Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.90/cwt on 14 head, down $26.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −75.51 against this barn's trailing median of $375.42.

Average price

$299.90

▼ 26.48 vs prior sale

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$54.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.28

vs FL average

−37.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	335.04	1,796	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	280.39	1,539	9thin

One grade step is worth $54.65/cwt here — about $256 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.64, low $299.90, median $375.42 across 18 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

299.90

—

FL average5 barns · 132 hd

326.18

−26.28

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−37.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

375.42

−75.51

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	1,395	170.24	2,375	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	129.94	1,729	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,033	129.66	1,340	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	113.85	1,054	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,034	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,934	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	541.33/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	463.90/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	995	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	466.72/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	432.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	389.85/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	298.75/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	272.90/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	351.95/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	494.85/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	382.53/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	400.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	263.08/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	387.02/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	357.10/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	313.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	338.21/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,597	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,934.13/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,034.00/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	344.40/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	442.91/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,231	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	116.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	146.05/cwt	126.00–165.00	1,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	122.27/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	170.24/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	130.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,326	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	130.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	505.09/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	361.82/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	490.14/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	504.68/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	549.91/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	474.78/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	339.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	516.74/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	401.83/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	422.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	350.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.69/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	682.61/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	395.21/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	596.62/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	451.31/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	475.63/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	346.02/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	412.29/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,558	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 311Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	650.00–720.00	682.61
4	250–300	270	580.00–620.00	596.62
5	300–350	316	520.00–580.00	541.33
5	350–400	359	460.00–480.00	463.90
4	400–450	411	420.00–460.00	432.46
11	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	365.82
10	500–550	522	330.00–360.00	346.02
6	550–600	568	320.00–360.00	341.51
2	600–650	610	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	335	470.00–510.00	494.85
3	350–400	378	390.00–430.00	412.29
9	400–450	416	380.00–410.00	400.47
7	450–500	479	310.00–355.00	344.40
6	500–550	519	305.00–320.00	313.30
4	550–600	581	290.00–305.00	298.75
2	600–650	638	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	410.00–450.00	442.91
2	300–350	343	370.00–410.00	389.85
8	350–400	381	360.00–405.00	387.02
14	400–450	432	340.00–370.00	357.10
3	450–500	467	330.00–355.00	338.21
3	500–550	507	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	570	250.00–285.00	263.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	505.09
3	300–350	318	500.00–520.00	510.00
2	350–400	365	480.00–500.00	490.14
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	480.00–530.00	504.68
5	250–300	272	460.00–490.00	475.63
15	300–350	322	440.00–480.00	451.31
11	350–400	364	410.00–440.00	422.59
11	400–450	419	375.00–415.00	395.21
12	450–500	474	340.00–370.00	350.40
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	317.59
2	600–650	625	300.00–320.00	310.24
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	335	460.00–470.00	466.72
5	350–400	384	360.00–410.00	382.53
5	400–450	431	320.00–370.00	351.95
3	550–600	583	250.00–295.00	272.90
2	600–650	633	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	293	540.00–560.00	549.91
6	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	516.74
4	350–400	366	460.00–490.00	474.78
4	400–450	424	375.00–420.00	401.83
8	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	361.82
2	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	339.81
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	675	300.00–325.00	312.69
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,934.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,103	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,034.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	225.00	225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	126.00–165.00	146.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,420	121.00–124.00	122.27
6	—	1,297	128.00–135.00	130.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	114.00–118.00	116.49
3	—	923	108.00–112.00	110.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,085	124.00–125.00	124.48
9	—	1,019	127.00–134.00	130.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	165.00–176.00	170.24

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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