Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

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 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.48/cwt on 24 head, up $41.98 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +38.13 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$475.48

▲ 41.98 vs prior sale

24 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$34.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.84

vs FL average

−11.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	489.81	2,572	14thin
Medium and Large 2	520	455.43	2,368	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $203 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

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 sale24 hd

475.48

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

464.64

+10.84

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−11.87

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+38.13

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	198.85	3,003	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	167.49	1,864	19

Every lot, as filed

30 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	570	439.65/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	658.64/cwt	630.00–690.00	2,068	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	602.39/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,175	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	504.38/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,113	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	532.31/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	501.08/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	807.73/cwt	790.00–830.00	2,189	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	539.00/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,490	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	515.36/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,165	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	576.49/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,139	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	525.61/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	619.06/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,981	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	738.72/cwt	720.00–760.00	2,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	455.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	854.64/cwt	840.00–870.00	1,795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	641.73/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	544.03/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	559.17/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,365	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	761.55/cwt	720.00–800.00	2,460	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	486.14/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,290	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	676.15/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	489.81/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	599.21/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	459.53/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	483.76/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,216	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	726.15/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	444.78/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,282	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	430.53/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,015	10
Bulls	—	—	1,510	198.85/cwt	187.00–206.00	3,003	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	167.49/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,864	19

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 377Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 48Year ago 131

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 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	700.00–750.00	726.15
13	300–350	314	630.00–690.00	658.64
13	350–400	361	580.00–630.00	602.39
13	400–450	419	490.00–520.00	504.38
15	450–500	458	470.00–500.00	483.76
14	500–550	513	430.00–460.00	444.78
10	550–600	570	420.00–460.00	439.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	510.00–550.00	532.31
10	350–400	370	480.00–520.00	501.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	580.00–620.00	599.21
11	350–400	374	530.00–560.00	544.03
14	400–450	425	440.00–480.00	459.53
10	450–500	468	410.00–450.00	430.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	210	840.00–870.00	854.64
13	250–300	271	790.00–830.00	807.73
20	300–350	323	720.00–800.00	761.55
11	350–400	371	610.00–670.00	641.73
16	400–450	423	540.00–580.00	559.17
13	450–500	462	520.00–560.00	539.00
14	500–550	525	480.00–500.00	489.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	720.00–760.00	738.72
14	300–350	325	650.00–700.00	676.15
17	350–400	371	560.00–590.00	576.49
16	400–450	420	500.00–530.00	515.36
13	450–500	471	475.00–500.00	486.14
10	500–550	520	440.00–470.00	455.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.06
12	350–400	370	510.00–540.00	525.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,510	187.00–206.00	198.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	161.00–176.00	167.49

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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