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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.