Sale reports / Florida / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc / 2025-10-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Oct 21

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

542 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 669▲ 140 vs year ago 402 · +34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 58▼ 60 vs year ago 114 · −52.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $401.48/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +19.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$401.48

30 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.70

vs FL average

−56.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	405.15	2,181	23
Medium and Large 2	518	389.43	2,017	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $164 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 sale30 hd

401.48

—

FL average4 barns · 138 hd

412.18

−10.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−56.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

+19.19

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	1,656	183.17	3,032	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	155.03	1,910	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	140.45	1,583	9thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	683.63/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,873	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	624.34/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,767	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	649.29/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,065	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	595.34/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,953	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	584.69/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,093	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	495.81/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,854	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	540.86/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,044	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	510.62/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,139	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	460.83/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,968	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	420.17/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,819	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	467.22/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,163	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	425.69/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,018	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	387.24/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,839	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	389.43/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,017	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	414.57/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,156	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	390.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,214	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	518.95/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,666	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	477.60/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,533	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	479.19/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,773	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	395.41/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,463	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	415.18/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,760	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	446.17/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,923	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	384.74/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,666	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	406.88/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,884	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	382.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,797	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	359.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,720	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	375.38/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,948	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	367.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,070	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,108	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	173.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	192.83/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,457	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	140.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,583	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	151.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,858	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	162.39/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,030	8

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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 669Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 58Year ago 114

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	185.00–196.00	192.83
3	—	1,518	171.00–178.00	173.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,224	147.00–157.00	151.76
8	—	1,250	161.00–164.00	162.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	135.00–145.00	140.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	500.00–540.00	518.95
20	350–400	370	460.00–500.00	479.19
19	400–450	431	430.00–465.00	446.17
15	450–500	463	400.00–415.00	406.88
15	500–550	519	365.00–385.00	375.38
10	550–600	563	360.00–375.00	367.67
8	600–650	625	330.00–345.00	337.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	321	460.00–490.00	477.60
14	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
17	400–450	424	410.00–420.00	415.18
18	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	382.26
14	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	380.00–410.00	395.41
8	400–450	433	370.00–400.00	384.74
10	450–500	478	350.00–370.00	359.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	660.00–710.00	683.63
16	300–350	318	620.00–680.00	649.29
10	350–400	358	570.00–600.00	584.69
15	400–450	419	490.00–530.00	510.62
26	450–500	463	450.00–485.00	467.22
14	500–550	520	400.00–430.00	414.57
9	550–600	567	385.00–395.00	390.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	600.00–650.00	624.34
12	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
15	350–400	378	530.00–550.00	540.86
17	400–450	427	440.00–480.00	460.83
15	450–500	474	410.00–440.00	425.69
7	500–550	518	385.00–395.00	389.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	374	470.00–520.00	495.81
8	400–450	433	410.00–430.00	420.17
10	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	387.24

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.