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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.05/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 413 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.37/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $514/hd at 374 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 1,004 784
Feeder cattle 827 884 666
Slaughter cattle 124 120 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 267 3 180.00–195.00 $190.31 $508 —
300–325 308 3 175.00–185.00 $181.49 $559 -1.81
350–360 357 3 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $577 -7.91
405–425 415 4 147.00–153.00 $150.07 $623 -6.57
455–465 460 6 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $656 -6.74
515–540 529 7 131.00–134.00 $132.25 $700 -7.37
560–575 568 4 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $724 -4.57
615–640 619 6 118.00–126.00 $124.62 $771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 160.00–167.00 $163.64 $529 -10.25
355–385 372 9 150.00–157.00 $152.97 $569 -4.49
400–415 408 6 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $582 -3.08
450–475 463 2 130.00–137.00 $133.41 $618 -8.14
550–565 555 3 117.00–123.00 $120.96 $671 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 6 150.00–157.00 $153.58 $488 -9.84
365–375 370 4 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $531 +0.19
400–415 408 2 132.00–137.00 $134.55 $549 -3.84
450–465 460 3 120.00–125.00 $123.37 $568 -8.85
500–520 510 4 110.00–117.00 $113.57 $579 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 259 5 150.00–162.00 $154.63 $400 -3.00
300–325 313 6 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $450 —
360–390 374 11 135.00–140.00 $137.37 $514 -12.43
405–420 413 12 125.00–131.00 $128.05 $529 -4.88
470–485 476 7 118.00–124.00 $121.38 $578 -4.60
505–535 518 7 117.00–122.00 $119.79 $621 +0.74
550–590 563 3 112.00–117.00 $115.25 $649 +1.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $421 -8.78
350–360 356 7 128.00–132.00 $129.69 $462 -7.88
410–425 418 4 115.00–122.00 $118.44 $495 -4.50
470–485 478 4 112.00–117.00 $114.54 $548 -4.05
505–520 513 4 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 122.00–128.00 $123.88 $403 -9.54
355–390 364 4 117.00–125.00 $121.58 $443 -1.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1560 1226 80-85% 12 54.00–57.00 $55.11 $676 +1.02
1425–1450 1433 80-85% 3 61.00–63.00 $62.33 $893 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1120 1063 85-90% 6 47.00–52.00 $50.17 $533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1540 1515 2 80.00–86.00 $83.05 $1,258 —

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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.