Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	398	384	408
Feeder cattle	235	192	294
Slaughter cattle	163	192	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	257	3	190.00–195.00	$191.75	$493	-2.80
305–320	315	3	190.00–197.00	$194.74	$613	—
350–370	363	3	177.00–185.00	$179.57	$652	—
410–440	425	4	170.00–175.00	$172.59	$734	—
475–490	483	4	165.00–168.00	$166.52	$804	—
505–525	515	4	160.00–164.00	$161.96	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	3	190.00–195.00	$191.62	$699	—
400–425	410	5	185.00–195.00	$190.85	$782	+1.89
455–480	472	3	170.00–175.00	$173.39	$818	-5.34
500–515	505	3	167.00–170.00	$168.02	$849	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	4	170.00–175.00	$172.58	$644	—
410–435	420	5	157.00–162.00	$159.93	$672	-7.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	4	170.00–180.00	$174.87	$495	-6.61
300–325	310	5	165.00–170.00	$167.90	$520	-10.49
400–425	408	3	157.00–161.00	$158.39	$646	+2.75
450–460	456	5	155.00–158.00	$156.18	$712	+2.16
505–515	510	4	145.00–152.00	$148.47	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	155.00–160.00	$157.42	$512	—
370–390	380	4	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	3	140.00–145.00	$141.62	$474	-7.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1290	1233	80-85%	28	73.00–79.00	$75.96	$937	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1100	1058	85-90%	18	71.00–76.00	$73.60	$779	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1750	1585	4	93.00–95.00	$94.18	$1,493	—
1580–1680	1630	2	97.00–102.00	$99.42	$1,621	—

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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.