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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Mar 4

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 231▲ 54 vs year ago 214 · +25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 40▼ 12 vs year ago 71 · −16.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.71/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$338.71

7 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.91

vs FL average

−10.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	338.71	1,765	7thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

338.71

—

FL average4 barns · 41 hd

331.80

+6.91

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−10.57

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

−43.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $470.90, low $324.03, median $382.29 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,535	166.54	2,556	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	142.22	1,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	136.36	1,392	7thin

Every lot

20 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	541.56/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,435	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	501.71/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,646	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	471.79/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,585	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	431.28/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,578	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	382.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,428	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	361.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,498	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	419.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,741	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	326.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,510	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	362.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,717	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	338.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,765	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	434.82/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,217	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	337.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,081	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	379.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,218	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	322.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,195	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	359.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,360	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	331.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,360	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	306.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,418	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	166.54/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,556	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	136.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,392	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,623	13

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 231Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 40Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 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
4	250–300	280	430.00–440.00	434.82
7	300–350	321	365.00–390.00	379.48
8	350–400	378	350.00–370.00	359.67
5	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	331.71
5	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	306.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	330.00–345.00	337.73
4	350–400	370	315.00–330.00	322.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	460.00–480.00	471.79
6	350–400	373	365.00–400.00	382.85
5	400–450	414	345.00–385.00	361.81
5	450–500	463	320.00–335.00	326.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	520.00–560.00	541.56
5	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	501.71
9	350–400	366	410.00–450.00	431.28
6	400–450	415	400.00–440.00	419.52
5	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	362.15
7	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	338.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	161.00–175.00	166.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,141	137.00–150.00	142.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	132.00–140.00	136.36

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.