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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.59/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 620 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $196.98/cwt ≈ $823/hd at 418 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.88/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 513 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 813 680 712
Feeder cattle 732 517 470
Slaughter cattle 81 163 242

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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
250–275 267 3 235.00–250.00 $245.31 $655 +28.39
315–335 328 3 210.00–225.00 $214.80 $705 -2.76
350–390 370 4 197.00–207.00 $202.27 $748 -4.93
410–425 418 11 187.00–205.00 $196.98 $823 —
460–475 468 8 177.00–183.00 $180.05 $843 -0.20
500–525 513 10 167.00–177.00 $171.88 $882 +3.67
560–570 566 5 164.00–168.00 $165.58 $937 +0.96
610–630 620 14 156.00–160.00 $158.59 $983 +3.76
650–660 657 3 155.00–157.00 $155.66 $1,023 +2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 197.00–205.00 $199.80 $645 -2.64
360–375 365 3 185.00–190.00 $188.29 $687 -3.45
405–440 417 3 179.00–185.00 $182.89 $763 +1.17
460–475 468 4 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $807 +4.23
500–540 516 5 158.00–165.00 $162.07 $836 +2.53
560–575 568 4 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $894 —
600–610 605 8 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 3 175.00–180.00 $178.41 $655 +6.79
425–440 430 3 160.00–167.00 $162.39 $698 -7.01
450–470 462 5 157.00–165.00 $161.88 $748 +8.29
500–525 513 4 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 4 177.00–195.00 $185.41 $497 +3.61
375–390 383 4 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $626 -4.01
400–425 410 5 152.00–160.00 $156.68 $642 -5.92
465–475 470 6 150.00–160.00 $155.05 $729 -3.22
505–520 514 7 146.00–150.00 $148.31 $762 +4.47
560–575 568 8 142.00–146.00 $143.97 $818 +4.18
610–625 619 5 132.00–138.00 $135.63 $840 +1.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 4 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $466 —
300–340 327 3 160.00–165.00 $161.53 $528 -0.91
360–390 378 5 150.00–160.00 $153.81 $581 +1.37
400–420 410 4 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $609 -4.88
455–475 465 8 140.00–147.00 $143.42 $667 —
500–510 507 3 137.00–141.00 $138.32 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 308 3 150.00–155.00 $151.76 $467 —
380–390 387 3 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $555 -0.89

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1160 1076 85-90% 5 63.00–67.00 $64.41 $693 —
980–1275 1096 85-90% 4 71.00–76.00 $73.09 $801 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1325 1225 80-85% 9 77.00–83.00 $79.62 $975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1550 1450 2 95.00–100.00 $97.67 $1,416 —
1250–2020 1632 3 101.00–104.00 $102.90 $1,679 —

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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.