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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 597 459
Feeder cattle 691 478 335
Slaughter cattle 243 119 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 265 5 185.00–195.00 $188.77 $500 -6.04
350–375 363 4 165.00–175.00 $169.83 $616 -2.64
410–435 423 4 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $688 -0.72
450–475 467 3 150.00–160.00 $153.21 $715 -3.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 160.00–170.00 $165.08 $520 +0.28
420–435 428 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $610 -0.03
450–485 468 4 130.00–140.00 $134.81 $631 -3.73
500–525 508 3 120.00–125.00 $123.28 $626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 4 175.00–180.00 $177.54 $568 —
350–375 358 3 152.00–160.00 $157.21 $563 -5.64
510–525 518 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $712 -3.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 260 3 140.00–152.00 $148.15 $385 —
310–335 323 6 145.00–152.00 $148.36 $479 +0.95
350–375 363 4 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $502 -2.14
425–440 433 4 125.00–132.00 $128.44 $556 —
460–490 475 4 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $605 -1.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 145.00–150.00 $147.57 $539 -3.32
410–425 418 4 135.00–142.00 $138.44 $579 -4.00
450–465 458 2 132.00–137.00 $134.46 $616 -2.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 130.00–135.00 $133.39 $427 —
450–480 465 4 115.00–120.00 $117.58 $547 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1119 80-85% 12 54.00–59.00 $56.27 $630 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1350 1162 85-90% 9 50.00–54.00 $52.76 $613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1475 1443 6 77.00–82.00 $78.78 $1,137 —

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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.