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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 1,026 703
Feeder cattle 583 913 450
Slaughter cattle 146 113 253

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 6 220.00–240.00 $229.52 $604 +8.36
310–340 328 5 210.00–230.00 $222.44 $730 +6.18
370–380 375 6 190.00–205.00 $197.40 $740 -2.26
410–420 416 9 187.00–202.00 $193.58 $805 +4.44
450–460 457 3 182.00–195.00 $186.27 $851 +7.47
500–515 509 5 167.00–180.00 $172.11 $876 +0.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 190.00–200.00 $196.22 $644 +3.31
355–380 368 4 180.00–187.00 $183.38 $675 +0.38
400–425 410 5 170.00–180.00 $174.15 $714 —
460–485 473 4 165.00–175.00 $169.87 $803 —
500–520 507 3 152.00–162.00 $155.42 $788 -6.32
555–570 563 4 150.00–157.00 $153.55 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 177.00–190.00 $181.07 $493 +0.78
300–335 321 5 170.00–185.00 $175.61 $564 -4.00
355–365 360 4 167.00–180.00 $173.59 $625 +0.93
410–420 417 3 160.00–167.00 $164.70 $687 -0.15
450–460 456 5 155.00–165.00 $158.95 $725 -1.10
525–535 531 7 145.00–152.00 $149.03 $791 +3.00
555–575 565 4 135.00–145.00 $140.09 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 322 5 160.00–167.00 $162.70 $524 -1.87
355–380 368 4 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $562 -3.92
415–440 423 3 152.00–157.00 $153.73 $650 +2.74
450–475 463 8 140.00–150.00 $145.14 $672 +1.78
510–520 515 4 132.00–140.00 $135.96 $700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 4 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $596 —
465–475 470 4 130.00–138.00 $133.96 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1260 1197 85-90% 11 61.00–67.00 $65.10 $779 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1250 1133 80-85% 10 68.00–76.00 $71.53 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1610 1558 5 84.00–86.00 $85.24 $1,328 -10.93
1515–2055 1700 3 91.00–98.00 $94.12 $1,600 —

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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.