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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 687 809
Feeder cattle 751 467 534
Slaughter cattle 132 220 275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 160.00–165.00 $162.59 $590 +3.17
415–435 425 4 150.00–157.00 $153.42 $652 +1.82
450–485 465 7 145.00–152.00 $148.87 $692 +3.95
510–535 520 5 135.00–140.00 $137.06 $713 +0.42
560–575 568 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 152.00–157.00 $154.43 $564 +3.58
405–425 418 3 140.00–145.00 $141.61 $592 -0.95
455–475 468 3 135.00–142.00 $139.73 $654 +7.19
555–570 563 2 121.00–128.00 $124.45 $701 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 4 170.00–175.00 $172.53 $621 —
405–430 422 3 160.00–165.00 $161.60 $682 —
500–525 513 4 145.00–150.00 $147.56 $757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 150.00–160.00 $154.80 $485 —
360–370 367 3 147.00–152.00 $148.64 $546 +3.56
405–435 420 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $598 +2.84
455–475 465 6 131.00–137.00 $134.06 $623 +0.67
505–525 518 3 123.00–130.00 $125.27 $649 -3.01
610–625 618 8 110.00–118.00 $114.05 $705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 140.00–147.00 $142.51 $445 —
350–370 360 4 137.00–142.00 $139.57 $502 +3.52
450–485 468 4 122.00–129.00 $125.37 $587 +2.45
505–525 517 5 117.00–122.00 $118.95 $615 -2.59
560–585 571 7 115.00–121.00 $118.36 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 4 125.00–132.00 $128.31 $475 +1.07
420–435 430 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $522 -1.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1235 1109 80-85% 14 53.00–59.00 $55.52 $616 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1085 1010 85-90% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.61 $541 +2.45

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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.