Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.21/cwt on 5 head, down $49.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −11.14 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$426.21

▼ 49.28 vs prior sale

5 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.02

vs FL average

−49.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	426.21	2,204	5thin

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 sale5 hd

426.21

—

FL average4 barns · 80 hd

432.23

−6.02

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−49.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−11.14

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	—	High	1,670	199.08	3,325	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	168.87	1,935	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	150.41	1,594	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	500–550	520	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	450.27/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	521.93/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	482.27/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	361.77/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	588.59/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	537.77/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	426.21/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	655.50/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,091	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	670.72/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	599.08/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,947	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	475.32/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	553.55/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	475.30/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	451.69/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	528.45/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	444.63/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	475.58/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	529.53/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	599.05/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	468.97/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.74/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	666.70/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,787	15
Bulls	—	—	1,830	207.19/cwt	204.00–214.00	3,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	190.97/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,884	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	163.69/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	175.09/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	150.41/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,594	6

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 272Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	580.00–620.00	600.74
12	300–350	320	560.00–620.00	588.59
11	350–400	370	510.00–550.00	528.45
11	400–450	415	460.00–480.00	468.97
9	450–500	461	430.00–470.00	451.69
6	500–550	520	380.00–390.00	385.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	460.00–490.00	475.58
10	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	450.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	500.00–550.00	521.93
7	350–400	377	470.00–500.00	482.27
5	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	361.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	580.00–620.00	599.08
11	350–400	363	520.00–560.00	537.77
10	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	444.63
5	500–550	517	420.00–435.00	426.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	208	650.00–690.00	670.72
15	250–300	268	650.00–680.00	666.70
15	300–350	319	630.00–680.00	655.50
12	350–400	368	580.00–620.00	599.05
10	400–450	425	510.00–550.00	529.53
8	450–500	470	460.00–490.00	475.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	540.00–570.00	553.55
8	350–400	373	460.00–490.00	475.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	204.00–214.00	207.19
3	—	1,510	190.00–193.00	190.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	158.00–170.00	163.69
5	—	1,191	173.00–180.00	175.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	145.00–157.00	150.41

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc