Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.68/cwt on 26 head, up $49.06 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +38.76 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$425.68

▲ 49.06 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$56.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.77

vs FL average

+12.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	445.29	2,435	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	388.65	2,037	9thin

One grade step is worth $56.64/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale26 hd

425.68

—

FL average4 barns · 116 hd

405.91

+19.77

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

+12.20

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

+38.76

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	1,517	173.01	2,624	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	156.37	1,898	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	148.90	1,535	9thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	550–600	581	401.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	476.08/cwt	430.00–520.00	2,490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	458.04/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	504.41/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,144	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	617.87/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,977	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	631.39/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	466.05/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	624.50/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,011	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	648.99/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	541.35/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	527.94/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	496.68/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	766.92/cwt	730.00–810.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	707.45/cwt	690.00–730.00	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	574.17/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	547.16/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	507.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	442.88/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	444.65/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	415.24/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	584.59/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	495.54/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	539.59/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,986	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	388.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	493.14/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	566.17/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	705.95/cwt	680.00–730.00	2,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	433.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,256	9
Bulls	—	—	1,416	177.88/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,519	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	166.18/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,755	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	156.37/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,898	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	148.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,535	9

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 306Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 34Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	283	600.00–670.00	631.39
11	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	617.87
18	350–400	368	520.00–560.00	539.59
16	400–450	425	480.00–530.00	504.41
15	450–500	476	440.00–480.00	458.04
10	500–550	523	430.00–520.00	476.08
7	550–600	581	390.00–410.00	401.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	490.00–520.00	507.59
9	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	442.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	540.00–590.00	566.17
11	350–400	374	480.00–510.00	493.14
10	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	444.65
10	450–500	473	400.00–430.00	415.24
9	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	388.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	600.00–650.00	624.50
10	350–400	370	570.00–600.00	584.59
10	400–450	420	480.00–510.00	495.54
11	450–500	479	450.00–480.00	466.05
9	500–550	521	420.00–450.00	433.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	730.00–810.00	766.92
11	250–300	271	690.00–730.00	707.45
12	300–350	328	680.00–730.00	705.95
11	350–400	369	630.00–670.00	648.99
11	400–450	424	520.00–560.00	541.35
11	450–500	464	500.00–550.00	527.94
11	500–550	521	470.00–520.00	496.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	560.00–590.00	574.17
9	350–400	379	530.00–560.00	547.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	173.00–184.00	177.88
5	—	1,658	161.00–171.00	166.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,214	151.00–164.00	156.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	146.00–152.00	148.90

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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