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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 522 223 617
Feeder cattle 418 158 401
Slaughter cattle 104 65 216

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
250–280 267 7 415.00–450.00 $435.96 $1,164 +23.43
305–325 315 6 400.00–420.00 $410.32 $1,293 +10.48
360–375 369 7 375.00–390.00 $381.28 $1,407 -3.89
400–420 410 8 325.00–350.00 $337.80 $1,385 -4.67
460–475 468 4 300.00–320.00 $309.84 $1,450 —
500–515 508 4 295.00–300.00 $297.54 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 326 5 370.00–380.00 $376.07 $1,226 -6.80
355–390 375 7 340.00–360.00 $348.11 $1,305 -18.57
430–440 435 4 295.00–315.00 $304.89 $1,326 —
555–575 565 4 250.00–265.00 $257.37 $1,454 -20.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 6 305.00–330.00 $317.25 $1,199 —
410–435 423 4 275.00–290.00 $282.28 $1,194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 6 355.00–365.00 $360.19 $1,163 +3.34
350–370 360 8 320.00–345.00 $332.15 $1,196 +7.32
420–430 426 7 295.00–325.00 $312.32 $1,330 -0.40
465–480 474 5 270.00–280.00 $276.08 $1,309 —
500–515 508 4 245.00–265.00 $254.85 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 6 300.00–320.00 $309.38 $990 —
360–390 377 7 290.00–300.00 $294.09 $1,109 -11.01
420–435 426 7 270.00–290.00 $278.74 $1,187 -11.38
460–485 475 5 245.00–265.00 $252.75 $1,201 -16.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 4 260.00–275.00 $267.25 $997 -10.40
410–440 428 5 250.00–265.00 $259.25 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1105 1095 80-85% 11 122.00–127.00 $125.48 $1,374 —
1240–1425 1319 80-85% 7 130.00–134.00 $131.85 $1,739 -2.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1105 1004 85-90% 7 112.00–123.00 $118.08 $1,186 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1510 1454 5 141.00–143.00 $141.75 $2,061 —
1520–1725 1623 2 153.00–154.00 $153.47 $2,491 —

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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.