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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 879 444
Feeder cattle 393 659 311
Slaughter cattle 98 220 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure for Holiday period.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 280 5 225.00–240.00 $234.32 $656 +8.58
305–325 315 6 215.00–235.00 $225.32 $710 +9.47
350–370 362 5 210.00–230.00 $217.73 $788 +7.32
410–440 425 8 195.00–212.00 $203.80 $866 +7.93
450–460 455 4 190.00–205.00 $197.58 $899 +16.34
500–540 513 3 177.00–182.00 $178.75 $917 +2.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 195.00–210.00 $202.14 $532 —
300–335 312 3 195.00–205.00 $198.58 $620 +1.77
375–380 378 3 195.00–205.00 $198.30 $750 +6.11
425–440 433 4 180.00–190.00 $185.09 $801 +11.89
465–480 475 3 170.00–180.00 $176.74 $840 +8.37
510–535 518 3 165.00–170.00 $168.28 $872 +6.58

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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 4 195.00–210.00 $202.71 $553 +20.00
320–335 329 5 180.00–200.00 $187.78 $618 +3.87
350–360 356 7 167.00–182.00 $175.67 $625 -0.91
405–440 421 4 160.00–175.00 $168.50 $709 +3.98
455–470 465 3 160.00–170.00 $166.74 $775 +4.27
515–540 528 4 150.00–157.00 $153.42 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 4 170.00–180.00 $175.09 $481 —
310–320 315 6 165.00–175.00 $169.92 $535 +3.74
360–375 370 3 160.00–165.00 $163.38 $605 +3.65
405–440 417 3 150.00–160.00 $153.52 $640 -0.10
450–485 462 3 150.00–157.00 $154.55 $714 +5.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 150.00–160.00 $153.23 $490 +2.49
450–485 462 3 140.00–145.00 $141.75 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1310 1209 80-85% 13 72.00–79.00 $75.00 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1250 1088 85-90% 9 64.00–71.00 $68.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1790 1598 3 93.00–95.00 $94.49 $1,510 —

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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.