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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.62/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 514 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.29/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 368 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.42/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 418 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 902 477 680
Feeder cattle 848 386 517
Slaughter cattle 54 91 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 3 320.00–335.00 $330.24 $902 -4.99
300–320 310 6 320.00–340.00 $329.68 $1,022 +2.36
350–375 360 5 300.00–330.00 $317.50 $1,143 +7.77
400–415 409 5 280.00–295.00 $285.87 $1,169 +5.78
455–485 468 9 260.00–280.00 $270.79 $1,267 +0.57
505–525 514 9 250.00–280.00 $263.62 $1,355 +6.61
550–560 555 8 245.00–255.00 $249.95 $1,387 +2.58
615–625 619 5 230.00–235.00 $232.02 $1,436 -10.44
655–665 658 3 225.00–230.00 $226.68 $1,492 -13.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 5 290.00–310.00 $301.55 $971 +0.27
350–385 368 4 270.00–285.00 $277.14 $1,020 -1.82
415–435 425 4 250.00–262.00 $255.86 $1,087 —
455–475 465 8 240.00–255.00 $247.34 $1,150 -2.55
525–540 535 3 235.00–240.00 $238.36 $1,275 +8.72
550–575 558 3 230.00–240.00 $236.57 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 230.00–250.00 $243.63 $906 —
415–425 420 4 235.00–245.00 $239.94 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 260 3 280.00–290.00 $283.46 $737 -1.07
300–340 322 9 270.00–290.00 $278.28 $896 -1.79
350–385 368 12 250.00–280.00 $264.29 $973 -0.38
400–435 418 12 240.00–260.00 $250.42 $1,047 +6.69
455–480 469 9 240.00–250.00 $244.31 $1,146 +1.93
500–530 515 6 225.00–235.00 $229.85 $1,184 +0.02
560–580 567 3 220.00–225.00 $223.29 $1,266 -3.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 6 230.00–242.00 $236.16 $874 -2.98
405–440 423 4 230.00–237.00 $233.64 $988 +5.44
450–475 461 9 220.00–237.00 $227.78 $1,050 +0.92
505–525 514 14 210.00–220.00 $215.62 $1,108 -2.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1210 1168 80-85% 5 97.00–104.00 $102.29 $1,195 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1020 985 85-90% 4 93.00–99.00 $96.11 $947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1610 1548 2 110.00–118.00 $113.84 $1,762 -2.93

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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.