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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 608 798
Feeder cattle 681 486 718
Slaughter cattle 239 122 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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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 3 205.00–215.00 $208.63 $547 -6.81
300–320 308 5 190.00–200.00 $194.16 $598 -17.08
350–385 371 5 175.00–185.00 $181.23 $672 -10.60
400–415 408 4 162.00–170.00 $165.93 $677 -18.57
500–525 508 3 150.00–153.00 $151.97 $772 -6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 170.00–187.00 $175.32 $477 -14.03
300–340 317 7 177.00–187.00 $182.41 $578 -9.08
410–425 420 3 155.00–160.00 $158.37 $665 —
450–485 468 4 145.00–152.00 $148.63 $696 -4.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 170.00–175.00 $172.38 $560 —
350–390 370 4 155.00–165.00 $160.27 $593 —
410–420 413 3 145.00–150.00 $148.31 $613 -1.81
450–475 458 3 135.00–140.00 $136.73 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 150.00–157.00 $153.70 $407 —
305–330 318 8 145.00–150.00 $147.40 $469 -5.08
365–375 370 6 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $527 —
410–425 419 7 130.00–137.00 $134.06 $562 -5.66
475–490 480 3 130.00–135.00 $131.70 $632 -0.55
510–540 525 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $643 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 4 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $419 -5.86
320–340 330 4 155.00–165.00 $160.15 $528 -5.93
350–360 356 5 147.00–150.00 $148.18 $528 -10.75
400–425 413 4 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $588 -7.14
450–465 458 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $634 -4.06
500–515 509 5 130.00–137.00 $132.75 $676 -4.70
550–565 558 4 125.00–128.00 $126.48 $706 -6.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 364 5 125.00–135.00 $131.10 $477 -1.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1170 1078 80-85% 22 63.00–69.00 $65.69 $708 +1.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1150 1029 85-90% 14 57.00–61.00 $59.40 $611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1475 1293 3 85.00–87.00 $86.06 $1,113 +0.84

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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.