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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Mar 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 178▼ 185 vs year ago 390 · −47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 56 vs year ago 92 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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 $437.35/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +55.06 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$437.35

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.20

vs FL average

−34.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	437.35	2,364	12thin

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 sale12 hd

437.35

—

FL average4 barns · 44 hd

418.15

+19.20

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−34.77

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

+55.06

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	1,393	181.10	2,523	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	165.84	1,805	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	152.69	1,512	8thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	648.67/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,460	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	649.43/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,708	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	599.64/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,679	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	570.63/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,826	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	620.78/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,005	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	564.83/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,107	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	524.12/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,986	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	459.82/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,922	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	478.81/cwt	430.00–530.00	2,011	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	467.14/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,242	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	444.83/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,326	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	429.87/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,399	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	609.55/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,341	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	565.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,528	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	524.18/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,441	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	555.97/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,768	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	515.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	450.94/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,687	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	449.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,902	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	435.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,999	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,034	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	358.76/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,858	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	181.10/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,523	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	171.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,654	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,512	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	164.25/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,846	14

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 178Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	150.00–155.00	152.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	170.00–175.00	171.39
14	—	1,124	158.00–168.00	164.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	180.00–183.00	181.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	630.00–670.00	648.67
8	250–300	263	630.00–670.00	649.43
8	300–350	323	600.00–640.00	620.78
6	350–400	373	560.00–570.00	564.83
8	400–450	420	430.00–530.00	478.81
8	450–500	480	450.00–485.00	467.14
6	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	444.83
6	550–600	558	420.00–440.00	429.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	590.00–610.00	599.64
6	300–350	320	550.00–590.00	570.63
7	350–400	379	520.00–530.00	524.12
6	400–450	418	450.00–470.00	459.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	600.00–620.00	609.55
8	250–300	270	550.00–580.00	565.83
9	300–350	318	540.00–570.00	555.97
6	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.59
7	450–500	459	425.00–450.00	435.51
6	500–550	518	385.00–400.00	392.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	510.00–540.00	524.18
6	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	515.58
7	350–400	374	430.00–480.00	450.94
6	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	409.70
9	500–550	518	345.00–375.00	358.76

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.