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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 797 783 105
Feeder cattle 677 681 0
Slaughter cattle 120 102 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 4 340.00–360.00 $349.44 $943 +4.71
310–340 328 5 320.00–350.00 $331.34 $1,087 -24.01
355–375 365 4 310.00–320.00 $315.14 $1,150 +3.36
405–425 415 4 280.00–305.00 $292.20 $1,213 -14.51
455–475 464 9 265.00–280.00 $271.83 $1,261 +3.98
510–525 518 4 255.00–272.00 $263.38 $1,364 +3.53
565–580 570 3 253.00–261.00 $258.29 $1,472 +6.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 295.00–315.00 $304.85 $1,021 -3.53
355–385 368 7 280.00–295.00 $288.27 $1,061 +3.61
420–440 430 4 260.00–270.00 $264.88 $1,139 -10.95
455–475 465 6 240.00–260.00 $249.78 $1,161 -0.38
505–535 520 4 240.00–250.00 $245.14 $1,275 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 275.00–290.00 $282.84 $772 -4.32
310–330 320 8 272.00–295.00 $283.14 $906 +14.70
370–385 378 6 260.00–270.00 $265.10 $1,002 -6.58
415–425 421 9 245.00–262.00 $252.46 $1,063 -0.96
450–465 458 6 240.00–260.00 $250.16 $1,146 +5.21
505–525 515 4 225.00–235.00 $230.10 $1,185 +0.51
555–575 562 3 220.00–225.00 $223.29 $1,255 -1.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 245.00–265.00 $254.76 $810 -18.43
355–385 373 5 245.00–252.00 $247.66 $924 +2.76
410–420 415 4 230.00–240.00 $235.06 $975 —
450–475 460 5 225.00–232.00 $229.11 $1,054 -0.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 230.00–240.00 $234.72 $746 —
415–425 420 4 217.00–225.00 $220.95 $928 —
455–470 463 4 217.00–220.00 $218.52 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1100 960 85-90% 9 78.00–85.00 $82.26 $790 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1340 1318 80-85% 6 90.00–93.00 $92.54 $1,220 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1750 1552 8 112.00–122.00 $115.70 $1,796 —

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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.