Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.71/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −98.64 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$338.71

7 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.91

vs FL average

−10.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	338.71	1,765	7thin

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 sale7 hd

338.71

—

FL average4 barns · 41 hd

331.80

+6.91

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−10.57

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−98.64

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	1,535	166.54	2,556	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	142.22	1,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	136.36	1,392	7thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	250–300	280	434.82/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	331.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	306.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	361.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	326.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	362.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	338.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	541.56/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	382.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	431.28/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	501.71/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	419.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	379.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	359.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	337.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	322.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	471.79/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,585	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	166.54/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,556	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	136.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,392	7

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 231Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 40Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	430.00–440.00	434.82
7	300–350	321	365.00–390.00	379.48
8	350–400	378	350.00–370.00	359.67
5	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	331.71
5	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	306.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	330.00–345.00	337.73
4	350–400	370	315.00–330.00	322.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	460.00–480.00	471.79
6	350–400	373	365.00–400.00	382.85
5	400–450	414	345.00–385.00	361.81
5	450–500	463	320.00–335.00	326.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	520.00–560.00	541.56
5	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	501.71
9	350–400	366	410.00–450.00	431.28
6	400–450	415	400.00–440.00	419.52
5	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	362.15
7	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	338.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	161.00–175.00	166.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,141	137.00–150.00	142.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	132.00–140.00	136.36

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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