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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 697 402
Feeder cattle 601 558 350
Slaughter cattle 141 139 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 264 5 225.00–250.00 $239.20 $631 +8.89
305–335 322 7 220.00–240.00 $228.12 $735 +1.41
365–375 370 4 215.00–230.00 $222.40 $823 +9.03
410–430 420 4 200.00–212.00 $205.86 $865 +3.58
510–525 518 4 180.00–187.00 $183.45 $950 -2.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 260 5 200.00–215.00 $208.65 $542 -1.21
315–335 325 4 200.00–210.00 $205.15 $667 +6.89
400–440 420 4 187.00–195.00 $191.19 $803 —
455–475 468 3 175.00–182.00 $177.27 $830 -1.60
500–535 514 5 170.00–175.00 $172.08 $884 -1.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 190.00–195.00 $192.58 $626 —
365–385 378 3 182.00–187.00 $183.61 $694 +1.73
400–435 412 3 170.00–175.00 $173.24 $714 -6.31
455–475 465 4 167.00–172.00 $169.55 $788 +5.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 180.00–197.00 $188.18 $499 +6.41
300–310 303 3 175.00–190.00 $180.11 $546 -0.75
365–385 375 4 167.00–175.00 $171.11 $642 -6.23
410–435 423 4 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $709 -7.25
455–480 472 3 165.00–170.00 $166.61 $786 +0.72
505–535 515 3 155.00–160.00 $156.73 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 165.00–172.00 $168.58 $536 +5.19
415–435 425 4 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $648 -7.65
510–540 525 4 142.00–147.00 $144.43 $758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 152.00–160.00 $154.87 $483 —
350–380 370 3 140.00–150.00 $146.85 $543 -5.72
450–485 468 4 140.00–147.00 $143.63 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1385 1171 85-90% 8 65.00–71.00 $67.45 $790 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1460 1324 80-85% 7 70.00–78.00 $74.35 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1750 1572 7 96.00–101.00 $98.00 $1,541 —
1780–1875 1828 2 92.00–94.00 $92.97 $1,699 —

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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.