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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.70/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 629 955 717
Feeder cattle 509 659 602
Slaughter cattle 120 296 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
300–310 305 4 305.00–315.00 $309.92 $945 -16.67
355–380 368 6 290.00–310.00 $300.34 $1,105 +0.68
410–430 420 8 270.00–285.00 $277.68 $1,166 -2.26
450–485 469 9 255.00–270.00 $261.39 $1,226 -8.72
505–515 509 9 240.00–257.00 $249.36 $1,269 +4.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 8 280.00–300.00 $290.54 $938 -4.73
365–385 373 5 265.00–275.00 $270.87 $1,010 -8.28
415–435 424 7 245.00–265.00 $253.80 $1,076 -6.35
455–480 466 7 235.00–250.00 $241.63 $1,126 —
515–535 522 3 230.00–237.00 $232.39 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 369 5 245.00–255.00 $249.07 $919 -4.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 311 7 262.00–275.00 $269.17 $837 +4.09
360–380 372 5 250.00–262.00 $257.35 $957 +8.45
410–440 423 9 235.00–245.00 $240.38 $1,017 +0.59
455–485 469 11 230.00–240.00 $234.70 $1,101 +1.07
510–535 523 4 217.00–230.00 $223.66 $1,170 —
550–575 563 4 210.00–218.00 $213.91 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 6 245.00–260.00 $252.15 $819 +4.83
355–380 370 5 235.00–245.00 $238.84 $884 +0.88
410–440 425 4 220.00–230.00 $224.82 $955 -0.33
450–465 459 7 217.00–225.00 $221.64 $1,017 +3.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1315 1091 80-85% 9 85.00–90.00 $88.07 $961 —
1005–1410 1157 80-85% 8 92.00–94.00 $93.09 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1140 1126 85-90% 8 78.00–85.00 $81.34 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1850 1692 7 104.00–110.00 $107.01 $1,811 —

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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.