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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.27/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 528 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.25/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 364 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $298.89/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 373 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 435 940
Feeder cattle 605 352 790
Slaughter cattle 99 83 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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
250–275 265 5 315.00–335.00 $327.45 $868 +2.21
310–320 316 7 315.00–330.00 $321.31 $1,015 +5.39
365–380 373 11 290.00–310.00 $298.89 $1,115 +2.26
400–435 418 6 272.00–290.00 $280.62 $1,173 +15.86
460–490 476 11 250.00–272.00 $259.66 $1,236 +0.88
515–540 528 12 241.00–260.00 $250.27 $1,321 +4.13
560–580 569 9 235.00–252.00 $242.70 $1,381 +4.53
610–620 617 3 240.00–244.00 $241.32 $1,489 +5.31
650–665 655 3 235.00–237.00 $236.32 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 300.00–310.00 $304.81 $808 -0.06
325–335 330 4 290.00–300.00 $294.92 $973 —
410–425 418 4 245.00–260.00 $252.63 $1,056 +13.90
510–535 523 6 225.00–235.00 $230.12 $1,204 +1.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 270.00–295.00 $282.84 $772 +0.43
310–320 315 6 270.00–290.00 $279.84 $881 +15.96
350–375 364 11 245.00–265.00 $256.25 $933 +5.79
410–430 422 5 240.00–252.00 $244.66 $1,032 +3.86
465–475 469 7 232.00–242.00 $236.34 $1,108 +4.62
510–525 518 6 220.00–230.00 $224.93 $1,165 +5.37
560–575 570 3 217.00–227.00 $220.27 $1,256 +4.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 6 240.00–265.00 $252.80 $804 +17.57
350–375 360 5 225.00–237.00 $230.00 $828 -0.13
410–440 425 4 225.00–230.00 $227.59 $967 +4.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1465 1164 80-85% 10 102.00–108.00 $104.80 $1,220 -9.25
1185–1250 1237 80-85% 5 109.00–116.00 $114.66 $1,418 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1185 1133 85-90% 6 90.00–98.00 $93.36 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1325 1302 3 118.00–122.00 $119.29 $1,553 —

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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.