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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.53/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 558 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.10/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 358 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.21/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 418 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 673 495
Feeder cattle 682 485 436
Slaughter cattle 67 188 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 254 5 205.00–220.00 $211.14 $536 +2.89
320–335 327 15 190.00–205.00 $197.17 $645 -1.68
350–360 355 11 185.00–190.00 $187.31 $665 —
405–430 418 16 175.00–185.00 $179.85 $752 -3.01
450–475 463 14 165.00–175.00 $170.14 $788 -1.62
500–525 512 17 162.00–166.00 $163.93 $839 -1.17
550–565 558 24 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $907 +2.62
600–625 613 13 150.00–159.00 $156.12 $957 +1.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 273 5 180.00–200.00 $187.47 $512 +0.11
320–330 325 8 180.00–187.00 $183.55 $597 —
350–375 364 11 175.00–182.00 $178.06 $648 +1.27
415–425 420 8 160.00–170.00 $165.06 $693 -1.09
465–475 470 8 154.00–164.00 $158.95 $747 -2.37
550–575 563 6 148.00–157.00 $152.40 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 4 160.00–167.00 $163.43 $626 -3.83
415–435 425 4 147.00–157.00 $151.88 $645 —
550–575 563 4 140.00–143.00 $141.47 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 329 9 162.00–168.00 $165.29 $544 —
350–365 358 20 155.00–165.00 $160.10 $573 -2.00
400–435 418 20 150.00–160.00 $155.21 $649 +1.77
460–475 467 17 145.00–152.00 $148.35 $693 -3.41
515–525 520 13 137.00–143.00 $139.80 $727 -8.00
570–590 580 12 134.00–141.00 $137.44 $797 -2.63
600–645 620 5 130.00–138.00 $133.89 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 6 150.00–165.00 $157.98 $431 +5.53
315–330 322 9 150.00–158.00 $153.65 $495 —
365–380 374 5 142.00–150.00 $145.12 $543 -3.28
410–435 423 6 140.00–147.00 $143.60 $607 —
475–485 478 3 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 357 3 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $494 —
415–425 420 4 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $571 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1240 1142 80-85% 12 80.00–85.00 $81.52 $931 +3.01
1080–1425 1209 80-85% 8 74.00–79.00 $77.43 $936 -6.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1340 1241 85-90% 5 68.00–74.00 $71.41 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1615 1439 4 91.00–97.00 $94.04 $1,353 —

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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.