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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 443 686
Feeder cattle 387 377 549
Slaughter cattle 68 66 137

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 210 3 210.00–230.00 $222.70 $468 —
250–285 268 2 180.00–190.00 $185.33 $497 -4.86
300–310 305 2 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $541 -3.52
365–390 378 8 160.00–167.00 $163.38 $618 —
400–435 414 5 152.00–162.00 $157.80 $653 +5.27
450–475 463 2 145.00–152.00 $148.41 $687 +1.02
500–525 513 2 132.00–137.00 $134.56 $690 -4.59
555–575 565 2 127.00–132.00 $129.54 $732 -1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 4 165.00–175.00 $170.10 $434 -0.09
305–340 328 3 165.00–170.00 $166.55 $546 —
355–385 365 3 152.00–157.00 $155.24 $567 +1.83
415–435 425 2 140.00–150.00 $144.88 $616 —
465–490 478 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $657 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 5 155.00–160.00 $157.85 $499 +1.25
350–380 365 4 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $524 -0.42
450–485 468 2 125.00–130.00 $127.41 $596 -0.05
505–530 522 3 115.00–121.00 $119.06 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 266 7 152.00–162.00 $157.81 $420 —
300–340 320 4 142.00–152.00 $146.69 $469 —
360–370 365 8 140.00–148.00 $144.05 $526 +6.00
400–415 408 4 137.00–145.00 $141.07 $576 +10.19
470–485 479 5 124.00–127.00 $125.82 $603 +3.65
500–515 508 4 118.00–125.00 $121.45 $617 +1.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 140.00–147.00 $143.60 $378 -1.26
310–325 318 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $437 -1.84
350–375 363 2 130.00–137.00 $133.38 $484 +0.85
405–425 415 4 118.00–128.00 $123.12 $511 -0.28
450–490 477 3 115.00–122.00 $119.80 $571 +3.72
515–540 532 3 105.00–110.00 $108.39 $577 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $402 -1.84
360–385 373 2 120.00–125.00 $122.58 $457 +1.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1355 1228 80-85% 10 55.00–60.00 $57.01 $700 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1110 1044 85-90% 8 47.00–53.00 $50.02 $522 —

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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.