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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 614 516
Feeder cattle 352 442 325
Slaughter cattle 83 172 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
250–275 263 6 320.00–330.00 $325.24 $855 +5.49
300–310 304 5 310.00–320.00 $315.92 $960 -1.23
350–375 361 7 280.00–310.00 $296.63 $1,071 +15.32
415–435 425 4 255.00–275.00 $264.76 $1,125 ±0.00
450–460 456 9 250.00–270.00 $258.78 $1,180 +6.99
520–540 528 5 240.00–255.00 $246.14 $1,300 +6.04
555–575 563 5 230.00–250.00 $238.17 $1,341 -1.74
610–640 628 5 232.00–239.00 $236.01 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 300.00–310.00 $304.87 $863 —
355–380 368 4 252.00–275.00 $263.11 $968 +7.89
410–440 425 4 232.00–245.00 $238.73 $1,015 +0.97
450–480 460 3 230.00–240.00 $233.48 $1,074 +5.78
530–540 535 6 225.00–232.00 $228.53 $1,223 —
565–575 570 4 220.00–228.00 $224.04 $1,277 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 272 5 275.00–287.00 $282.41 $768 +11.84
305–325 314 7 255.00–275.00 $263.88 $829 +4.43
350–365 359 7 240.00–265.00 $250.46 $899 +0.80
405–440 419 5 235.00–245.00 $240.80 $1,009 -1.79
465–485 473 5 227.00–235.00 $231.72 $1,096 -6.65
510–535 523 4 217.00–222.00 $219.56 $1,148 -1.38
550–580 565 6 215.00–217.00 $215.97 $1,220 -0.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 230.00–240.00 $235.23 $753 —
365–385 375 4 225.00–235.00 $230.13 $863 —
400–415 408 4 215.00–230.00 $222.64 $908 -0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 220.00–225.00 $222.36 $718 —
355–380 368 4 210.00–220.00 $214.83 $791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1210 1084 80-85% 15 103.00–109.00 $105.89 $1,148 —
1110–1325 1186 80-85% 4 112.00–116.00 $114.05 $1,353 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1070 1029 85-90% 8 93.00–101.00 $97.61 $1,004 +3.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1710 1420 3 121.00–126.00 $123.99 $1,761 —

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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.