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	921	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	310.15/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,023	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	304.58/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,096	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	254.09/cwt	245.00–265.00	933	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	277.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,036	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	258.26/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,105	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	226.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,053	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	240.89/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,139	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	232.38/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,190	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,294	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,344	155.35/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,088	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	125.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,264	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	141.34/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,648	16

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 467Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 76Year ago 126

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	305.00–315.00	310.15
5	350–400	360	290.00–315.00	304.58
10	400–450	428	245.00–272.00	258.26
12	450–500	473	237.00–245.00	240.89
11	500–550	512	227.00–237.00	232.38
12	550–600	563	225.00–235.00	229.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	245.00–265.00	254.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	275.00–290.00	280.67
6	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	277.75
11	450–500	464	220.00–235.00	226.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	416	310.00–340.00	325.25
5	450–500	464	270.00–300.00	287.46
13	500–550	521	245.00–250.00	247.74
18	550–600	555	240.00–247.00	243.53
7	600–650	622	220.00–227.00	224.08
14	650–700	659	217.00–225.00	221.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	360.00–380.00	367.71
16	350–400	370	335.00–365.00	349.19
6	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	289.70
12	450–500	473	245.00–265.00	255.26
7	500–550	531	235.00–240.00	237.90
5	550–600	571	220.00–235.00	228.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	330.00–350.00	340.73
8	450–500	465	230.00–240.00	234.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	149.00–168.00	155.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,166	132.00–148.00	141.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,010	120.00–129.00	125.12

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.