Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.29/cwt on 23 head, down $4.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −55.06 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$382.29

▼ 4.60 vs prior sale

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs FL average

−17.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	389.89	2,077	15thin
Medium and Large 2	541	368.05	1,993	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $85 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 sale23 hd

382.29

—

FL average7 barns · 282 hd

381.30

+0.99

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−17.00

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

−55.06

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	—	Low	1,373	196.00	2,691	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	165.45	2,111	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	154.60	2,246	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,820	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,153	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	838	$1,806	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$2,177	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	405.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.03/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	420.15/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	662.59/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	414.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	554.77/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	612.98/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	580.84/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	609.57/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	419.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	541.97/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	460.11/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	326.94/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	339.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	368.55/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	401.67/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	503.79/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	579.82/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	409.52/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,121	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,602.97/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	238	645.05/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	444.84/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,815	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	636.85/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	464.80/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	389.86/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,984	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	146.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,450	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	148.34/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	175.45/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,988	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	163.20/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,247	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	163.35/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,039	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	156.57/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	347.20/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	455.37/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	449.76/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	517.23/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	372.87/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.18/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	237.65/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	511.62/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	357.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	360.01/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	332.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	352.87/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	360.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	424.89/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	635.19/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	555.12/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	423.26/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	425.07/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	453.57/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,203	188.37/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,266	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	207.45/cwt	206.00–209.00	3,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,819.65/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,152.51/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,153	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	181.25/cwt	158.00–235.00	1,845	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,805.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,806	2

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 696Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 52Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	640.00–690.00	662.59
3	250–300	280	600.00–620.00	612.98
9	300–350	311	550.00–610.00	580.84
4	350–400	361	500.00–550.00	517.23
2	450–500	450	470.00–490.00	480.00
11	500–550	516	390.00–420.00	405.41
4	550–600	579	325.00–360.00	347.20
4	600–650	626	330.00–355.00	339.79
5	650–700	658	315.00–340.00	326.94
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	550.00–610.00	580.00
2	250–300	278	530.00–580.00	554.77
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	371	435.00–470.00	453.57
8	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	425.07
7	450–500	477	400.00–425.00	414.06
5	500–550	532	360.00–385.00	372.87
3	550–600	557	355.00–365.00	360.01
2	600–650	615	320.00–325.00	322.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	590.00–630.00	609.57
5	250–300	279	530.00–570.00	541.97
6	300–350	323	490.00–530.00	516.03
4	350–400	364	430.00–470.00	449.76
4	400–450	408	400.00–440.00	420.15
2	450–500	468	410.00–430.00	419.63
2	500–550	518	390.00–430.00	409.52
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	640.00–650.00	645.05
2	250–300	260	630.00–640.00	635.19
2	300–350	323	550.00–560.00	555.12
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	463	440.00–480.00	460.11
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	343	410.00–440.00	424.89
2	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	425	360.00–390.00	375.18
4	450–500	471	350.00–370.00	360.11
2	500–550	533	350.00–360.00	354.88
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	630.00–650.00	636.85
3	250–300	272	570.00–590.00	579.82
3	300–350	330	480.00–530.00	503.79
2	350–400	370	460.00–470.00	464.80
3	400–450	408	435.00–460.00	444.84
3	450–500	460	395.00–410.00	401.67
4	500–550	509	375.00–410.00	389.86
3	550–600	568	355.00–385.00	368.55
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	490.00–540.00	511.62
2	250–300	270	450.00–460.00	455.37
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	410.00–435.00	423.26
3	400–450	430	410.00–425.00	415.00
4	450–500	479	350.00–375.00	357.58
5	500–550	526	335.00–365.00	352.87
4	550–600	573	320.00–350.00	332.36
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	740	215.00–260.00	237.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,602.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,819.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,152.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,805.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,018	158.00–235.00	181.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	140.00–148.00	146.19
3	—	1,248	162.00–165.00	163.35
8	—	1,390	150.00–164.00	156.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	147.00–150.00	148.34
5	—	1,133	171.00–179.00	175.45
7	—	1,377	156.00–169.00	163.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	187.00–190.00	188.37
2	—	1,628	206.00–209.00	207.45

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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