Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 398 562
Feeder cattle 414 235 280
Slaughter cattle 288 163 282

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 316 5 185.00–190.00 $186.96 $591 -7.78
350–375 358 3 177.00–182.00 $178.74 $640 -0.83
405–420 415 3 170.00–180.00 $173.25 $719 +0.66
465–475 470 4 160.00–167.00 $163.54 $769 -2.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 195.00–200.00 $197.40 $638 —
350–365 360 3 185.00–195.00 $188.24 $678 -3.38
400–435 412 3 182.00–188.00 $184.11 $759 -6.74
455–485 470 4 170.00–176.00 $172.90 $813 -0.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 175.00–182.00 $178.37 $585 —
355–385 365 3 162.00–172.00 $168.48 $615 -4.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 160.00–170.00 $163.23 $514 -4.67
355–390 367 3 155.00–162.00 $159.52 $585 —
405–435 417 5 155.00–160.00 $157.91 $658 -0.48
460–475 468 6 152.00–157.00 $154.54 $723 -1.64
505–520 513 4 145.00–155.00 $150.07 $770 +1.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 150.00–157.00 $153.61 $492 -3.81
355–360 358 8 145.00–152.00 $148.48 $532 -1.65
405–435 418 7 145.00–150.00 $147.77 $618 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 140.00–147.00 $144.33 $476 +2.71
360–370 366 7 135.00–140.00 $137.11 $502 —
405–435 415 3 132.00–137.00 $135.25 $561 —
470–480 477 3 130.00–135.00 $131.64 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1275 1120 80-85% 51 72.00–79.00 $74.62 $836 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1225 1127 85-90% 11 65.00–71.00 $66.85 $753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1620 1500 4 97.00–100.00 $98.84 $1,483 —

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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.