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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 349 398
Feeder cattle 301 269 235
Slaughter cattle 149 80 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 256 5 245.00–285.00 $268.44 $687 -11.29
310–330 323 3 240.00–280.00 $267.22 $863 -6.95
360–385 375 5 240.00–255.00 $245.76 $922 -6.69
400–420 408 5 230.00–240.00 $234.12 $955 -3.25
450–460 454 5 220.00–230.00 $224.05 $1,017 -4.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 220.00–240.00 $230.39 $744 -1.16
360–375 370 3 220.00–230.00 $226.76 $839 —
460–480 473 3 207.00–215.00 $209.59 $991 +6.22
510–540 520 3 194.00–203.00 $199.88 $1,039 +1.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 317 3 200.00–210.00 $206.84 $656 -2.44
365–380 374 5 195.00–205.00 $201.10 $752 +3.80
400–435 412 3 190.00–195.00 $193.24 $796 -6.94
450–480 465 4 185.00–190.00 $187.42 $872 -5.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 235.00–265.00 $249.29 $656 +4.00
305–330 319 7 220.00–240.00 $228.19 $728 -12.20
365–380 375 3 210.00–222.00 $218.11 $818 -11.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 370 5 180.00–187.00 $184.31 $682 —
410–420 415 4 180.00–185.00 $182.53 $757 —
450–465 458 4 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1115 1062 85-90% 18 81.00–90.00 $85.04 $903 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1410 1260 80-85% 15 90.00–98.00 $93.72 $1,181 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1605 1555 2 102.00–105.00 $103.45 $1,609 —
1665–2075 1801 4 106.00–110.00 $107.92 $1,944 —

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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.