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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 749 476
Feeder cattle 367 682 414
Slaughter cattle 50 67 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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
310–325 318 2 180.00–187.00 $183.58 $584 +0.03
350–375 363 4 175.00–180.00 $177.41 $644 -0.65
410–425 419 7 160.00–170.00 $164.20 $688 -0.86
450–480 465 4 155.00–160.00 $157.42 $732 -1.53
560–580 570 4 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $818 -8.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 258 3 210.00–225.00 $219.68 $567 +8.54
310–325 315 3 190.00–197.00 $192.41 $606 -4.76
350–365 355 3 185.00–192.00 $187.40 $665 +0.09
405–425 412 3 175.00–185.00 $178.44 $735 -1.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 8 160.00–170.00 $164.90 $607 +1.47
510–525 518 4 140.00–144.00 $142.03 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 316 7 162.00–172.00 $167.60 $530 +2.31
365–375 371 7 155.00–162.00 $157.95 $586 -2.15
410–420 417 3 145.00–150.00 $148.36 $619 -6.85
465–480 473 6 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $691 -2.33
505–540 520 7 137.00–142.00 $139.23 $724 -0.57
555–580 572 3 137.00–140.00 $137.97 $789 +0.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 278 3 150.00–160.00 $156.59 $435 -1.39
325–340 333 2 152.00–160.00 $155.91 $519 +2.26
365–375 369 5 142.00–152.00 $146.07 $539 +0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 366 5 132.00–138.00 $135.54 $496 -2.82
400–410 406 5 130.00–135.00 $131.97 $536 -4.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1250 1070 85-90% 6 63.00–69.00 $64.98 $695 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1350 1200 80-85% 4 65.00–69.00 $66.75 $801 -10.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1705 1558 3 99.00–103.00 $100.46 $1,565 —

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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.