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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 577 590
Feeder cattle 350 450 466
Slaughter cattle 52 127 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
250–270 258 5 215.00–235.00 $223.37 $576 -7.27
310–335 318 3 210.00–220.00 $213.51 $679 -1.41
350–385 370 7 185.00–197.00 $189.86 $702 -3.56
400–430 415 6 180.00–190.00 $184.82 $767 -2.57
460–485 473 6 170.00–180.00 $174.87 $827 +1.68
515–540 528 4 170.00–177.00 $173.58 $917 +6.84
555–565 558 3 165.00–170.00 $168.31 $939 +3.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 190.00–200.00 $193.18 $547 -10.72
310–335 323 4 190.00–200.00 $194.81 $629 +0.22
365–390 382 3 172.00–180.00 $177.45 $678 -1.71
400–435 412 3 170.00–175.00 $171.76 $708 -1.64
450–485 462 3 157.00–165.00 $159.80 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 3 180.00–187.00 $182.46 $562 —
350–370 360 4 160.00–168.00 $164.11 $591 -3.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 232 3 180.00–190.00 $186.76 $433 —
255–270 260 3 170.00–185.00 $179.81 $468 —
300–320 310 6 167.00–177.00 $171.84 $533 +6.02
350–390 366 5 157.00–162.00 $159.13 $582 -0.16
410–440 427 9 147.00–155.00 $151.58 $647 +0.54
450–475 467 3 142.00–147.00 $143.61 $671 -4.70
525–540 533 2 130.00–136.00 $132.96 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 150.00–162.00 $156.21 $437 -1.57
300–325 308 3 157.00–162.00 $160.24 $494 +8.13
370–380 377 3 145.00–150.00 $146.64 $553 +1.50
410–425 415 3 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $595 —
455–480 468 2 132.00–140.00 $136.11 $637 +0.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 140.00–148.00 $144.09 $458 +4.28
370–385 378 2 132.00–140.00 $136.08 $514 +4.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1255 1105 80-85% 5 71.00–74.00 $72.07 $796 —
1060–1560 1271 80-85% 7 63.00–69.00 $65.58 $834 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1350 1263 4 87.00–91.00 $89.61 $1,132 —

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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.