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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 595 402 472
Feeder cattle 464 350 416
Slaughter cattle 131 52 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 230 3 240.00–255.00 $250.43 $576 —
255–280 268 8 215.00–235.00 $225.47 $604 +2.10
305–335 315 3 210.00–220.00 $213.54 $673 +0.03
355–375 363 5 190.00–200.00 $194.13 $705 +4.27
400–410 405 8 180.00–190.00 $184.94 $749 +0.12
450–485 462 3 170.00–178.00 $175.20 $809 +0.33
505–525 515 4 165.00–170.00 $167.45 $862 -6.13
550–575 563 2 160.00–164.00 $161.96 $912 -6.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 4 190.00–210.00 $200.56 $542 +7.38
300–335 318 8 195.00–205.00 $200.28 $637 +5.47
355–390 373 4 175.00–182.00 $178.34 $665 +0.89
410–430 418 5 165.00–175.00 $170.89 $714 -0.87
505–515 510 4 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $567 -2.54
365–385 375 4 160.00–167.00 $163.41 $613 -0.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 7 165.00–180.00 $173.64 $448 -6.17
300–340 320 4 165.00–170.00 $167.34 $535 -4.50
350–365 355 3 155.00–160.00 $158.29 $562 -0.84
415–425 420 4 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $645 +1.88
455–475 462 3 145.00–150.00 $146.71 $678 +3.10
500–525 513 4 132.00–140.00 $136.10 $698 +3.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 150.00–160.00 $156.18 $515 -4.06
350–385 368 8 140.00–150.00 $145.24 $534 -1.40
415–430 423 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $603 -0.75
450–475 463 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $636 +1.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 130.00–137.00 $133.67 $492 -2.41
400–425 413 2 125.00–130.00 $127.58 $527 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1110 1009 80-85% 8 68.00–72.00 $69.61 $702 —
1185–1430 1293 80-85% 12 73.00–78.00 $74.63 $965 +9.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1075 988 85-90% 6 61.00–66.00 $63.20 $624 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1405 1353 2 98.00–100.00 $98.96 $1,339 —
1170–1610 1390 2 89.00–92.00 $90.74 $1,261 —

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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.