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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 358 306
Feeder cattle 374 281 281
Slaughter cattle 146 77 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 6 165.00–180.00 $172.30 $488 —
310–330 320 2 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $552 —
365–380 375 3 152.00–157.00 $155.38 $583 —
405–440 423 2 145.00–150.00 $147.60 $624 —
450–480 465 4 140.00–145.00 $142.58 $663 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 185.00–190.00 $187.36 $497 —
300–315 306 5 180.00–190.00 $185.88 $569 —
365–385 375 2 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $609 —
410–425 420 3 157.00–162.00 $158.63 $666 —
505–520 513 2 137.00–141.00 $139.03 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 160.00–165.00 $161.62 $525 —
350–365 360 3 145.00–150.00 $146.62 $528 —
450–460 455 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $603 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 140.00–147.00 $143.70 $381 +7.77
300–325 315 5 140.00–145.00 $141.90 $447 +7.09
355–380 365 5 130.00–135.00 $132.92 $485 -0.54
405–435 425 3 120.00–127.00 $124.78 $530 —
450–460 456 7 115.00–122.00 $119.04 $543 —
510–520 515 8 105.00–115.00 $110.05 $567 —
555–575 565 6 104.00–111.00 $107.44 $607 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 150.00–160.00 $154.88 $493 +3.38
350–375 361 7 140.00–150.00 $144.46 $522 —
415–425 420 8 130.00–140.00 $135.06 $567 —
465–480 473 4 125.00–132.00 $128.44 $608 —
510–535 520 5 117.00–120.00 $118.77 $618 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 130.00–137.00 $133.66 $434 —
375–390 385 3 120.00–125.00 $123.38 $475 —
410–440 430 3 110.00–115.00 $113.41 $488 —
455–475 468 3 105.00–110.00 $108.38 $507 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1240 1084 85-90% 16 54.00–60.00 $56.56 $613 +9.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1415 1234 80-85% 8 61.00–67.00 $63.52 $784 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1690 1480 8 76.00–82.00 $78.72 $1,165 —
1585–2050 1788 10 84.00–89.00 $86.34 $1,544 —

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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.