Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.50/cwt on 13 head, down $19.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 16 comparable sales and sits +19.58 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$406.50

▼ 19.18 vs prior sale

13 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.09

vs FL average

−31.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	406.50	2,174	13thin

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 sale13 hd

406.50

—

FL average4 barns · 68 hd

404.42

+2.09

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−31.15

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

+19.58

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	1,510	182.82	2,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	165.83	1,824	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	149.12	1,506	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	397.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	414.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	646.19/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	723.01/cwt	680.00–780.00	1,865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	520.31/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	727.81/cwt	700.00–750.00	2,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	510.27/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	560.36/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	481.27/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	564.04/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	798.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	2,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	514.65/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	494.46/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	633.29/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	510.55/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	441.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	825.96/cwt	790.00–850.00	1,809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	480.24/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	443.29/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	559.59/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	584.60/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	459.25/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	480.96/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,241	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	425.41/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,970	8
Bulls	—	—	1,510	182.82/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	162.76/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,766	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	173.37/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,971	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	149.12/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,506	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 Jan 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 289Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 59Year ago 95

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	258	680.00–780.00	723.01
8	300–350	315	620.00–670.00	646.19
8	350–400	368	540.00–580.00	559.59
12	400–450	420	480.00–510.00	494.46
11	450–500	466	470.00–495.00	480.96
7	500–550	509	410.00–420.00	414.33
6	550–600	565	390.00–405.00	397.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	500.00–550.00	520.31
7	350–400	361	430.00–480.00	459.25
8	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	409.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	560.00–610.00	584.60
10	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	510.27
7	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	443.29
8	450–500	463	410.00–440.00	425.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	790.00–850.00	825.96
13	250–300	269	750.00–850.00	798.00
7	300–350	324	700.00–750.00	727.81
7	350–400	371	600.00–660.00	633.29
10	400–450	413	540.00–580.00	560.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	369	550.00–580.00	564.04
12	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	514.65
9	450–500	463	470.00–490.00	481.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	490.00–530.00	510.55
6	400–450	425	470.00–490.00	480.24
7	450–500	464	430.00–450.00	441.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	178.00–185.00	182.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,085	157.00–168.00	162.76
13	—	1,137	171.00–177.00	173.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,010	145.00–153.00	149.12

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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