Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.82/cwt on 28 head, up $9.59 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 21 comparable sales and sits +22.47 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$459.82

▲ 9.59 vs prior sale

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$14.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.16

vs FL average

−19.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	465.52	2,526	17thin
Medium and Large 2	515	451.01	2,323	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $204 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 sale28 hd

459.82

—

FL average4 barns · 84 hd

444.66

+15.16

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−19.21

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+22.47

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	1,704	219.31	3,736	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	172.53	2,023	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	166.51	1,877	18

Every lot, as filed

35 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	500–550	516	426.79/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	479.33/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	416.20/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	380.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	434.70/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	552.45/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	538.12/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,287	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	451.01/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	604.32/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	461.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	654.34/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,087	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	567.49/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	497.91/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,141	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	520.34/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	554.61/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	603.99/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	499.15/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,346	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	602.70/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,917	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	686.35/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	754.19/cwt	720.00–790.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	450.26/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	479.08/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	461.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	446.54/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	541.45/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	485.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.75/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	454.26/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	534.04/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	617.25/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,685	12
Bulls	—	—	1,582	209.33/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	229.29/cwt	224.00–232.00	4,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	168.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,915	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	176.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,124	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	166.51/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,877	18

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 281Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 70Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	580.00–650.00	617.25
19	300–350	318	580.00–630.00	602.70
11	350–400	364	520.00–550.00	534.04
9	400–450	418	455.00–490.00	474.75
10	450–500	473	435.00–475.00	454.26
7	500–550	516	410.00–440.00	426.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	450.00–500.00	479.33
7	350–400	368	430.00–460.00	446.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	540.00–570.00	552.45
8	300–350	328	515.00–570.00	541.45
12	350–400	370	470.00–500.00	485.61
12	400–450	423	425.00–445.00	434.70
7	450–500	472	410.00–425.00	416.20
8	500–550	525	370.00–390.00	380.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	215	720.00–790.00	754.19
15	250–300	271	660.00–720.00	686.35
11	300–350	319	640.00–670.00	654.34
14	350–400	365	580.00–630.00	604.32
12	400–450	425	520.00–555.00	538.12
10	450–500	470	480.00–520.00	499.15
9	500–550	514	470.00–490.00	479.08
8	550–600	575	435.00–465.00	450.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	590.00–620.00	603.99
8	350–400	380	540.00–570.00	554.61
16	400–450	430	480.00–515.00	497.91
7	450–500	465	450.00–470.00	461.06
11	500–550	515	440.00–460.00	451.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	550.00–580.00	567.49
8	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	520.34
9	400–450	431	450.00–470.00	461.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	202.00–216.00	209.33
3	—	1,825	224.00–232.00	229.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,138	160.00–172.00	168.29
36	—	1,204	175.00–180.00	176.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,127	160.00–172.00	166.51

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc