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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.10/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 518 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.96/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 570 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 647 491
Feeder cattle 728 356 363
Slaughter cattle 72 291 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
250–290 277 3 210.00–220.00 $213.01 $590 —
300–310 304 7 200.00–215.00 $208.45 $634 +5.77
355–375 365 4 185.00–195.00 $189.86 $693 +9.02
415–425 420 8 170.00–180.00 $174.94 $735 +1.67
450–465 458 4 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $744 +2.73
505–540 520 7 150.00–156.00 $152.67 $794 +1.79
565–575 570 10 145.00–155.00 $149.96 $855 —
600–640 628 8 137.00–140.00 $138.73 $871 —
650–690 663 3 134.00–137.00 $135.96 $901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 185.00–200.00 $194.55 $510 +0.97
310–335 320 5 185.00–195.00 $190.81 $611 +4.29
350–375 363 6 175.00–180.00 $177.59 $645 —
420–440 428 5 160.00–165.00 $162.94 $697 +7.08
450–475 463 4 147.00–155.00 $151.11 $700 +0.47
515–540 528 8 140.00–148.00 $143.91 $760 +0.99
570–590 582 5 133.00–141.00 $137.87 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 3 160.00–168.00 $165.50 $626 —
405–435 420 4 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $619 —
500–510 505 4 124.00–130.00 $127.03 $642 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 165.00–175.00 $171.75 $476 —
300–325 313 4 161.00–170.00 $165.32 $517 -0.53
350–380 367 9 154.00–160.00 $156.55 $575 +4.10
415–435 428 3 145.00–150.00 $146.61 $627 -0.79
455–490 467 3 140.00–145.00 $143.25 $669 +4.77
500–535 518 10 130.00–136.00 $133.10 $689 +1.40
555–570 563 4 126.00–130.00 $128.03 $721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 5 150.00–160.00 $156.11 $490 —
350–385 371 5 145.00–150.00 $148.11 $549 +2.85
405–435 420 2 135.00–142.00 $138.63 $582 +0.28
450–485 462 3 130.00–137.00 $134.55 $622 +2.09
505–520 513 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $628 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 135.00–145.00 $140.15 $455 -3.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1410 1253 80-85% 6 64.00–67.00 $64.98 $814 —
1065–1470 1369 80-85% 4 70.00–73.00 $70.58 $966 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1365 1292 3 86.00–89.00 $87.06 $1,125 —
1235–1685 1385 3 76.00–81.00 $78.03 $1,081 —

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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.