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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Aug 11
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 417▼ 307 vs year ago 599 · −51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 49▼ 51 vs year ago 74 · −68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 29▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.56/cwt on 14 head, down $7.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −18.94 against this barn's trailing median of $374.50.
Average price
$355.56
▼ 7.58 vs prior sale
14 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.76
vs FL average
−11.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548359.011,96612thin
Medium and Large 2525334.861,7582thin
One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales
457400343286median 374.5001/2703/1706/1608/1809/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $299.90, median $374.50 across 17 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 sale14 hd
355.56
—
FL average7 barns · 169 hd
373.32
−17.76
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−11.09
This barn, trailing median17 sales
374.50
−18.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,610211.783,4103thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340171.022,2922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,046161.071,6854thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average973137.811,3413thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622304.91/cwt300.00–315.001,8973
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371494.04/cwt470.00–520.001,8336
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225635.26/cwt600.00–660.001,4293
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250218620.23/cwt600.00–640.001,3522
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326495.72/cwt480.00–530.001,6167
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376515.70/cwt445.00–570.001,93910
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323566.49/cwt540.00–600.001,8306
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518394.81/cwt380.00–415.002,0458
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470422.25/cwt410.00–440.001,98511
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567377.36/cwt365.00–410.002,1409
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370563.24/cwt550.00–580.002,0843
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461425.57/cwt405.00–440.001,9627
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418465.98/cwt440.00–480.001,9483
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228670.66/cwt650.00–690.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324515.50/cwt500.00–540.001,67013
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420479.80/cwt470.00–490.002,0153
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267625.43/cwt590.00–650.001,67011
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525374.68/cwt360.00–395.001,9674
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665326.25/cwt315.00–337.502,1702
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572342.51/cwt320.00–355.001,9596
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263614.76/cwt610.00–620.001,6172
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570350.04/cwt345.00–355.001,9952
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300258619.95/cwt610.00–630.001,5994
CowsLean 85-90%—973137.81/cwt135.00–141.001,3413
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,340171.02/cwt166.00–176.002,2922
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,046161.07/cwt157.50–164.001,6854
Bulls——1,340193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,5861
Bulls——1,745221.17/cwt220.00–222.003,8592
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250218682.99/cwt650.00–720.001,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400361461.88/cwt450.00–480.001,6675
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413420.05/cwt410.00–425.001,7355
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523375.51/cwt355.00–390.001,9646
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417453.17/cwt440.00–470.001,8909
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623338.83/cwt332.50–345.002,1112
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300281577.85/cwt550.00–600.001,62412
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525334.86/cwt330.00–340.001,7582
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273470.61/cwt450.00–490.001,2853
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533332.58/cwt315.00–350.001,7732
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278535.41/cwt510.00–550.001,4884
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450431449.86/cwt440.00–460.001,9394
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575334.87/cwt320.00–350.001,9262
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373495.50/cwt480.00–510.001,8482
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250231550.32/cwt520.00–570.001,2714
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500457375.15/cwt355.00–385.001,7143
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331467.77/cwt450.00–490.001,5487
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463382.30/cwt370.00–395.001,7702
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350332513.82/cwt500.00–530.001,7063
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500486365.01/cwt340.00–385.001,7744
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423419.75/cwt400.00–435.001,7765
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375441.23/cwt415.00–460.001,6557
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528360.35/cwt340.00–375.001,9035
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—854178.03/cwt153.00–240.001,5207
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350557.50/cwt555.00–560.001,9512
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478432.52/cwt425.00–445.002,06710
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318585.12/cwt570.00–600.001,8612
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240599.38/cwt570.00–630.001,4392

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.