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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 597 809 930
Feeder cattle 490 534 809
Slaughter cattle 107 275 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 262 5 150.00–165.00 $159.27 $417 -5.54
300–305 303 2 157.00–160.00 $158.49 $480 -2.43
360–380 370 4 142.00–148.00 $144.92 $536 -3.37
400–420 410 4 135.00–142.00 $138.41 $567 +1.78
450–475 458 3 122.00–127.00 $125.27 $574 +2.25
505–520 510 3 110.00–114.00 $111.36 $568 -4.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 6 145.00–155.00 $150.07 $503 +7.49
350–390 370 4 134.00–140.00 $136.84 $506 +0.14
400–425 408 3 122.00–132.00 $125.47 $512 +4.56
455–470 463 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $544 -1.48
520–540 530 2 101.00–104.00 $102.53 $543 -5.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $553 -5.14
455–475 465 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $614 -3.18
500–520 512 5 115.00–120.00 $116.95 $599 —
550–570 560 2 110.00–113.00 $111.53 $625 -4.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 128.00–131.00 $129.54 $399 +11.45
370–390 380 2 122.00–125.00 $123.46 $469 +9.41
415–435 422 3 105.00–110.00 $108.28 $457 -4.02
470–480 475 2 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $480 -8.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $460 +8.88
410–420 415 4 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $471 -4.45
470–485 478 2 106.00–109.00 $107.48 $514 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 3 110.00–118.00 $115.45 $424 +6.89

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1100 984 85-90% 9 47.00–52.00 $48.47 $477 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1125 1082 80-85% 3 50.00–53.00 $51.04 $552 -0.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1690 1608 3 74.00–80.00 $76.63 $1,232 —

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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.