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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 742 595
Feeder cattle 398 601 464
Slaughter cattle 214 141 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 4 235.00–255.00 $244.81 $649 +5.61
300–315 306 7 220.00–240.00 $228.81 $700 +0.69
350–385 368 4 205.00–225.00 $214.52 $789 -7.88
400–410 405 4 205.00–220.00 $212.59 $861 +6.73
465–485 472 3 187.00–200.00 $191.46 $904 —
510–525 519 5 180.00–187.00 $182.75 $948 -0.70
555–575 562 3 175.00–185.00 $178.41 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 263 3 205.00–225.00 $211.33 $556 +2.68
310–325 318 6 205.00–215.00 $210.12 $668 +4.97
350–390 363 3 190.00–200.00 $196.42 $713 —
475–485 480 4 175.00–182.00 $178.46 $857 +1.19
550–580 560 3 162.00–167.00 $165.27 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 4 180.00–200.00 $190.18 $533 +2.00
300–315 305 3 175.00–187.00 $182.87 $558 +2.76
355–370 365 3 167.00–180.00 $175.79 $642 +4.68
410–440 420 3 165.00–172.00 $169.56 $712 +1.99
450–470 460 8 160.00–165.00 $162.55 $748 -4.06
520–535 525 3 155.00–165.00 $161.60 $848 +4.87
550–560 557 3 152.00–157.00 $155.35 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $532 -1.14
420–440 430 4 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $677 +5.00
450–465 456 7 150.00–157.00 $153.06 $698 —
515–535 522 3 145.00–152.00 $149.61 $781 +5.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 358 3 150.00–155.00 $153.26 $549 +6.41

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1110 1037 85-90% 28 68.00–73.00 $70.53 $731 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1110 1009 80-85% 9 73.00–78.00 $75.16 $758 —
1180–1415 1252 80-85% 7 81.00–86.00 $82.49 $1,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1675 1525 4 88.00–90.00 $89.10 $1,359 —
1465–1805 1720 4 94.00–97.00 $94.64 $1,628 —

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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.