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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.34/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 378 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 380 437
Feeder cattle 348 285 293
Slaughter cattle 98 95 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter 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
255–280 268 6 530.00–550.00 $539.53 $1,446 -4.21
320–340 330 4 490.00–510.00 $500.30 $1,651 +1.22
365–385 375 6 430.00–460.00 $444.60 $1,667 -6.16
405–435 418 7 400.00–430.00 $416.62 $1,741 +15.06
455–490 473 6 340.00–370.00 $355.56 $1,682 —
500–535 514 5 315.00–335.00 $323.33 $1,662 -12.10
555–585 570 4 310.00–320.00 $315.13 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 360 5 390.00–420.00 $407.50 $1,467 +13.65
405–425 413 5 350.00–380.00 $367.65 $1,518 +17.47
460–490 475 4 300.00–325.00 $312.89 $1,486 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 420.00–450.00 $435.71 $1,146 -20.91
315–330 323 6 410.00–435.00 $422.79 $1,366 +23.89
365–390 378 10 350.00–390.00 $369.34 $1,396 +5.72
405–435 417 5 330.00–380.00 $350.86 $1,463 +9.16
450–485 468 4 305.00–345.00 $324.25 $1,517 +2.63
500–525 510 5 290.00–315.00 $300.29 $1,531 -3.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 7 350.00–380.00 $362.40 $1,163 —
400–435 418 6 290.00–320.00 $305.63 $1,278 +3.92
510–520 516 5 250.00–285.00 $263.84 $1,361 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1235 1167 80-85% 12 127.00–131.00 $129.07 $1,506 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1015 983 85-90% 6 121.00–125.00 $123.07 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1605 1457 6 137.00–159.00 $148.63 $2,166 —
1635–1915 1789 4 166.00–179.00 $174.10 $3,115 —

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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.