Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.22/cwt on 8 head, up $4.99 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 21 comparable sales and sits +17.87 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$455.22

▲ 4.99 vs prior sale

8 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.00

vs FL average

−33.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	455.22	2,335	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

455.22

—

FL average4 barns · 66 hd

445.22

+10.00

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−33.13

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+17.87

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	1,432	197.71	2,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	173.87	2,160	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	162.29	1,904	16

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1	200–250	220	666.70/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	540.79/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	526.35/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	407.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	561.09/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	721.36/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	701.11/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	640.93/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	485.47/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	540.34/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.34/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	455.22/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	520.36/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	580.63/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	450.43/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	490.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	435.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.31/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	475.51/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.75/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	455.36/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	620.92/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	410.20/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,092	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	204.45/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	190.97/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	167.62/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,986	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	180.12/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,342	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	162.29/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,904	16

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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 203Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 84

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	640.00–690.00	666.70
4	250–300	265	600.00–640.00	620.75
8	300–350	320	580.00–600.00	590.31
8	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	526.35
10	400–450	415	440.00–470.00	455.36
5	450–500	467	425.00–450.00	435.39
8	500–550	510	400.00–420.00	410.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	540.00–580.00	561.09
10	300–350	318	520.00–560.00	540.79
8	350–400	368	460.00–490.00	475.51
6	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	420.12
3	450–500	467	400.00–420.00	407.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	700.00–740.00	721.36
6	250–300	270	680.00–720.00	701.11
8	300–350	325	600.00–640.00	620.92
8	350–400	373	580.00–600.00	590.34
14	400–450	420	510.00–530.00	520.36
6	450–500	475	470.00–500.00	485.47
8	500–550	513	440.00–470.00	455.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	620.00–660.00	640.93
6	300–350	320	570.00–590.00	580.63
6	350–400	368	530.00–550.00	540.34
8	400–450	418	480.00–500.00	490.18
6	450–500	470	440.00–460.00	450.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	200.00–212.00	204.45
3	—	1,220	187.00–198.00	190.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	160.00–174.00	167.62
10	—	1,300	176.00–184.00	180.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,173	157.00–167.00	162.29

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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