Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $437.35/cwt on 12 head, down $38.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 21 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$437.35

▼ 38.13 vs prior sale

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.20

vs FL average

−34.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	437.35	2,364	12thin

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 sale12 hd

437.35

—

FL average4 barns · 44 hd

418.15

+19.20

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−34.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+0.00

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	1,393	181.10	2,523	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	165.84	1,805	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	152.69	1,512	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,512	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	171.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	164.25/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,846	14
Bulls	—	—	1,393	181.10/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	620.78/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	555.97/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	435.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	648.67/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	599.64/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	467.14/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	358.76/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	565.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	570.63/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	459.82/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	564.83/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	478.81/cwt	430.00–530.00	2,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	429.87/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	444.83/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	524.12/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	649.43/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	524.18/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	450.94/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	515.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	449.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	609.55/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,341	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 178Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	150.00–155.00	152.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	170.00–175.00	171.39
14	—	1,124	158.00–168.00	164.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	180.00–183.00	181.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	630.00–670.00	648.67
8	250–300	263	630.00–670.00	649.43
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	620.78
6	350–400	373	560.00–570.00	564.83
8	400–450	420	430.00–530.00	478.81
8	450–500	480	450.00–485.00	467.14
6	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	444.83
6	550–600	558	420.00–440.00	429.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	590.00–610.00	599.64
6	300–350	320	550.00–590.00	570.63
7	350–400	379	520.00–530.00	524.12
6	400–450	418	450.00–470.00	459.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	600.00–620.00	609.55
8	250–300	270	550.00–580.00	565.83
9	300–350	318	540.00–570.00	555.97
6	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.59
7	450–500	459	425.00–450.00	435.51
6	500–550	518	385.00–400.00	392.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	510.00–540.00	524.18
6	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	515.58
7	350–400	374	430.00–480.00	450.94
6	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	409.70
9	500–550	518	345.00–375.00	358.76

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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