Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $473.64/cwt on 42 head, down $25.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −15.73 against this barn's trailing median of $489.37.

Average price

$473.64

▼ 25.18 vs prior sale

42 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$69.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs FL average

−18.33 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	509.09	2,229	15thin
Medium and Large 2	438	463.99	2,032	16thin
Medium and Large 3	424	439.32	1,863	11thin

One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about $366 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 sale42 hd

473.64

—

FL average7 barns · 278 hd

478.43

−4.79

National average168 barns · 7,022 hd

491.97

−18.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

489.37

−15.73

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	1,743	220.10	3,836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	181.99	2,267	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	168.40	1,970	6thin

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 2	400–450	420	429.64/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	558.26/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	475.30/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	445.14/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	543.31/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	439.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	567.59/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	521.64/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,196	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	654.07/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	710.80/cwt	700.00–720.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	522.35/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	464.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,722	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	185.95/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,330	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	168.40/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	178.83/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,217	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	220.10/cwt	213.00–232.00	3,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	590.47/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	524.46/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	638.95/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	490.27/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	574.22/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	518.30/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	605.23/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	453.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,106	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 246Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 58Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	261	550.00–580.00	567.59
5	300–350	314	500.00–540.00	524.46
11	350–400	371	450.00–480.00	464.14
8	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	429.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	600.00–610.00	605.23
8	300–350	320	550.00–600.00	574.22
7	350–400	366	510.00–530.00	518.30
5	450–500	464	450.00–460.00	453.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	570.00–610.00	590.47
5	350–400	373	550.00–570.00	558.26
10	400–450	423	465.00–485.00	475.30
6	450–500	463	440.00–450.00	445.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	543.31
8	350–400	368	515.00–530.00	522.35
11	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	439.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	700.00–720.00	710.80
6	250–300	270	630.00–680.00	654.07
7	300–350	321	630.00–650.00	638.95
9	400–450	421	500.00–540.00	521.64
6	450–500	463	480.00–500.00	490.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	185.00–187.00	185.95
5	—	1,240	175.00–183.00	178.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	165.00–171.00	168.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	213.00–232.00	220.10

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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