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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 893 469
Feeder cattle 377 732 428
Slaughter cattle 66 161 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure the previous two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 260 3 180.00–195.00 $190.19 $494 +11.10
300–310 305 2 180.00–182.00 $180.98 $552 —
405–415 410 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $625 -3.27
450–490 470 2 145.00–150.00 $147.39 $693 +0.97
515–530 521 5 135.00–142.00 $139.15 $725 +5.53
550–565 558 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $734 +1.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 313 3 155.00–160.00 $156.60 $490 +1.52
355–365 360 2 140.00–148.00 $144.06 $519 +1.44
450–465 458 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $584 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 165.00–175.00 $170.19 $460 +6.93
350–375 367 3 150.00–155.00 $153.41 $563 -0.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 358 3 137.00–140.00 $138.05 $494 +2.02
415–440 428 4 127.00–135.00 $130.88 $560 -0.03
455–465 459 7 120.00–125.00 $122.17 $561 -1.58
505–530 518 2 117.00–122.00 $119.56 $619 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 140.00–150.00 $144.86 $388 —
305–330 318 2 137.00–142.00 $139.40 $443 +4.98
360–370 365 6 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $484 —
400–425 417 3 120.00–125.00 $123.40 $515 +3.01
455–485 475 3 112.00–118.00 $116.08 $551 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 127.00–132.00 $129.38 $414 +1.82
365–375 370 4 118.00–125.00 $121.45 $449 +2.46
405–430 418 2 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $470 +2.61
450–485 473 3 105.00–110.00 $108.42 $513 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1270 1146 80-85% 8 50.00–56.00 $53.66 $615 -3.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1280 1084 85-90% 5 47.00–52.00 $49.45 $536 —

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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.