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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Jul 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 556▼ 114 vs year ago 443 · −25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 83▼ 31 vs year ago 84 · −36.9%

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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 steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on lightweight feeders 10.00 to 15.00 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 $355.71/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −26.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$355.71

27 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$24.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs FL average

−25.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.82	1,988	17thin
Medium and Large 2	523	340.24	1,779	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.58/cwt here — about $209 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

355.71

—

FL average4 barns · 178 hd

353.23

+2.48

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−25.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

−26.58

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	1,639	188.02	3,082	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	161.42	1,973	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	146.75	1,531	15

Every lot

36 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	650.22/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,496	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	625.70/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,677	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	521.29/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,658	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	467.75/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,516	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	576.15/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,872	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	553.76/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,016	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	476.44/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,753	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	428.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,614	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	365.35/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,553	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	451.86/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,925	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	402.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,720	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	418.01/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,927	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	374.16/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,725	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	337.47/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,600	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	340.24/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,779	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	368.98/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,952	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	360.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,028	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	327.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,066	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,129	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	548.93/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,537	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	406.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,278	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	516.53/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,689	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	451.24/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,489	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	384.59/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,423	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	342.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,275	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	443.73/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,660	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	330.93/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,380	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	401.51/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,678	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	361.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,532	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	366.98/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,710	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,569	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,822	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	329.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,854	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	188.02/cwt	181.00–202.00	3,082	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	146.75/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,531	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	161.42/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,973	26

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 Jul 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 556Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 83Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on lightweight feeders 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,639	181.00–202.00	188.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,222	153.00–170.00	161.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,043	141.00–152.00	146.75

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	280	520.00–580.00	548.93
15	300–350	327	480.00–550.00	516.53
9	350–400	374	430.00–460.00	443.73
9	400–450	418	380.00–420.00	401.51
9	450–500	466	350.00–380.00	366.98
8	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	350.29
9	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	329.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	430.00–470.00	451.24
10	350–400	370	370.00–400.00	384.59
9	400–450	424	350.00–370.00	361.40
8	450–500	475	320.00–340.00	330.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	400.00–415.00	406.90
9	350–400	372	330.00–360.00	342.74
9	400–450	417	320.00–340.00	330.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	230	640.00–660.00	650.22
8	250–300	268	610.00–640.00	625.70
14	300–350	325	550.00–600.00	576.15
13	350–400	364	530.00–580.00	553.76
11	400–450	426	430.00–480.00	451.86
9	450–500	461	405.00–435.00	418.01
9	500–550	529	360.00–380.00	368.98
8	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	360.13
4	600–650	631	325.00–335.00	327.40
4	650–700	655	320.00–330.00	325.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	521.29
9	350–400	368	450.00–500.00	476.44
9	400–450	427	380.00–420.00	402.92
9	450–500	461	365.00–385.00	374.16
10	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	450.00–490.00	467.75
7	350–400	377	420.00–440.00	428.18
8	400–450	425	355.00–375.00	365.35
7	450–500	474	325.00–355.00	337.47

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.