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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.65/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 611 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 752 498 504
Feeder cattle 526 418 403
Slaughter cattle 226 80 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 258 3 210.00–220.00 $216.45 $558 +6.58
310–340 328 5 197.00–212.00 $202.67 $665 -2.02
355–375 363 5 182.00–192.00 $186.13 $676 -0.42
405–410 407 7 170.00–177.00 $173.02 $704 +1.42
460–485 468 3 160.00–165.00 $161.73 $757 +0.06
515–540 529 9 147.00–157.00 $152.67 $808 -0.64
550–560 555 4 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $819 -0.59
600–625 611 10 132.00–139.00 $135.65 $829 +1.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 190.00–200.00 $194.82 $536 —
315–325 320 4 185.00–195.00 $190.08 $608 +4.89
355–360 357 3 170.00–175.00 $171.68 $613 —
420–440 427 3 157.00–167.00 $163.56 $698 +0.97
460–475 468 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $690 -1.54
510–520 517 3 137.00–142.00 $138.65 $717 -5.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 465 3 135.00–140.00 $138.37 $643 -1.36
500–535 512 3 125.00–134.00 $130.86 $670 +3.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 273 5 165.00–180.00 $173.74 $474 +0.52
320–340 333 3 165.00–175.00 $168.20 $560 -1.99
370–380 375 8 150.00–158.00 $154.05 $578 -6.11
415–440 430 5 145.00–155.00 $148.86 $640 -6.08
450–475 463 6 140.00–147.00 $143.41 $664 -3.32
505–525 515 4 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $657 -5.70
550–570 560 6 122.00–126.00 $124.04 $695 -3.42
605–625 609 6 117.00–121.00 $118.33 $721 -1.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 270 3 150.00–160.00 $156.79 $423 —
310–330 322 5 150.00–160.00 $156.15 $503 —
355–385 370 4 142.00–147.00 $144.40 $534 +1.13
400–425 417 3 137.00–142.00 $138.60 $578 —
455–465 460 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $609 -1.68
500–540 516 5 118.00–123.00 $120.09 $620 -2.33
565–585 573 5 115.00–121.00 $118.55 $679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 435 3 130.00–135.00 $133.37 $580 +3.83
470–485 475 3 115.00–120.00 $116.70 $554 -7.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1235 1166 80-85% 26 68.00–73.00 $70.16 $818 —
1140–1270 1224 80-85% 20 61.00–67.00 $64.24 $786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1150 1078 85-90% 9 57.00–61.00 $59.28 $639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1425 1388 3 88.00–93.00 $89.58 $1,243 —
1350–1700 1525 2 81.00–84.00 $82.33 $1,256 —

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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.