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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 373 430
Feeder cattle 238 287 331
Slaughter cattle 122 86 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 280 3 260.00–295.00 $270.83 $758 +36.35
315–335 325 8 255.00–280.00 $267.12 $868 +30.15
350–390 370 8 235.00–260.00 $248.18 $918 —
400–435 418 6 225.00–245.00 $234.58 $981 +5.88
455–465 461 5 215.00–230.00 $220.92 $1,018 -2.08
565–580 570 3 210.00–220.00 $216.61 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 205.00–215.00 $211.48 $772 —
410–435 418 3 200.00–210.00 $206.53 $863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 210.00–225.00 $220.31 $716 +7.18
350–385 368 4 200.00–220.00 $209.52 $771 +3.07
400–435 418 4 195.00–200.00 $197.40 $825 —
450–475 463 4 190.00–200.00 $195.14 $903 +4.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 373 7 180.00–195.00 $186.72 $696 —
415–440 428 4 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $802 +7.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 6 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $629 -2.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1170 1130 80-85% 9 94.00–99.00 $96.88 $1,095 —
1065–1485 1293 80-85% 14 101.00–105.00 $103.04 $1,332 +6.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1075 985 85-90% 10 81.00–88.00 $84.16 $829 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1510 1420 3 104.00–108.00 $106.00 $1,505 —

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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.