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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 475 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.48/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 460 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.64/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 513 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 516 752
Feeder cattle 790 325 526
Slaughter cattle 150 191 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
255–290 273 4 217.00–235.00 $225.42 $615 +10.63
305–330 319 7 205.00–222.00 $211.96 $676 +1.69
355–390 375 7 190.00–195.00 $193.51 $726 -6.85
405–425 417 5 183.00–195.00 $190.34 $794 -3.01
455–465 460 22 171.00–174.00 $172.48 $793 -5.45
500–525 513 21 160.00–170.00 $164.64 $845 -0.02
555–570 563 14 161.00–167.00 $163.96 $923 —
610–620 613 14 154.00–158.00 $156.35 $958 —
650–670 667 7 155.00–160.00 $159.30 $1,063 —
700–735 722 6 133.00–140.00 $136.13 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 356 7 175.00–182.00 $178.07 $634 -6.00
410–440 428 5 171.00–174.00 $172.15 $737 -7.38
450–480 465 4 161.00–165.00 $163.06 $758 +1.42
500–525 508 3 137.00–147.00 $140.44 $713 -16.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 167.00–172.00 $168.61 $612 —
410–425 415 3 157.00–160.00 $158.02 $656 -4.45
465–480 475 3 147.00–152.00 $150.37 $714 —
505–535 515 3 142.00–145.00 $143.04 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 4 170.00–180.00 $175.15 $452 -0.89
320–335 328 8 167.00–174.00 $170.42 $559 -2.86
360–385 374 9 157.00–165.00 $161.58 $604 -1.85
400–440 420 6 150.00–160.00 $154.76 $650 +0.52
465–485 475 25 147.00–153.00 $149.82 $712 -2.07
505–540 524 17 140.00–150.00 $144.54 $757 +0.17
575–590 583 8 137.00–142.00 $139.53 $813 -0.51
600–635 624 4 125.00–133.00 $127.94 $798 —
650–665 655 3 126.00–129.00 $127.98 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 282 3 157.00–165.00 $162.49 $458 —
305–315 311 7 155.00–165.00 $159.21 $495 —
350–365 358 6 145.00–155.00 $149.90 $537 -1.05
410–440 425 6 140.00–174.00 $152.66 $649 +9.06
460–475 468 4 137.00–142.00 $139.54 $653 -1.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 3 140.00–147.00 $142.24 $467 —
450–465 458 4 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $607 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1315 1121 80-85% 19 77.00–82.00 $79.31 $889 —
1350–1425 1400 80-85% 3 83.00–87.00 $84.29 $1,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1190 1075 85-90% 10 73.00–78.00 $74.83 $804 +9.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1490 1410 7 93.00–97.00 $95.19 $1,342 —
1450–1885 1648 7 99.00–105.00 $103.07 $1,699 —

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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.