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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 413 566
Feeder cattle 259 339 481
Slaughter cattle 165 74 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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
335–345 340 6 240.00–270.00 $255.22 $868 +8.90
355–385 370 4 230.00–250.00 $239.59 $886 +11.40
420–440 430 6 210.00–230.00 $220.23 $947 +9.12
460–480 467 3 210.00–220.00 $216.57 $1,011 +10.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 207.00–220.00 $215.47 $793 —
415–440 432 3 190.00–202.00 $193.85 $837 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 352 3 185.00–195.00 $191.64 $675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 6 190.00–210.00 $200.16 $641 +17.12
350–375 358 3 185.00–200.00 $190.23 $681 +5.31
410–435 425 5 175.00–187.00 $179.63 $763 +6.95
460–475 465 3 170.00–182.00 $174.09 $810 +2.14
500–510 507 3 167.00–177.00 $170.29 $863 +1.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 170.00–180.00 $175.12 $557 —
350–375 367 3 170.00–177.00 $174.77 $641 +4.28
450–465 460 3 160.00–167.00 $164.72 $758 +2.27

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1070 960 85-90% 14 80.00–87.00 $82.56 $793 —
960–1040 1020 85-90% 4 70.00–78.00 $76.12 $776 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1235 1135 80-85% 11 87.00–94.00 $91.17 $1,035 —
1115–1275 1191 80-85% 5 97.00–101.00 $98.65 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1605 1449 4 99.00–103.00 $101.07 $1,465 —

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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.