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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Dec 17

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 439▲ 565 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 226▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.80/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −81.80 against this barn's trailing median of $339.60.

Average price

$257.80

8 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.20

vs FL average

−27.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	257.80	1,361	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

257.80

—

FL average5 barns · 88 hd

263.00

−5.20

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−27.15

This barn, trailing median20 sales

339.60

−81.80

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.35, low $299.90, median $339.60 across 20 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	1,495	140.62	2,102	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	110.12	1,315	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	103.68	1,137	7thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	472.78/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,064	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	435.28/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,175	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	410.60/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,367	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	387.05/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,432	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	359.80/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,544	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	357.57/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,698	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	350.67/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,834	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	386.52/cwt	350.00–420.00	889	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	369.31/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,008	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	347.61/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,140	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	327.65/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,222	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	303.67/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,285	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	280.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,326	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	257.80/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,361	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	140.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,102	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	103.68/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,137	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	110.12/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,315	10

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 439Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 226Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle firm to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	350.00–420.00	386.52
4	250–300	273	355.00–385.00	369.31
6	300–350	328	320.00–360.00	347.61
19	350–400	373	300.00–360.00	327.65
21	400–450	423	275.00–325.00	303.67
6	450–500	473	270.00–290.00	280.26
8	500–550	528	245.00–270.00	257.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	450.00–500.00	472.78
4	250–300	270	430.00–440.00	435.28
6	300–350	333	380.00–425.00	410.60
5	350–400	370	360.00–425.00	387.05
7	400–450	429	340.00–385.00	359.80
5	450–500	475	330.00–375.00	357.57
4	500–550	523	330.00–370.00	350.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	97.00–106.00	103.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	107.00–112.00	110.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	137.00–144.00	140.62

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.