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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 527 277
Feeder cattle 266 247 224
Slaughter cattle 193 280 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
265–290 278 2 215.00–225.00 $220.23 $612 -2.86
300–325 313 2 210.00–215.00 $212.40 $665 -11.87
415–440 432 3 185.00–192.00 $189.76 $820 -3.39
450–475 467 3 175.00–180.00 $176.61 $825 —
510–535 518 3 170.00–175.00 $171.72 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 190.00–200.00 $194.77 $541 —
310–335 323 2 195.00–202.00 $198.64 $642 —
350–385 368 4 180.00–187.00 $183.33 $675 -9.24
505–525 512 3 160.00–167.00 $162.39 $831 +4.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $557 —
350–385 368 2 165.00–175.00 $170.24 $626 -7.29
410–420 415 2 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $695 —
465–480 470 3 155.00–160.00 $158.30 $744 —
500–525 513 2 147.00–155.00 $151.10 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $443 —
300–315 310 3 160.00–165.00 $163.39 $507 +5.98
350–360 357 3 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $541 -0.72
410–425 420 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $616 -2.53
550–575 565 5 120.00–130.00 $123.89 $700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 170.00–180.00 $175.18 $491 -0.05
310–340 330 3 170.00–175.00 $171.57 $566 +1.76
350–380 362 5 160.00–165.00 $162.90 $590 -1.96
400–425 408 3 155.00–160.00 $158.27 $646 -5.26
515–525 518 3 135.00–140.00 $138.31 $716 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 3 137.00–142.00 $138.65 $524 —
410–435 427 3 130.00–140.00 $136.80 $584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1225 1194 80-85% 30 81.00–87.00 $84.05 $1,004 -4.71
1105–1365 1209 80-85% 10 88.00–91.00 $89.35 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1125 960 85-90% 11 74.00–80.00 $78.57 $754 +2.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–2040 1920 4 103.00–112.00 $107.78 $2,069 —

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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.