Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 459 570
Feeder cattle 534 — 479
Slaughter cattle 275 — 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255–275 265 6 160.00–170.00 $164.81 $437
315–325 319 5 155.00–165.00 $160.92 $513
360–375 365 3 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $541
420–435 426 5 135.00–139.00 $136.63 $582
460–475 465 3 122.00–125.00 $123.02 $572
510–525 515 3 114.00–117.00 $115.98 $597
580–590 587 3 105.00–112.00 $109.69 $644
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350–365 358 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $564
405–435 423 5 140.00–145.00 $141.91 $600
450–465 459 5 132.00–140.00 $135.14 $620
550–575 563 2 115.00–118.00 $116.47 $656
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305–325 315 2 140.00–145.00 $142.58 $449
350–360 353 3 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $483
415–435 425 4 117.00–125.00 $120.91 $514
465–485 475 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $565
510–535 523 2 105.00–111.00 $107.93 $564

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255–275 265 2 135.00–140.00 $137.59 $365
305–330 320 5 115.00–120.00 $118.09 $378
350–380 370 3 112.00–115.00 $114.05 $422
425–440 435 3 111.00–115.00 $112.30 $489
460–475 468 4 108.00–112.00 $109.97 $515
500–530 515 4 100.00–105.00 $102.43 $528
555–580 568 4 97.00–100.00 $98.47 $559
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310–330 320 2 125.00–127.00 $125.97 $403
350–375 363 4 117.00–122.00 $119.59 $434
405–425 418 3 117.00–120.00 $117.97 $493
450–465 458 4 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $533
500–520 510 2 108.00–111.00 $109.47 $558
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
300–340 320 4 109.00–112.00 $110.41 $353
350–380 365 4 107.00–110.00 $108.56 $396
415–430 423 4 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $455
470–485 478 2 105.00–107.00 $105.98 $507

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1180 1097 80-85% 28 49.00–55.00 $51.51 $565
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1155 1135 85-90% 26 43.00–48.00 $45.70 $519

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190–1450 1277 3 73.00–75.00 $73.76 $942

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.