Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $459.10/cwt on 26 head, down $24.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −30.27 against this barn's trailing median of $489.37.

Average price

$459.10

▼ 24.62 vs prior sale

26 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$21.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.09

vs FL average

−57.72 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	465.61	2,077	18thin
Medium and Large 2	420	444.46	1,867	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.15/cwt here — about $210 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 400–500 lb

32 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $530.30, low $417.26, median $489.37 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

459.10

—

FL average4 barns · 142 hd

471.19

−12.09

National average169 barns · 6,110 hd

516.82

−57.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

489.37

−30.27

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	1,526	195.59	2,985	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	165.83	2,034	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	143.31	1,573	8thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	450–500	469	405.79/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	543.85/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	452.06/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	440.62/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	445.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	496.62/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	444.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	512.46/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	479.38/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	550.34/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	621.34/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	560.81/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	521.27/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	565.40/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	617.19/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	603.83/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,932	10
Bulls	—	—	1,475	202.84/cwt	191.00–209.00	2,992	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	181.10/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	162.67/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,923	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	172.15/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,265	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	148.05/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	138.56/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,365	4

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 249Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 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	283	550.00–580.00	565.40
10	300–350	325	520.00–570.00	543.85
11	350–400	364	500.00–540.00	521.27
13	400–450	419	425.00–455.00	440.62
7	450–500	469	400.00–410.00	405.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	460.00–500.00	479.38
11	350–400	371	430.00–480.00	452.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	600.00–640.00	621.34
9	250–300	281	600.00–630.00	617.19
10	300–350	320	580.00–630.00	603.83
10	350–400	373	540.00–560.00	550.34
7	400–450	418	480.00–510.00	496.62
11	450–500	464	430.00–460.00	445.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	550.00–570.00	560.81
7	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	512.46
8	400–450	420	430.00–460.00	444.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	191.00–209.00	202.84
2	—	1,628	178.00–184.00	181.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,182	157.00–166.00	162.67
5	—	1,316	171.00–174.00	172.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	147.00–152.00	148.05
4	—	985	136.00–141.00	138.56

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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