Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure due to Holiday period.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.55/cwt on 9 head, down $30.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −55.80 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$381.55

▼ 30.78 vs prior sale

9 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.72

vs FL average

−84.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	381.55	1,969	9thin

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 sale9 hd

381.55

—

FL average3 barns · 57 hd

412.27

−30.72

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−84.78

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−55.80

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	1,538	182.76	2,811	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	159.99	1,749	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	148.97	1,517	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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 2	400–450	421	414.18/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	613.88/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	391.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	621.36/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	563.81/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	500.80/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	599.06/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	654.02/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	514.17/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	670.59/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	518.37/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	457.72/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	546.68/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	596.14/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	639.27/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	381.55/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	402.90/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	568.58/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	484.53/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	447.48/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	444.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	479.05/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	448.31/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	388.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	361.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	448.18/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	485.40/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,272	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	527.60/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,538	182.76/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,811	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	159.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,749	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	148.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,517	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 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 437Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 65Year ago 76

No trends offered due to market closure due to Holiday period.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	510.00–540.00	527.60
9	350–400	372	430.00–470.00	448.18
9	400–450	421	405.00–425.00	414.18
10	450–500	470	390.00–415.00	402.90
7	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	361.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	600.00–640.00	621.36
9	250–300	269	600.00–630.00	613.88
9	300–350	321	560.00–580.00	568.58
10	350–400	375	480.00–520.00	500.80
11	400–450	426	430.00–470.00	447.48
9	450–500	461	430.00–470.00	448.31
7	500–550	521	380.00–400.00	391.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	484.53
7	400–450	419	380.00–400.00	388.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	650.00–700.00	670.59
13	250–300	264	630.00–680.00	654.02
9	300–350	321	630.00–650.00	639.27
10	350–400	368	540.00–590.00	563.81
11	400–450	419	500.00–530.00	514.17
10	450–500	468	470.00–500.00	485.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	580.00–610.00	596.14
10	300–350	320	580.00–620.00	599.06
7	350–400	369	510.00–530.00	518.37
7	400–450	421	440.00–480.00	457.72
7	450–500	471	440.00–450.00	444.18
9	500–550	516	360.00–400.00	381.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	530.00–570.00	546.68
10	350–400	368	460.00–500.00	479.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	175.00–189.00	182.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,093	155.00–165.00	159.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,018	145.00–155.00	148.97

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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