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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 438 841
Feeder cattle 659 350 589
Slaughter cattle 296 88 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
250–280 265 4 330.00–350.00 $339.43 $899 —
305–315 311 7 315.00–335.00 $326.59 $1,016 +6.98
350–375 363 4 290.00–310.00 $299.66 $1,088 +13.56
415–425 420 4 275.00–285.00 $279.94 $1,176 +3.91
455–475 465 4 265.00–275.00 $270.11 $1,256 +11.72
515–535 525 4 240.00–250.00 $245.10 $1,287 -6.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 331 5 285.00–310.00 $295.27 $977 -0.54
355–375 366 7 275.00–285.00 $279.15 $1,022 +17.79
415–440 428 6 255.00–265.00 $260.15 $1,113 +8.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 366 7 245.00–265.00 $253.77 $929 +23.95
455–485 470 4 227.00–235.00 $230.87 $1,085 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 240.00–255.00 $247.32 $786 +1.85
355–365 360 6 235.00–241.00 $237.96 $857 +0.20
410–435 423 4 220.00–230.00 $225.15 $952 +5.00
465–475 470 4 217.00–220.00 $218.52 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 260.00–270.00 $265.08 $835 —
350–365 359 5 245.00–255.00 $248.90 $894 -5.96
405–440 423 4 235.00–245.00 $239.79 $1,014 +5.93
450–485 468 4 230.00–237.00 $233.63 $1,093 +2.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 230.00–235.00 $232.93 $752 +2.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1130 1116 80-85% 7 90.00–96.00 $91.39 $1,020 —
1100–1375 1249 80-85% 17 83.00–89.00 $86.75 $1,084 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1190 1057 85-90% 13 76.00–82.00 $79.47 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1810 1556 9 105.00–114.00 $107.87 $1,678 —

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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.