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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

1,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.93/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 415 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,004 468 669
Feeder cattle 884 356 582
Slaughter cattle 120 112 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 303 3 180.00–185.00 $183.30 $555 —
350–365 357 9 165.00–175.00 $169.55 $605 +2.60
415–430 424 7 152.00–160.00 $156.64 $664 -8.24
460–480 472 5 145.00–152.00 $149.27 $705 -0.59
505–525 514 7 134.00–144.00 $139.62 $718 +0.60
550–570 560 4 130.00–134.00 $132.04 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 4 165.00–175.00 $169.67 $455 -5.42
315–335 324 7 170.00–177.00 $173.89 $563 +4.91
350–360 355 4 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $559 +0.23
410–425 415 3 143.00–147.00 $145.63 $604 -7.20
460–490 475 8 140.00–143.00 $141.55 $672 +1.30
500–515 508 2 122.00–130.00 $125.94 $640 -0.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 160.00–167.00 $163.42 $520 +2.27
355–385 370 2 140.00–147.00 $143.36 $530 +0.77
400–420 413 3 135.00–140.00 $138.39 $572 —
450–485 473 3 130.00–137.00 $132.22 $625 -0.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 150.00–165.00 $157.63 $441 -6.00
360–390 375 2 145.00–155.00 $149.80 $562 +0.61
400–430 415 10 131.00–135.00 $132.93 $552 -4.95
465–475 470 6 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $592 -4.05
505–520 511 7 116.00–123.00 $119.05 $608 -1.93
550–575 560 5 110.00–118.00 $113.29 $634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 6 137.00–145.00 $141.22 $456 -1.16
350–370 360 6 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $495 -0.35
405–440 419 5 120.00–127.00 $122.94 $515 -2.18
455–480 468 8 115.00–122.00 $118.59 $555 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 130.00–135.00 $133.42 $430 +0.82
360–390 378 5 120.00–127.00 $122.67 $464 -4.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1520 1215 80-85% 14 52.00–58.00 $54.09 $657 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1385 1205 85-90% 6 46.00–49.00 $47.50 $572 —

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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.