Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.76/cwt on 10 head, down $31.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 21 comparable sales and sits +2.41 against this barn's trailing median of $437.35.

Average price

$439.76

▼ 31.14 vs prior sale

10 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.13

vs FL average

−34.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	439.76	2,300	10thin

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 sale10 hd

439.76

—

FL average7 barns · 121 hd

451.89

−12.13

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−34.72

This barn, trailing median21 sales

437.35

+2.41

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	1,943	222.03	4,314	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	175.22	2,215	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	166.78	1,816	8thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	175.22/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,215	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	166.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,816	8
Bulls	—	—	1,943	222.03/cwt	210.00–231.00	4,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	604.81/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	424.42/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	479.52/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,990	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	389.81/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	492.91/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	554.38/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,023	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	449.68/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	421.17/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.53/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	439.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	574.41/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,827	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	649.61/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,098	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	549.54/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,303	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	574.31/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	520.54/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	464.72/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	531.36/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	590.51/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	614.10/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	680.74/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	694.35/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	501.18/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	506.63/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	522.74/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	462.30/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,140	14

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 281Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 54Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,264	171.00–179.00	175.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	162.00–170.00	166.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,943	210.00–231.00	222.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	260	600.00–610.00	604.81
16	300–350	318	550.00–600.00	574.41
15	350–400	366	510.00–535.00	522.74
14	400–450	415	460.00–500.00	479.52
16	450–500	465	440.00–460.00	449.68
10	500–550	520	405.00–445.00	424.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	520.00–540.00	531.36
12	350–400	378	480.00–505.00	492.91
12	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	435.53
11	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	421.17
10	500–550	520	380.00–400.00	389.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	600.00–630.00	614.10
20	350–400	365	540.00–570.00	554.38
11	400–450	418	490.00–520.00	506.63
14	450–500	463	450.00–475.00	462.30
10	500–550	523	430.00–450.00	439.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	230	680.00–710.00	694.35
12	250–300	270	660.00–700.00	680.74
16	300–350	323	640.00–660.00	649.61
11	350–400	369	580.00–600.00	590.51
17	400–450	419	530.00–570.00	549.54
11	450–500	469	480.00–520.00	501.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	560.00–590.00	574.31
8	350–400	370	510.00–530.00	520.54
7	400–450	427	450.00–475.00	464.72

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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