Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.40/cwt on 14 head, down $6.96 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −6.96 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$430.40

▼ 6.96 vs prior sale

14 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$38.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs FL average

−47.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	449.50	2,328	7thin
Medium and Large 2	526	411.29	2,163	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.21/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale14 hd

430.40

—

FL average4 barns · 45 hd

429.94

+0.46

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−47.69

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−6.96

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	1,427	200.48	2,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	167.53	2,016	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	149.39	1,584	5thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	300–350	323	552.79/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	419.61/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.27/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	528.35/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	495.41/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	531.86/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	576.67/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	447.69/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	474.82/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	602.47/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	392.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	518.80/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	675.96/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	641.10/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	583.25/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	449.50/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	567.02/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	450.25/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	437.13/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.55/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	411.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	555.07/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,054	10
Bulls	—	—	1,427	200.48/cwt	189.00–205.00	2,861	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	177.83/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	163.78/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,057	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	149.39/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,584	5

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 205Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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	261	550.00–590.00	567.02
8	300–350	323	540.00–560.00	552.79
10	350–400	365	500.00–540.00	520.55
9	400–450	418	435.00–470.00	450.25
9	450–500	477	420.00–450.00	437.13
8	500–550	510	400.00–440.00	419.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	277	520.00–540.00	528.35
7	300–350	326	510.00–530.00	518.80
8	350–400	365	440.00–480.00	460.27
6	450–500	475	385.00–400.00	392.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	660.00–690.00	675.96
10	300–350	318	620.00–660.00	641.10
7	350–400	374	570.00–600.00	583.25
11	400–450	426	510.00–560.00	531.86
10	450–500	463	480.00–510.00	495.41
7	500–550	518	430.00–465.00	449.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	590.00–620.00	602.47
7	300–350	314	560.00–600.00	576.67
10	350–400	370	550.00–560.00	555.07
6	400–450	415	460.00–490.00	474.82
7	450–500	470	430.00–460.00	447.69
7	500–550	526	400.00–420.00	411.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	189.00–205.00	200.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	177.00–180.00	177.83
11	—	1,256	155.00–169.00	163.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	145.00–157.00	149.39

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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