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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Sep 23

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

636 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 641▲ 85 vs year ago 551 · +15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 131▼ 60 vs year ago 164 · −36.6%

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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 4.00 to 8.00 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 $417.27/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +34.98 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$417.27

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$33.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

vs FL average

+0.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	434.93	2,364	22
Medium and Large 2	546	401.73	2,195	25

One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

417.27

—

FL average4 barns · 251 hd

410.89

+6.38

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+0.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

+34.98

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	1,553	185.94	2,888	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	156.99	1,849	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	141.13	1,513	18

Every lot

34 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	629.44/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,699	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	584.76/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,842	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	629.44/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,027	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	544.77/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,798	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	597.75/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,218	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	541.84/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,048	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	541.23/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,279	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	489.53/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,081	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	436.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,859	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	455.48/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,118	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	493.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,300	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	416.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,950	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	449.64/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,352	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	409.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,178	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	417.27/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,370	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	390.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,216	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	441.19/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,385	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	535.70/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,714	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	491.21/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,592	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	415.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,516	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	499.19/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,847	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	453.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,683	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	450.50/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,897	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	418.20/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,782	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	444.63/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,041	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	395.56/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,851	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	364.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,715	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	360.34/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,877	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	375.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,968	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	368.31/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,085	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	185.94/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,888	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	141.13/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,513	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,755	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	164.35/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,992	17

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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 641Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 131Year ago 164

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,212	162.00–167.00	164.35
25	—	1,155	148.00–156.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,072	138.00–145.00	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	180.00–191.00	185.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	520.00–550.00	535.70
14	350–400	370	480.00–520.00	499.19
11	400–450	421	440.00–460.00	450.50
17	450–500	459	435.00–455.00	444.63
11	500–550	524	370.00–380.00	375.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	470.00–510.00	491.21
15	350–400	371	440.00–470.00	453.60
17	400–450	426	410.00–425.00	418.20
10	450–500	468	380.00–410.00	395.56
11	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	360.34
11	550–600	566	360.00–375.00	368.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	314	420.00–460.00	441.19
10	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	415.41
10	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	364.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	620.00–640.00	629.44
15	300–350	322	610.00–650.00	629.44
17	350–400	371	580.00–620.00	597.75
11	400–450	421	520.00–560.00	541.23
15	450–500	466	480.00–510.00	493.52
12	500–550	523	435.00–465.00	449.64
10	550–600	568	410.00–425.00	417.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	315	570.00–600.00	584.76
17	350–400	378	520.00–560.00	541.84
16	400–450	425	470.00–510.00	489.53
16	450–500	465	440.00–470.00	455.48
15	500–550	532	400.00–420.00	409.47
10	550–600	568	380.00–400.00	390.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	530.00–560.00	544.77
17	400–450	426	420.00–450.00	436.41
11	450–500	468	400.00–430.00	416.60

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.