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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 341 360
Feeder cattle 224 249 191
Slaughter cattle 53 92 169

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
200–210 205 2 220.00–235.00 $227.68 $467 —
270–290 280 2 195.00–205.00 $199.82 $559 +4.97
350–375 358 3 180.00–190.00 $186.51 $668 +6.75
405–425 415 4 175.00–185.00 $180.12 $747 +5.15
455–475 465 4 170.00–180.00 $174.89 $813 +7.84
505–525 513 5 150.00–160.00 $155.91 $800 —
555–575 562 3 147.00–155.00 $152.27 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 155.00–165.00 $159.88 $664 +4.02
450–475 461 7 150.00–160.00 $155.58 $717 —
505–520 513 6 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 3 162.00–170.00 $164.48 $539 +2.38
405–440 423 2 147.00–152.00 $149.40 $632 +7.11
505–535 515 3 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 160.00–170.00 $163.01 $452 —
315–325 320 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $504 +0.10
350–365 358 4 150.00–160.00 $155.10 $555 +7.70
400–440 416 5 142.00–148.00 $145.46 $605 +3.02
475–490 484 5 137.00–142.00 $138.96 $673 +1.37
510–520 513 3 130.00–134.00 $132.65 $680 +1.55
605–630 622 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 145.00–152.00 $148.66 $483 +5.26
375–385 378 3 140.00–147.00 $144.63 $547 +7.10
410–425 418 6 127.00–137.00 $132.09 $552 -0.50
455–475 462 3 125.00–132.00 $129.60 $599 +7.32
500–525 513 4 120.00–126.00 $123.07 $631 +7.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 417 3 115.00–122.00 $119.70 $499 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–625 614 7 122.00–128.00 $125.38 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1090 1023 85-90% 12 56.00–62.00 $58.06 $594 +8.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1460 1148 80-85% 6 60.00–66.00 $62.80 $721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1655 1603 4 75.00–78.00 $76.45 $1,225 —
1650 1650 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,436 —

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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.