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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 608 800 523
Feeder cattle 486 728 481
Slaughter cattle 122 72 42

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
255–290 267 3 210.00–225.00 $215.44 $575 +2.43
300–325 313 8 205.00–217.00 $211.24 $661 +2.79
350–375 363 4 187.00–197.00 $191.83 $696 +1.97
405–415 409 9 180.00–190.00 $184.50 $755 +9.56
465–490 478 4 165.00–175.00 $169.87 $812 +7.41
510–540 527 9 154.00–164.00 $158.30 $834 +5.63
550–565 558 4 146.00–155.00 $150.44 $839 +0.48
605–635 620 7 136.00–143.00 $138.67 $860 -0.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 4 180.00–200.00 $189.35 $507 -5.20
315–340 323 3 185.00–195.00 $191.49 $619 +0.68
350–365 358 4 172.00–180.00 $175.92 $630 -1.67
450–490 477 3 150.00–160.00 $153.15 $731 +2.04
510–535 523 4 140.00–150.00 $145.12 $759 +1.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 4 145.00–155.00 $150.12 $623 +2.71
510–535 523 4 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $693 +5.53
565–580 575 3 125.00–130.00 $126.64 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 3 165.00–175.00 $168.29 $426 -3.46
315–325 319 5 162.00–172.00 $166.08 $530 +0.76
350–365 356 7 155.00–162.00 $158.93 $566 +2.38
410–430 420 6 147.00–152.00 $149.56 $628 +2.95
465–480 473 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $674 -0.71
510–530 520 6 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $715 +4.35
555–575 565 6 130.00–136.00 $132.95 $751 +4.92
600–640 610 6 113.00–120.00 $116.62 $711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 150.00–157.00 $152.48 $488 -3.63
415–430 425 3 135.00–142.00 $139.72 $594 +1.09
465–490 482 3 130.00–137.00 $132.25 $637 -2.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 140.00–145.00 $141.72 $468 +1.57
350–370 360 4 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $477 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1175 1099 80-85% 20 61.00–67.00 $63.99 $703 —
1100–1665 1383 80-85% 2 69.00–72.50 $71.11 $983 +0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1170 1063 85-90% 7 54.00–59.00 $56.19 $597 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1320 1296 5 84.00–87.00 $85.22 $1,104 -1.84

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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.