Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.47/cwt on 39 head, down $0.82 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −3.88 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$433.47

▼ 0.82 vs prior sale

39 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs FL average

−25.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	436.01	2,356	34
Medium and Large 2	523	416.14	2,176	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $180 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 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 sale39 hd

433.47

—

FL average6 barns · 305 hd

428.49

+4.98

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−25.58

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−3.88

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	1,907	214.95	4,099	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	172.97	2,283	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	163.18	1,741	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,907	214.95/cwt	212.00–219.00	4,099	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	163.18/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,741	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	172.97/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,283	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	666.02/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	609.25/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	399.87/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	418.92/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,183	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	592.55/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	524.35/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	442.61/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,337	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	420.18/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	579.22/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	619.64/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	555.42/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	477.74/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,221	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	667.20/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	519.88/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,209	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	457.41/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,898	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	524.86/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	478.26/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	434.88/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	495.48/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,096	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	416.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	565.69/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	644.30/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	449.68/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,113	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	411.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	524.42/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	421.22/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	609.53/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,950	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 258Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 46Year ago 158

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,907	212.00–219.00	214.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,067	160.00–167.00	163.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,320	165.00–179.00	172.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	650.00–680.00	666.02
8	250–300	265	590.00–630.00	609.25
12	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	579.22
11	350–400	366	510.00–540.00	524.35
22	400–450	415	450.00–465.00	457.41
50	450–500	470	440.00–460.00	449.68
19	500–550	521	405.00–435.00	418.92
10	550–600	558	390.00–410.00	399.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	524.42
15	350–400	363	460.00–500.00	478.26
8	400–450	425	430.00–440.00	434.88
7	450–500	469	410.00–430.00	421.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	640.00–690.00	667.20
6	300–350	320	630.00–660.00	644.30
7	350–400	364	580.00–610.00	592.55
14	400–450	425	515.00–525.00	519.88
34	450–500	465	470.00–485.00	477.74
24	500–550	528	435.00–450.00	442.61
10	550–600	570	410.00–430.00	420.18
7	600–650	621	400.00–420.00	411.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	610.00–630.00	619.64
6	300–350	320	600.00–620.00	609.53
10	350–400	360	540.00–570.00	555.42
15	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	495.48
12	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	449.63
5	500–550	523	410.00–425.00	416.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	565.69
8	350–400	370	515.00–535.00	524.86

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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