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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.44/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 418 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.76/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 464 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.91/cwt ≈ $903/hd at 565 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 466 583
Feeder cattle 485 280 461
Slaughter cattle 188 186 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 202.00–215.00 $208.25 $552 —
305–325 317 5 195.00–205.00 $198.85 $630 +0.84
410–435 424 7 177.00–187.00 $182.86 $775 -0.19
465–485 476 7 168.00–177.00 $171.76 $818 -2.39
505–540 523 8 162.00–168.00 $165.10 $863 -3.39
555–575 565 10 155.00–165.00 $159.91 $903 —
610–635 622 9 150.00–158.00 $154.96 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 4 180.00–195.00 $187.36 $515 —
350–380 365 6 172.00–182.00 $176.79 $645 -4.26
400–425 410 5 162.00–172.00 $166.15 $681 -0.77
450–485 471 5 157.00–164.00 $161.32 $760 —
500–510 506 5 150.00–160.00 $156.05 $790 -4.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 355 3 162.00–170.00 $167.26 $594 -0.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 266 5 162.00–172.00 $166.36 $443 -3.83
350–365 358 4 157.00–167.00 $162.10 $580 -3.00
410–425 418 12 150.00–157.00 $153.44 $641 -3.30
450–480 464 11 147.00–156.00 $151.76 $704 -3.24
500–525 511 7 145.00–150.00 $147.80 $755 +2.68
560–575 568 4 135.00–145.00 $140.07 $796 -3.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 257 3 150.00–157.00 $152.45 $392 -3.47
355–365 358 3 145.00–155.00 $148.40 $531 —
500–540 513 3 130.00–135.00 $131.75 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 137.00–145.00 $141.09 $449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1200 1108 80-85% 21 76.00–81.00 $78.51 $870 —
1065–1260 1211 80-85% 4 83.00–85.00 $83.44 $1,010 -8.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1100 1005 85-90% 14 72.00–76.00 $73.74 $741 -4.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1670 1525 2 94.00–98.00 $95.81 $1,461 —
1400–1805 1623 10 100.00–109.00 $104.23 $1,692 —

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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.