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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.59/cwt ≈ $1,238/hd at 370 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 384 278 441
Feeder cattle 315 222 357
Slaughter cattle 69 56 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
250–280 263 7 400.00–440.00 $421.74 $1,109 +1.59
300–315 308 6 400.00–415.00 $407.68 $1,256 +12.99
375–390 384 5 380.00–400.00 $387.81 $1,489 -1.85
410–435 421 9 340.00–355.00 $346.89 $1,460 +0.38
460–475 468 4 320.00–340.00 $330.16 $1,545 —
500–520 512 5 305.00–320.00 $314.14 $1,608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 380.00–390.00 $384.81 $1,243 +10.20
355–375 364 7 345.00–370.00 $358.95 $1,307 +0.62
410–440 427 7 310.00–320.00 $315.89 $1,349 —
475–490 481 5 285.00–310.00 $295.19 $1,420 —
510–530 521 7 275.00–295.00 $283.38 $1,476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 360.00–370.00 $365.14 $997 +9.57
310–335 321 9 335.00–370.00 $353.77 $1,136 +3.45
355–385 370 10 325.00–345.00 $334.59 $1,238 —
420–440 430 8 300.00–330.00 $315.35 $1,356 +7.67
450–480 465 4 285.00–300.00 $292.26 $1,359 +7.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 5 310.00–330.00 $322.37 $1,048 +5.10
360–385 373 6 305.00–320.00 $312.25 $1,165 —
410–435 423 4 275.00–295.00 $284.70 $1,204 +14.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 275.00–300.00 $287.11 $919 —
365–385 375 6 270.00–290.00 $280.27 $1,051 +8.14
415–435 423 5 240.00–260.00 $248.23 $1,050 +4.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1087 80-85% 20 121.00–130.00 $125.07 $1,360 +6.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1110 1016 85-90% 5 105.00–117.00 $112.02 $1,138 -2.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1900 1670 6 134.00–141.00 $136.96 $2,287 —

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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.