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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 942 505
Feeder cattle 718 782 399
Slaughter cattle 191 160 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 180.00–187.00 $183.58 $611 —
365–380 372 9 170.00–180.00 $174.54 $649 +2.11
400–425 413 4 162.00–167.00 $164.58 $680 —
465–480 473 8 152.00–160.00 $156.06 $738 +3.36
510–535 527 3 150.00–158.00 $155.42 $819 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 205.00–210.00 $206.82 $542 —
405–440 423 4 170.00–177.00 $173.36 $733 -0.08
465–475 468 3 165.00–170.00 $166.69 $780 +0.28
500–535 512 3 162.00–167.00 $163.74 $838 +11.81
600–630 620 3 147.00–157.00 $150.23 $931 +8.40
655–660 657 3 147.00–149.00 $148.33 $975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 6 160.00–168.00 $164.16 $607 +0.10
405–435 415 3 150.00–157.00 $154.55 $641 —
500–535 515 7 140.00–147.00 $143.12 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 270 3 170.00–175.00 $173.46 $468 —
310–340 325 4 160.00–165.00 $162.62 $529 +2.73
350–380 362 5 154.00–160.00 $157.48 $570 +4.21
415–425 421 7 145.00–150.00 $147.89 $623 —
460–475 465 3 142.00–145.00 $143.02 $665 +6.56
500–505 503 5 144.00–148.00 $146.41 $736 +17.40
550–560 557 3 137.00–146.00 $139.96 $780 +11.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 147.00–157.00 $152.23 $487 +6.04
365–380 370 3 147.00–152.00 $150.29 $556 +5.58
410–435 418 3 135.00–140.00 $138.27 $578 +5.83
465–480 470 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $627 +5.26
550–565 560 3 127.00–132.00 $128.64 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $442 +3.52
350–375 363 4 132.00–137.00 $134.41 $488 -1.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1335 1226 80-85% 14 64.00–70.00 $66.31 $813 —
1205–1265 1229 80-85% 5 72.00–74.00 $72.82 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1115 1050 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $50.12 $526 -7.67
975–1165 1127 85-90% 5 55.00–58.00 $55.52 $626 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1850 1733 2 93.00–100.00 $96.74 $1,677 —

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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.