Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.36/cwt on 7 head, up $20.13 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +30.43 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$417.36

▲ 20.13 vs prior sale

7 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.59

vs FL average

−11.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	417.36	2,166	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $332.03, median $386.93 across 16 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 sale7 hd

417.36

—

FL average4 barns · 43 hd

400.77

+16.59

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−11.00

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

+30.43

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	1,777	228.25	4,056	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	185.08	2,470	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	159.30	1,827	9thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	459.67/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	417.36/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	515.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	563.81/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	566.85/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	410.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	574.69/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	701.30/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	550.18/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	650.97/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	510.41/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	630.37/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	608.27/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	574.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	488.36/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	624.02/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	621.07/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	762.61/cwt	730.00–800.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	621.42/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,287	9
Bulls	—	—	1,592	215.79/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,435	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	235.72/cwt	226.00–244.00	4,450	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	175.48/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,334	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	193.30/cwt	187.00–203.00	2,588	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	159.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,827	9

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 322Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	264	600.00–640.00	621.07
10	300–350	318	600.00–650.00	624.02
8	350–400	383	550.00–600.00	574.51
9	400–450	426	460.00–510.00	488.36
6	450–500	458	440.00–480.00	459.67
7	500–550	519	400.00–430.00	417.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	540.00–590.00	566.85
8	300–350	315	540.00–590.00	563.81
6	350–400	368	500.00–530.00	515.31
6	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	410.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	600.00–650.00	630.37
7	300–350	321	600.00–620.00	608.27
8	350–400	368	560.00–590.00	574.69
6	400–450	423	500.00–520.00	510.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	730.00–800.00	762.61
11	250–300	261	670.00–730.00	701.30
7	300–350	318	640.00–660.00	650.97
9	350–400	368	600.00–640.00	621.42
6	400–450	418	540.00–560.00	550.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	205.00–221.00	215.79
5	—	1,888	226.00–244.00	235.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,330	168.00–184.00	175.48
7	—	1,339	187.00–203.00	193.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,147	150.00–165.00	159.30

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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