Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cattlemen's Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 556 519
Feeder cattle 418 439 436
Slaughter cattle 80 117 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 257 3 205.00–220.00 $209.87 $539 -3.76
305–335 325 3 200.00–215.00 $204.69 $665 +2.02
365–385 372 3 180.00–190.00 $186.55 $694 -5.69
405–430 422 3 170.00–175.00 $171.60 $724 -18.31
450–485 468 4 157.00–166.00 $161.67 $757 +0.75
505–535 517 5 150.00–158.00 $153.31 $793 +0.25
565–585 575 4 144.00–152.00 $148.07 $851 -2.36
605–635 632 9 131.00–141.00 $134.41 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 180.00–190.00 $185.19 $598 +1.26
405–435 420 4 160.00–165.00 $162.59 $683 -2.38
465–485 475 4 145.00–153.00 $149.08 $708 -0.53
500–530 512 5 140.00–149.00 $143.73 $736 -0.23
550–585 568 6 135.00–142.00 $138.39 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 4 155.00–165.00 $160.20 $593 -1.31
415–425 420 2 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $620 —
455–475 468 3 135.00–142.00 $139.73 $654 -2.70
500–525 513 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $654 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 276 7 165.00–185.00 $173.22 $478 -3.32
310–335 323 6 165.00–175.00 $170.19 $550 +4.04
355–385 375 3 157.00–167.00 $160.16 $601 +0.81
415–425 420 8 150.00–160.00 $154.94 $651 -2.62
450–475 458 3 145.00–150.00 $146.73 $672 +2.22
500–520 513 3 130.00–140.00 $133.25 $684 +1.44
550–570 560 6 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $714 -1.06
600–615 610 6 118.00–123.00 $119.64 $730 -3.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 140.00–150.00 $143.27 $526 -1.90
450–485 468 4 130.00–138.00 $134.15 $628 +0.32
500–535 518 4 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $634 +2.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 417 3 125.00–132.00 $129.54 $540 -1.51
450–490 463 3 118.00–127.00 $123.83 $573 +2.98

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1510 1300 80-85% 12 62.00–68.00 $65.69 $854 —
1310–1350 1323 80-85% 3 70.00–75.00 $71.70 $949 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1475 1119 85-90% 7 56.00–61.00 $58.17 $651 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1580 1473 2 82.00–88.00 $85.22 $1,255 —

↑ Back to top

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.