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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 879 1,020 773
Feeder cattle 659 898 634
Slaughter cattle 220 122 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
250–290 270 8 215.00–235.00 $225.74 $609 -9.46
305–315 310 4 207.00–225.00 $215.85 $669 -3.04
355–385 370 6 200.00–220.00 $210.41 $779 -0.25
420–435 429 5 190.00–205.00 $195.87 $840 +0.12
455–470 465 3 177.00–190.00 $181.24 $843 +3.86
500–535 512 3 171.00–179.00 $176.21 $902 +3.24
550–580 560 3 167.00–175.00 $169.76 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 192.00–202.00 $196.81 $636 -2.93
355–385 365 3 187.00–195.00 $192.19 $701 -2.64
410–435 427 3 170.00–180.00 $173.20 $740 -5.42
450–465 460 3 165.00–170.00 $168.37 $775 —
525–540 530 3 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $857 —
550–575 558 3 155.00–162.00 $159.60 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 4 170.00–180.00 $175.07 $657 —
470–485 475 3 155.00–160.00 $156.70 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 6 175.00–190.00 $182.71 $499 -10.22
310–340 327 7 175.00–190.00 $183.91 $601 +3.12
350–365 356 7 170.00–185.00 $176.58 $629 +4.38
400–440 413 3 160.00–167.00 $164.52 $679 +3.35
450–460 455 4 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $739 +8.54
550–560 557 3 145.00–150.00 $148.35 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 5 160.00–170.00 $166.18 $540 +2.60
355–370 365 3 155.00–162.00 $159.73 $583 +4.59
410–440 425 4 150.00–157.00 $153.62 $653 +0.35
450–475 463 4 145.00–153.00 $149.11 $690 +2.41
515–535 525 4 140.00–147.00 $143.43 $753 —
560–575 568 4 132.00–142.00 $137.07 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 319 5 145.00–155.00 $150.74 $481 +3.14
365–380 374 5 140.00–150.00 $143.90 $538 +1.37
410–440 422 5 140.00–145.00 $142.09 $600 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1175 1092 80-85% 21 64.00–70.00 $67.02 $732 —
1080–1210 1150 80-85% 4 71.00–75.00 $72.20 $830 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1065 1038 85-90% 13 60.00–63.00 $62.18 $645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2025 1750 4 91.00–97.00 $94.55 $1,655 —

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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.