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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.56/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 421 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.51/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 461 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.81/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 556 476 656
Feeder cattle 439 414 538
Slaughter cattle 117 62 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 210.00–220.00 $213.63 $560 +1.75
325–340 333 6 195.00–210.00 $202.67 $675 +0.35
355–380 368 10 185.00–200.00 $192.24 $707 +7.14
420–435 428 8 185.00–195.00 $189.91 $813 +18.71
470–485 478 10 156.00–166.00 $160.92 $769 -1.61
515–535 525 10 150.00–156.00 $153.06 $804 +3.64
550–580 565 4 148.00–153.00 $150.43 $850 +5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 321 5 180.00–190.00 $183.93 $590 -2.84
360–385 370 5 167.00–175.00 $170.33 $630 +0.26
415–420 418 2 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $690 +8.63
450–490 470 8 147.00–152.00 $149.61 $703 -1.42
500–510 505 6 140.00–148.00 $143.96 $727 +2.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 165.00–175.00 $170.23 $553 —
350–375 358 3 155.00–165.00 $161.51 $578 +8.26
460–485 473 4 140.00–145.00 $142.43 $674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 255 3 170.00–180.00 $176.54 $450 +9.63
315–335 327 5 160.00–170.00 $166.15 $543 +6.67
355–365 359 7 155.00–165.00 $159.35 $572 +5.92
405–435 421 13 152.00–162.00 $157.56 $663 +12.68
450–470 461 13 140.00–150.00 $144.51 $666 +4.62
500–540 520 12 127.00–137.00 $131.81 $685 -0.56
550–565 558 4 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $717 —
605–635 618 9 120.00–127.00 $123.31 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 5 145.00–165.00 $157.61 $435 +6.81
310–325 318 4 150.00–157.00 $153.42 $488 +4.95
365–390 378 4 140.00–150.00 $145.17 $549 +4.04
405–425 415 6 140.00–147.00 $143.58 $596 +13.76
450–490 470 8 130.00–138.00 $133.83 $629 —
500–530 515 6 115.00–125.00 $120.15 $619 +1.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $453 +4.28
410–420 415 4 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $544 +10.14
455–490 473 2 117.00–125.00 $120.85 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1080 1046 80-85% 7 70.00–72.00 $71.18 $745 —
1205–1290 1246 80-85% 27 64.00–69.00 $66.29 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1400 1261 85-90% 15 57.00–62.00 $59.94 $756 —

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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.