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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 583 665 729
Feeder cattle 449 588 583
Slaughter cattle 134 77 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 269 7 320.00–330.00 $324.06 $872 —
310–335 323 4 310.00–330.00 $319.61 $1,032 +6.25
355–370 365 3 290.00–305.00 $294.86 $1,076 -3.40
415–435 427 5 270.00–280.00 $273.89 $1,170 -10.70
450–480 463 7 260.00–275.00 $268.33 $1,242 +3.25
525–540 534 5 245.00–260.00 $250.90 $1,340 +4.76
560–575 570 3 245.00–257.00 $248.93 $1,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 285.00–305.00 $296.70 $958 +14.24
360–385 373 4 270.00–285.00 $277.75 $1,036 +0.04
410–420 416 5 250.00–260.00 $256.06 $1,065 -7.38
460–485 473 4 247.00–255.00 $250.89 $1,187 +0.78
510–535 518 3 230.00–240.00 $236.56 $1,225 +10.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 360 5 250.00–260.00 $254.17 $915 —
405–415 410 4 235.00–245.00 $240.06 $984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 9 260.00–275.00 $268.04 $860 +0.30
350–380 367 7 250.00–262.00 $254.90 $935 -0.24
400–415 408 4 240.00–252.00 $245.89 $1,003 +7.50
450–475 463 4 235.00–240.00 $237.57 $1,100 +10.02
505–510 508 4 215.00–225.00 $220.02 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 245.00–255.00 $249.77 $799 +4.23
410–430 420 6 230.00–237.00 $233.42 $980 +5.85
465–485 472 3 220.00–230.00 $226.57 $1,069 +9.87
520–540 530 4 200.00–212.00 $205.89 $1,091 —
550–575 558 3 200.00–205.00 $203.28 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 230.00–240.00 $235.19 $760 —
405–430 420 5 215.00–225.00 $218.86 $919 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1315 1202 80-85% 16 86.00–96.00 $91.35 $1,098 +1.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1015 993 85-90% 8 77.00–84.00 $80.42 $799 +2.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1780 1520 12 102.00–113.00 $107.94 $1,641 +0.57

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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.