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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 455 554
Feeder cattle 466 387 432
Slaughter cattle 124 68 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
250–265 260 3 175.00–195.00 $181.41 $472 -3.92
300–325 313 2 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $540 -5.06
400–435 410 4 151.00–154.00 $152.72 $626 -5.08
450–465 458 2 142.00–150.00 $145.93 $668 -2.48
500–515 505 3 131.00–135.00 $132.36 $668 -2.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 160.00–170.00 $165.33 $443 -4.77
350–375 358 3 150.00–155.00 $151.74 $543 -3.50
415–435 422 3 140.00–145.00 $143.28 $605 -1.60
450–480 465 2 135.00–140.00 $137.58 $640 +0.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $501 -0.41
400–425 413 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $547 —
455–485 470 4 125.00–131.00 $128.10 $602 +0.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 135.00–145.00 $140.18 $385 -3.42
360–375 368 4 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $486 -1.42
415–435 426 7 116.00–125.00 $119.75 $510 -3.37
465–490 480 5 115.00–120.00 $118.06 $567 -1.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 150.00–165.00 $157.14 $413 -0.67
310–340 330 3 145.00–150.00 $148.43 $490 +1.74
350–365 358 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $505 -3.07
400–415 408 2 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $541 -8.52
470–485 478 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $598 -0.80
500–505 503 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $591 -3.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 125.00–130.00 $127.40 $399 -0.14
350–365 358 2 120.00–127.00 $123.43 $442 +0.85

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1150 1098 85-90% 6 47.00–52.00 $48.97 $538 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1305 1250 80-85% 4 53.00–58.00 $55.29 $691 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,302 —
1715–2040 1823 7 75.00–81.00 $77.72 $1,417 —

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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.