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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Feb 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 504▲ 41 vs year ago 231 · +17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

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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 under 350# 15.00-30.00 lower, 350# and over 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

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 $427.49/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +45.20 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$427.49

9 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.81

vs FL average

−59.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	427.49	2,193	9thin

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 sale9 hd

427.49

—

FL average4 barns · 77 hd

450.30

−22.81

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−59.53

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

+45.20

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	1,793	201.32	3,610	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	165.61	2,074	16

Every lot

27 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	650.29/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,710	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	689.44/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,861	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	640.47/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,037	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	583.83/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,868	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	679.64/cwt	670.00–690.00	2,202	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	591.45/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,153	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	510.27/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,862	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	554.39/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,051	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	527.31/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,220	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	489.82/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,096	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	498.96/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,315	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	418.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,948	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	454.68/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,137	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	427.49/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,193	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	623.33/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,664	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	489.43/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,571	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	595.58/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,924	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	530.92/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,725	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	467.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,733	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	510.85/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,911	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	539.73/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,024	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	439.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,849	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	469.65/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,996	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	462.23/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,172	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	201.32/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,610	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	159.24/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,838	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	171.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,323	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 Feb 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 504Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers under 350# 15.00-30.00 lower, 350# and over 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	267	600.00–640.00	623.33
10	300–350	323	580.00–610.00	595.58
8	350–400	375	530.00–550.00	539.73
12	400–450	425	460.00–480.00	469.65
10	450–500	470	450.00–475.00	462.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	480.00–500.00	489.43
9	350–400	371	450.00–480.00	467.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	510.00–550.00	530.92
9	350–400	374	500.00–520.00	510.85
9	400–450	421	430.00–450.00	439.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	560.00–610.00	583.83
8	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	510.27
7	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	418.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	680.00–700.00	689.44
15	300–350	324	670.00–690.00	679.64
9	350–400	364	580.00–600.00	591.45
9	400–450	421	510.00–550.00	527.31
11	450–500	464	485.00–515.00	498.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	263	640.00–660.00	650.29
12	300–350	318	620.00–660.00	640.47
8	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	554.39
8	400–450	428	480.00–500.00	489.82
10	450–500	470	440.00–470.00	454.68
9	500–550	513	410.00–450.00	427.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	193.00–205.00	201.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	155.00–168.00	159.24
8	—	1,351	171.00–177.00	171.98

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.