Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

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 steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.68/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −94.25 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$292.68

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.70

vs FL average

−22.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	292.68	1,501	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $332.03, median $386.93 across 16 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 sale4 hd

292.68

—

FL average3 barns · 27 hd

277.98

+14.70

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.28

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−94.25

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	—	High	1,561	167.87	2,621	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	147.03	1,646	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	130.49	1,409	8thin

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	250–300	275	450.55/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	367.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	386.75/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	292.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	289.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.55/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	432.55/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	489.53/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	542.41/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.85/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	420.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	397.77/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	319.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.38/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	407.76/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	374.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	452.51/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	350.78/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	174.27/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,205	4
Bulls	—	—	1,376	163.60/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,251	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	142.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,535	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	150.91/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,737	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	130.49/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,409	8

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 268Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 59Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 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	275	435.00–465.00	450.55
5	300–350	309	390.00–410.00	397.77
11	350–400	381	370.00–400.00	386.75
7	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	367.75
5	450–500	470	310.00–340.00	322.38
4	500–550	513	285.00–300.00	292.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	330.00–370.00	350.78
6	350–400	365	320.00–360.00	340.55
6	400–450	425	310.00–330.00	319.76
4	450–500	470	280.00–300.00	289.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	530.00–560.00	542.41
4	300–350	320	480.00–500.00	489.53
7	350–400	359	420.00–450.00	432.55
8	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	420.58
8	450–500	470	360.00–400.00	380.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	440.00–470.00	452.51
4	350–400	363	400.00–415.00	407.76
5	400–450	422	350.00–390.00	374.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,839	174.00–175.00	174.27
6	—	1,376	157.00–166.00	163.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	135.00–145.00	142.10
14	—	1,151	149.00–154.00	150.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	125.00–139.00	130.49

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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