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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 838 566 358
Feeder cattle 654 481 281
Slaughter cattle 184 85 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 278 3 215.00–235.00 $221.35 $615 -27.83
300–315 308 6 210.00–230.00 $220.24 $678 -21.14
350–380 360 3 200.00–210.00 $206.48 $743 -12.14
400–430 412 5 185.00–200.00 $193.74 $798 -6.07
465–490 478 4 175.00–185.00 $179.87 $860 -8.72
520–535 528 4 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $911 -9.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 195.00–205.00 $199.77 $545 -7.86
355–380 363 3 185.00–195.00 $191.51 $695 -5.92
415–435 422 3 175.00–180.00 $176.72 $746 -5.20
510–540 520 3 160.00–165.00 $161.73 $841 —
550–575 558 3 152.00–160.00 $154.75 $864 -5.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 364 5 165.00–175.00 $170.77 $622 -7.52
405–430 418 2 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $679 -9.97
475–485 478 3 152.00–160.00 $157.30 $752 —
505–535 515 3 145.00–152.00 $149.58 $770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 4 175.00–185.00 $179.63 $485 +0.86
300–320 310 4 167.00–177.00 $171.84 $533 -3.31
410–425 415 3 155.00–160.00 $156.71 $650 -3.73
465–475 469 5 150.00–155.00 $152.03 $713 -4.10
510–535 523 4 135.00–142.00 $138.42 $724 -2.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 260 5 160.00–170.00 $165.77 $431 +1.52
310–335 320 5 155.00–160.00 $157.91 $505 -3.93
350–370 360 4 150.00–155.00 $152.57 $549 +0.03
425–435 430 2 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $634 +0.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 361 5 135.00–140.00 $137.05 $495 +3.62

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1185 1063 85-90% 10 68.00–74.00 $70.94 $754 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1210 1073 80-85% 6 76.00–81.00 $78.94 $847 —
1150–1190 1170 80-85% 4 82.00–87.00 $84.54 $989 -4.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1610 1424 5 90.00–93.00 $91.36 $1,301 —
1750–1940 1845 2 95.00–105.00 $99.74 $1,840 —

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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.