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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 942 1,380 883
Feeder cattle 782 995 751
Slaughter cattle 160 385 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 5 187.00–197.00 $192.81 $598 +1.16
350–365 355 3 177.00–180.00 $178.97 $635 —
410–425 418 6 170.00–177.00 $173.44 $725 —
465–490 479 9 163.00–169.00 $166.41 $797 +2.49
500–515 508 9 148.00–157.00 $151.93 $772 -3.28
550–585 568 6 143.00–153.00 $147.85 $840 —
605–635 625 7 140.00–145.00 $141.83 $886 +5.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 6 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $647 +0.48
455–485 465 3 152.00–154.00 $152.70 $710 —
500–535 518 4 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $738 -5.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 367 5 160.00–167.00 $164.06 $602 -0.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 4 155.00–165.00 $159.89 $524 -10.18
350–385 364 5 152.00–155.00 $153.27 $558 —
450–475 463 8 135.00–138.00 $136.46 $632 -1.71
515–525 520 4 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $671 —
550–575 563 6 126.00–130.00 $128.04 $721 —
600–610 602 5 121.00–125.00 $121.81 $733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 142.00–150.00 $146.19 $468 -6.37
350–360 357 3 140.00–147.00 $144.71 $517 +2.45
405–425 415 6 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $550 -0.60
475–490 484 5 125.00–130.00 $128.04 $620 -4.50
500–515 506 7 122.00–127.00 $124.82 $632 +0.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 135.00–140.00 $138.11 $453 -4.33
365–390 382 3 135.00–137.00 $136.36 $521 +3.94
510–530 520 6 112.00–119.00 $115.43 $600 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1475 1274 80-85% 17 62.00–69.00 $66.14 $843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1100 1058 85-90% 5 55.00–59.00 $57.79 $611 +8.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1605 1460 2 84.00–87.00 $85.65 $1,250 —
1625–1780 1677 3 90.00–92.00 $90.71 $1,521 —

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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.