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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 516 487
Feeder cattle 303 433 390
Slaughter cattle 124 83 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
255–280 268 4 255.00–285.00 $270.70 $725 +3.94
310–335 323 4 235.00–265.00 $249.42 $806 -1.97
355–365 362 3 220.00–242.00 $227.20 $822 -22.60
400–435 418 4 220.00–235.00 $227.81 $952 -4.56
450–470 460 4 205.00–220.00 $212.34 $977 -4.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 200.00–215.00 $209.73 $766 +3.19
415–430 425 3 190.00–205.00 $200.12 $851 -4.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 190.00–200.00 $194.81 $629 -4.30
365–380 373 6 170.00–180.00 $175.10 $653 -4.81
410–440 430 3 173.00–180.00 $177.78 $764 +3.21
455–465 462 3 170.00–175.00 $171.64 $793 -0.09
515–525 522 3 160.00–165.00 $161.65 $844 -1.26
565–580 573 4 155.00–157.00 $155.99 $894 -2.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 205.00–215.00 $210.20 $658 -9.50
350–375 363 4 185.00–200.00 $192.24 $698 +0.95
455–470 463 4 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $845 +2.97
500–535 518 4 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $894 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 367 3 160.00–170.00 $166.82 $612 +3.20
410–435 423 4 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $709 —
460–475 465 3 157.00–167.00 $160.41 $746 -2.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1080 978 85-90% 14 76.00–86.00 $81.51 $797 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1055 1004 80-85% 7 87.00–92.00 $88.91 $893 —
1125–1400 1217 80-85% 3 95.00–96.00 $95.62 $1,164 +4.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1785 1522 6 102.00–109.00 $106.48 $1,621 —
1640–1980 1810 2 112.00–114.00 $112.91 $2,044 —

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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.