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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 464 800
Feeder cattle 361 416 728
Slaughter cattle 140 48 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 4 220.00–230.00 $225.14 $603 -7.68
305–310 308 5 212.00–230.00 $222.87 $686 +0.02
355–365 359 5 197.00–207.00 $201.07 $722 -9.42
405–425 416 7 187.00–200.00 $192.42 $800 -11.29
450–475 458 3 180.00–190.00 $186.55 $854 +2.65
515–525 518 3 167.00–173.00 $169.03 $876 -6.88
550–585 573 3 160.00–166.00 $161.92 $928 -12.52
615–635 626 4 152.00–156.00 $154.52 $967 -13.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 190.00–200.00 $193.13 $628 -3.33
405–425 415 4 172.00–180.00 $176.10 $731 -4.96
510–525 519 5 155.00–160.00 $158.03 $820 —
555–585 565 3 147.00–155.00 $152.24 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 4 140.00–150.00 $144.93 $765 —
555–565 558 3 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 285 3 167.00–172.00 $170.39 $486 —
300–340 327 3 165.00–175.00 $171.94 $562 -4.02
350–365 360 3 162.00–170.00 $167.41 $603 -4.83
450–480 460 3 150.00–155.00 $153.26 $705 -1.69
500–530 510 3 140.00–150.00 $146.54 $747 —
550–565 558 4 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $795 +0.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 150.00–160.00 $155.16 $497 —
350–370 360 4 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $553 -0.92
405–435 415 3 145.00–152.00 $147.45 $612 -0.75
450–490 463 3 137.00–140.00 $138.06 $639 -6.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 417 3 135.00–140.00 $136.64 $570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1205 1145 80-85% 12 77.00–80.00 $78.42 $898 -4.38
1000–1325 1189 80-85% 10 82.00–87.00 $83.45 $992 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1110 1056 85-90% 11 73.00–77.00 $75.11 $793 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1570 1524 4 101.00–108.00 $104.22 $1,588 —

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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.