Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.36/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −117.99 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$319.36

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.10

vs FL average

−21.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	319.36	1,750	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.55, low $362.33, median $437.35 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

319.36

—

FL average4 barns · 64 hd

311.26

+8.10

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−21.58

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−117.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,420	149.68	2,125	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	127.36	1,537	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	115.36	1,225	11

Every lot, as filed

23 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	329.15/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	437.31/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	345.99/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	309.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.35/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	369.05/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	383.37/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	292.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	338.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	463.43/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	316.21/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	410.66/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	398.18/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	344.73/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	307.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	421.55/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	536.32/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	392.87/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,662	6
Bulls	—	—	1,420	149.68/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,125	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	123.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,524	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	134.53/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,555	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	115.36/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,225	11

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

Tue Jan 21, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 381Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 84Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	420.00–450.00	437.31
6	300–350	323	380.00–415.00	398.18
8	350–400	368	335.00–400.00	369.05
7	400–450	419	325.00–375.00	345.99
4	450–500	470	310.00–350.00	329.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	300.00–320.00	309.80
6	400–450	425	280.00–310.00	295.35
4	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	292.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	410.00–440.00	421.55
7	350–400	361	370.00–400.00	383.37
4	400–450	418	330.00–360.00	344.73
4	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	307.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	520.00–550.00	536.32
7	300–350	321	450.00–480.00	463.43
5	350–400	371	405.00–420.00	410.66
6	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	392.87
5	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	338.26
4	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.86
7	550–600	561	305.00–325.00	316.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	137.00–155.00	149.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	120.00–130.00	123.27
4	—	1,156	133.00–138.00	134.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,062	112.00–120.00	115.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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