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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 402 434
Feeder cattle 310 289 334
Slaughter cattle 175 113 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
200–220 208 5 220.00–240.00 $228.46 $475 —
250–275 258 3 190.00–210.00 $197.10 $509 +12.21
305–340 317 3 185.00–195.00 $191.42 $607 +13.19
350–390 374 5 165.00–175.00 $168.74 $631 -0.36
405–440 417 3 157.00–167.00 $163.48 $682 +0.54
450–470 460 2 150.00–160.00 $155.11 $714 -0.17
500–520 513 3 140.00–147.00 $142.27 $730 -1.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 160.00–175.00 $167.86 $441 +7.95
365–375 370 4 150.00–160.00 $155.07 $574 +0.31
450–460 455 2 138.00–142.00 $139.98 $637 -1.56
505–530 522 3 130.00–137.00 $132.26 $690 -2.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 155.00–160.00 $158.42 $518 +1.85
375–390 385 3 140.00–147.00 $142.27 $548 —
515–535 525 2 121.00–128.00 $124.57 $654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 145.00–150.00 $148.49 $411 +4.18
325–340 331 5 142.00–150.00 $145.29 $481 +2.37
365–385 378 3 135.00–142.00 $137.25 $519 —
405–420 413 4 125.00–132.00 $128.56 $531 —
460–475 468 2 120.00–128.00 $123.94 $580 +1.51
500–525 510 5 114.00–118.00 $116.35 $593 -2.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 8 130.00–140.00 $135.12 $430 —
355–375 365 4 120.00–130.00 $125.14 $457 +0.31
425–440 430 3 110.00–120.00 $113.41 $488 —
455–460 457 3 110.00–116.00 $113.99 $521 +0.40
510–525 518 4 104.00–112.00 $108.06 $560 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 207 3 195.00–215.00 $201.77 $418 —
270–290 280 4 155.00–167.00 $161.21 $451 —
300–335 314 5 155.00–165.00 $160.73 $505 +7.34
350–385 368 2 145.00–150.00 $147.38 $542 +3.30
405–430 418 2 140.00–150.00 $144.85 $605 +7.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1150 1039 80-85% 24 65.00–71.00 $68.32 $710 —
1005–1260 1102 80-85% 23 72.00–77.00 $74.11 $817 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1150 966 85-90% 4 60.00–63.00 $62.11 $600 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1665 1601 7 87.00–90.00 $88.56 $1,418 -4.44
1725–1740 1733 2 95.00–98.00 $96.51 $1,673 —

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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.