Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.23/cwt on 15 head, up $19.83 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +12.88 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$450.23

▲ 19.83 vs prior sale

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.24

vs FL average

−32.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	450.23	2,448	15thin

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 sale15 hd

450.23

—

FL average4 barns · 61 hd

435.99

+14.24

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−32.95

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+12.88

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	1,626	211.72	3,442	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	173.82	2,035	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	160.59	1,747	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	458	432.21/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	601.28/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	388.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	438.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	527.13/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	567.55/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	429.76/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	472.01/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.58/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	496.98/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	444.60/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	551.59/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	542.90/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	668.07/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	609.54/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	494.39/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	399.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	596.63/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	560.13/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	689.55/cwt	650.00–750.00	1,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	539.31/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	382.26/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	459.39/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	596.70/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	634.52/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	518.07/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,647	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	200.14/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,208	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	220.40/cwt	211.00–230.00	3,621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	182.74/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	170.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,977	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.59/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,747	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 260Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 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	580.00–620.00	601.28
11	300–350	316	550.00–590.00	567.55
12	350–400	363	520.00–560.00	539.31
8	400–450	413	440.00–480.00	459.39
6	450–500	458	415.00–450.00	432.21
6	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	409.62
6	550–600	560	390.00–410.00	399.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	518.07
6	350–400	370	480.00–510.00	494.39
7	450–500	461	380.00–400.00	388.84
6	500–550	520	370.00–395.00	382.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	650.00–750.00	689.55
12	250–300	273	640.00–700.00	668.07
12	300–350	315	620.00–650.00	634.52
7	350–400	361	580.00–610.00	596.63
9	400–450	424	530.00–560.00	542.90
8	450–500	458	505.00–550.00	527.13
8	500–550	520	440.00–480.00	460.58
7	550–600	571	430.00–450.00	438.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	540.00–560.00	551.59
6	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	429.76
6	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	444.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	600.00–620.00	609.54
11	300–350	333	580.00–610.00	596.70
8	350–400	385	550.00–570.00	560.13
6	400–450	423	480.00–515.00	496.98
9	450–500	459	450.00–490.00	472.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	195.00–203.00	200.14
4	—	1,643	211.00–230.00	220.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	181.00–185.00	182.74
10	—	1,161	165.00–175.00	170.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	156.00–165.00	160.59

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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