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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 431 523
Feeder cattle 215 310 204
Slaughter cattle 163 121 319

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
250–290 266 5 220.00–240.00 $231.28 $615 +3.63
300–315 310 3 200.00–210.00 $206.77 $641 +3.36
355–385 365 3 185.00–195.00 $191.48 $699 —
410–425 416 5 180.00–190.00 $184.09 $766 -3.19
510–525 520 3 170.00–175.00 $171.63 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 175.00–180.00 $176.76 $645 -6.16
410–435 427 3 167.00–175.00 $169.56 $724 -4.98
450–460 455 4 160.00–167.00 $163.46 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 175.00–185.00 $179.88 $572 +1.30
400–425 408 3 152.00–160.00 $154.78 $632 -7.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 4 165.00–175.00 $170.09 $459 +4.85
315–325 318 3 160.00–170.00 $163.40 $520 -4.68
420–440 430 4 152.00–157.00 $154.56 $665 -2.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 150.00–160.00 $153.05 $418 -0.89
320–340 327 3 147.00–152.00 $150.27 $491 -7.27
355–390 378 3 145.00–152.00 $149.81 $566 -2.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 140.00–145.00 $143.37 $454 -6.17
350–385 362 3 135.00–140.00 $138.23 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1380 1233 80-85% 23 73.00–77.00 $75.27 $928 —
1220–1360 1313 80-85% 3 80.00–81.00 $80.69 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1230 1069 85-90% 14 71.00–75.00 $73.03 $781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1670 1628 2 94.00–97.00 $95.54 $1,555 —
1360–2175 1689 4 100.00–104.00 $102.66 $1,734 —

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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.