Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.72/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −47.63 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$389.72

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.57

vs FL average

−26.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	389.72	2,121	14thin

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 sale14 hd

389.72

—

FL average2 barns · 81 hd

395.29

−5.57

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−26.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−47.63

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	1,620	188.79	3,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	169.20	1,926	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	161.52	1,757	6thin

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	200–250	223	510.56/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.74/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	365.48/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	425.97/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	471.07/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	415.66/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,966	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	167.24/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,861	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	175.07/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.57/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	473.09/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	595.93/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	375.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,139	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	161.52/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,757	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	188.79/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	396.01/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	345.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	511.14/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	360.21/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	398.65/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	595.82/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,358	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 261Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 46Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm 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	200–250	223	500.00–520.00	510.56
6	250–300	270	460.00–500.00	480.74
8	300–350	323	400.00–450.00	425.97
8	350–400	370	370.00–420.00	396.01
9	400–450	427	370.00–420.00	398.65
6	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	365.48
8	500–550	530	330.00–360.00	345.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	570.00–620.00	595.82
4	250–300	270	570.00–620.00	595.93
8	300–350	330	485.00–535.00	511.14
9	350–400	367	460.00–500.00	473.09
10	400–450	420	440.00–500.00	471.07
10	450–500	473	390.00–440.00	415.66
8	500–550	525	380.00–420.00	400.57
6	550–600	570	360.00–390.00	375.26
3	600–650	628	340.00–370.00	360.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	163.00–171.00	167.24
2	—	1,215	173.00–177.00	175.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	158.00–165.00	161.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	185.00–192.00	188.79

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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