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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 273 124
Feeder cattle 355 180 67
Slaughter cattle 63 93 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 265 7 190.00–210.00 $200.78 $532 —
300–310 305 6 190.00–200.00 $194.92 $595 +9.69
350–365 358 6 165.00–175.00 $169.90 $608 +1.80
400–420 408 5 162.00–172.00 $167.88 $685 +3.31
450–475 463 2 155.00–165.00 $160.14 $741 +0.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 256 5 170.00–185.00 $175.86 $450 —
300–335 318 4 170.00–180.00 $175.28 $557 —
350–375 363 2 150.00–157.00 $153.62 $558 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 5 155.00–165.00 $161.19 $508 —
350–370 360 2 140.00–147.00 $143.60 $517 —
450–485 468 2 130.00–137.00 $133.37 $624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 6 162.00–172.00 $166.77 $464 —
300–325 310 5 152.00–162.00 $157.81 $489 —
350–365 358 2 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $510 -6.02
400–425 413 2 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $588 -1.41
450–475 463 2 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $614 -1.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 140.00–155.00 $147.86 $389 —
300–335 318 4 145.00–150.00 $147.64 $469 +3.26
355–380 363 3 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $484 +0.67
400–425 413 2 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $526 -4.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 130.00–140.00 $134.80 $429 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1285 1148 80-85% 6 55.00–59.00 $57.00 $654 -3.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1250 1147 85-90% 3 48.00–53.00 $50.19 $576 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1725 1518 2 74.00–78.00 $76.27 $1,158 —
1525–1750 1663 3 81.00–84.00 $82.66 $1,375 —

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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.