Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.03/cwt on 35 head, down $23.53 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −54.90 against this barn's trailing median of $386.93.

Average price

$332.03

▼ 23.53 vs prior sale

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$26.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.82

vs FL average

−19.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	336.58	1,852	29
Medium and Large 2	538	310.03	1,669	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $184 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

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 sale35 hd

332.03

—

FL average7 barns · 199 hd

351.85

−19.82

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−19.15

This barn, trailing median16 sales

386.93

−54.90

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	1,379	184.59	2,545	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,207	154.97	1,871	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	149.51	1,643	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	113.03	931	7thin

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)	1,072	$2,437	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,020	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	759	$1,732	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1Fancy	350–400	374	488.37/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,827	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,436.55/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	1,731.59/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	103.27/cwt	95.00–110.00	816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	126.05/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,094	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	166.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	486	407.07/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	312.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	322.54/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	366.39/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	470.05/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	585.16/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	325.84/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	403.42/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,541	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	373.06/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	546.55/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	426.68/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	398.15/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	427.58/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	307.40/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	318.34/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	319.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	273.87/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	362.90/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	636.72/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	572.67/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	342.97/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	509.45/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	489.82/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	397.25/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	545.58/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	343.48/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	480.25/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	348.85/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	422.17/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	450.28/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	604.20/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	390.83/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	418.84/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,977	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	325.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	427.79/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	371.49/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	474.12/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.93/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	384.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	555.65/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	499.24/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.08/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,825	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	519.55/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,740	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	161.05/cwt	110.00–187.50	1,583	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,019.73/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	291.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	399.67/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	583.33/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,592	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	165.19/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,810	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	149.61/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,667	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,219	149.27/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,045	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	175.28/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,612	3

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 292Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 23Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 29Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	530.00–570.00	545.58
6	350–400	374	480.00–490.00	488.37
8	450–500	486	395.00–445.00	407.07
3	500–550	532	385.00–415.00	399.67
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
8	650–700	653	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	720	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	470.00–520.00	489.82
9	300–350	342	400.00–445.00	426.68
17	350–400	382	370.00–410.00	403.42
4	400–450	409	345.00–385.00	366.39
9	450–500	483	310.00–355.00	342.97
4	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	322.54
2	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	625	275.00–285.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	580.00–640.00	604.20
10	250–300	260	530.00–580.00	555.65
7	300–350	322	460.00–490.00	474.12
8	350–400	378	415.00–460.00	427.79
20	400–450	431	390.00–420.00	397.25
15	450–500	475	360.00–390.00	371.49
7	500–550	524	335.00–355.00	343.48
19	550–600	563	300.00–337.50	324.08
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	662	285.00–300.00	291.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	580.00–590.00	585.16
6	300–350	332	490.00–540.00	509.45
7	350–400	393	405.00–440.00	422.17
8	400–450	413	375.00–415.00	398.15
8	450–500	468	355.00–385.00	373.06
10	500–550	532	355.00–367.50	362.90
3	550–600	588	325.00–327.50	325.84
2	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	304.88
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	700–750	735	265.00–282.50	273.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	262	610.00–660.00	636.72
5	300–350	315	550.00–610.00	572.67
17	350–400	375	465.00–510.00	480.25
14	400–450	418	425.00–475.00	450.28
28	450–500	472	405.00–435.00	418.84
13	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	384.82
14	550–600	571	330.00–365.00	348.85
12	600–650	628	315.00–340.00	325.55
6	650–700	654	310.00–330.00	318.34
8	700–750	735	305.00–325.00	307.40
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	530.00–560.00	546.55
3	300–350	342	450.00–480.00	470.05
3	350–400	382	385.00–450.00	427.58
2	400–450	440	300.00–325.00	312.64
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	575	310.00–330.00	319.91
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	740	240.00–260.00	250.00
2	850–900	875	230.00–240.00	235.03
1	900–950	920	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	570.00–630.00	583.33
2	300–350	335	490.00–550.00	519.55
4	350–400	361	470.00–530.00	499.24
3	400–450	418	390.00–435.00	417.93
5	450–500	471	370.00–410.00	390.83
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,436.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	759	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,731.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,019.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	983	110.00–187.50	161.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	95.00–110.00	103.27
3	—	868	122.50–132.50	126.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	162.00–170.00	166.38
4	—	1,219	145.00–153.00	149.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	130.00–140.00	133.62
4	—	1,096	161.00–171.00	165.19
8	—	1,114	143.00–155.00	149.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	212.50	212.50
3	—	1,490	167.00–184.00	175.28

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

Heifers · 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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