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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 612 496
Feeder cattle 443 398 337
Slaughter cattle 78 214 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 284 7 240.00–280.00 $262.51 $746 +17.70
300–310 303 3 225.00–250.00 $233.52 $708 +4.71
355–375 363 5 220.00–235.00 $228.80 $831 +14.28
400–415 409 7 210.00–220.00 $214.20 $876 +1.61
450–475 463 4 200.00–215.00 $207.30 $960 +15.84
570–590 577 3 185.00–190.00 $188.29 $1,086 +9.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 200.00–215.00 $205.37 $641 -4.75
350–375 360 5 200.00–210.00 $204.17 $735 +7.75
455–485 475 3 185.00–195.00 $191.81 $911 +13.35
505–535 515 3 175.00–177.00 $175.69 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 190.00–205.00 $197.92 $524 +7.74
305–335 322 7 180.00–195.00 $186.09 $599 +3.22
365–385 374 9 172.00–182.00 $177.42 $664 +1.63
400–440 420 4 170.00–185.00 $177.14 $744 +7.58
450–480 465 4 167.00–175.00 $171.13 $796 +8.58
550–560 555 4 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $874 +2.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 267 5 175.00–185.00 $179.27 $479 —
300–335 318 4 167.00–175.00 $170.78 $543 +3.34
410–425 418 4 160.00–167.00 $163.44 $683 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 4 155.00–162.00 $158.36 $586 +5.10
410–420 415 4 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $622 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1220 1168 80-85% 4 81.00–86.00 $82.63 $965 —
1280–1550 1351 80-85% 5 89.00–94.00 $90.93 $1,228 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1180 1119 85-90% 4 76.00–80.00 $77.49 $867 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1610 1603 5 100.00–102.00 $100.39 $1,609 —

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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.