Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.46/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −78.46 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$308.46

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.28

vs FL average

−31.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	308.46	1,664	6thin

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 sale6 hd

308.46

—

FL average3 barns · 18 hd

297.18

+11.28

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−31.42

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−78.46

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	1,729	177.64	3,071	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	147.49	1,860	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	140.44	1,545	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	139.95	1,943	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls	—	—	1,729	177.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,860	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,943	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	140.44/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	570.45/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	350.42/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	450.46/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	453.53/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	275.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	378.04/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	258.57/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	403.71/cwt	390.00–410.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	360.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	416.87/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	397.26/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	360.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	364.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.76/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	494.63/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	400.58/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.26/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	565.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	466.14/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	487.63/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,691	4

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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 392Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 111Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	170.00–180.00	177.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	145.00–150.00	147.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	138.00–142.00	139.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,100	137.00–144.00	140.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	560.00–580.00	570.45
8	250–300	270	550.00–580.00	565.83
8	300–350	330	440.00–490.00	466.14
4	400–450	428	380.00–420.00	400.58
2	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	355.11
6	550–600	575	325.00–345.00	335.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	440.00–520.00	494.63
3	300–350	323	440.00–510.00	487.63
3	350–400	377	370.00–410.00	397.26
5	400–450	430	360.00–370.00	364.14
4	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	360.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	450.00–460.00	453.53
6	250–300	273	440.00–460.00	450.46
7	300–350	328	360.00–390.00	378.04
8	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	370.34
5	400–450	428	335.00–360.00	350.42
3	450–500	480	320.00–335.00	325.10
4	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	325.14
2	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	390.00–410.00	403.71
3	250–300	272	410.00–420.00	416.87
3	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	360.36
2	350–400	370	345.00–355.00	350.14
4	400–450	425	285.00–300.00	292.76
6	450–500	477	245.00–265.00	258.57

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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