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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 893 951 455
Feeder cattle 732 827 359
Slaughter cattle 161 124 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 269 5 175.00–185.00 $179.09 $482 -11.22
350–390 377 3 160.00–165.00 $161.55 $609 -0.09
400–415 409 7 150.00–160.00 $155.80 $637 +5.73
450–455 453 9 142.00–152.00 $146.42 $663 +3.89
500–525 508 3 131.00–135.00 $133.62 $679 +1.37
550–580 565 2 127.00–132.00 $129.57 $732 +2.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 160.00–170.00 $163.26 $469 —
305–325 315 2 167.00–172.00 $169.42 $534 +5.78
350–375 365 5 152.00–157.00 $153.92 $562 +0.95
400–425 408 3 140.00–147.00 $142.43 $581 -0.12
470–485 478 6 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $634 -0.87
500–525 513 2 125.00–128.00 $126.54 $649 —
560–585 568 3 117.00–122.00 $118.72 $674 -2.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 150.00–160.00 $155.08 $481 +1.50
350–385 368 2 140.00–145.00 $142.62 $525 -0.93
405–420 415 3 130.00–137.00 $132.28 $549 -2.27
450–465 458 2 122.00–127.00 $124.46 $570 +1.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 140.00–145.00 $141.58 $456 -2.06
350–370 360 4 135.00–137.00 $136.03 $490 -1.34
415–435 425 4 127.00–135.00 $130.91 $556 +2.86
450–465 459 5 121.00–128.00 $123.75 $568 +2.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $399 +3.68
350–360 355 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $422 -2.59
405–435 420 2 105.00–115.00 $109.82 $461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 132.00–137.00 $134.42 $423 +1.98
400–415 405 3 118.00–125.00 $120.39 $488 +1.95

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1450 1248 85-90% 8 44.00–50.00 $45.78 $571 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1150 1125 80-85% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.98 $641 —
1150–1450 1330 80-85% 5 50.00–53.00 $51.04 $679 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1600 1505 2 74.00–76.00 $74.94 $1,128 -8.11
1460–1860 1638 4 81.00–83.00 $81.79 $1,340 —

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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.