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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 590 557
Feeder cattle 416 466 440
Slaughter cattle 56 124 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $549 +1.69
400–440 423 7 142.00–152.00 $146.05 $618 +2.77
455–480 468 2 140.00–144.00 $141.95 $664 +4.37
505–535 520 4 127.00–132.00 $129.43 $673 —
550–575 563 2 126.00–129.00 $127.47 $718 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 160.00–167.00 $164.77 $613 —
410–430 420 2 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $661 +4.72
450–460 455 4 145.00–152.00 $148.54 $676 +2.61
500–540 520 2 137.00–141.00 $138.92 $722 +6.56
570–585 578 4 130.00–138.00 $134.05 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 4 137.00–140.00 $138.46 $579 +6.04
455–465 458 3 127.00–135.00 $129.71 $594 +1.61
510–520 515 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $631 —
560–575 568 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 5 135.00–140.00 $137.87 $433 —
350–385 368 2 128.00–134.00 $131.14 $483 -0.82
410–440 428 5 122.00–128.00 $124.30 $532 +4.55
455–475 462 3 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $539 -1.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $454 -0.99
350–365 358 2 135.00–142.00 $138.43 $496 -2.55
405–425 415 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $546 -1.09
465–485 475 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $605 +2.43
505–535 520 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $611 -0.06
555–575 565 2 113.00–117.00 $114.96 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 125.00–132.00 $128.36 $415 +0.96
350–375 363 2 118.00–125.00 $121.38 $441 -2.05
455–490 473 2 108.00–112.00 $109.93 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1035 1008 85-90% 6 51.00–53.00 $52.37 $528 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1000 987 80-85% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.38 $576 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1450 1420 2 77.00–81.00 $79.04 $1,122 —

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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.