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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, May 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 291▼ 59 vs year ago 340 · −17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 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 $437.32/cwt on 8 head, down $33.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +55.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.

Average price

$437.32

▼ 33.58 vs prior sale

8 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.76

vs FL average

−36.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	437.32	2,331	8thin

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 sale8 hd

437.32

—

FL average7 barns · 116 hd

452.08

−14.76

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−36.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.29

+55.03

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	1,595	202.97	3,237	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,076	174.34	1,876	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	167.06	1,747	12

Every lot

26 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	652.47/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,677	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	676.17/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,164	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	614.89/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,992	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	525.41/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,944	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	570.57/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,123	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	602.17/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,258	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	457.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,917	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	498.60/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,099	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	555.59/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,361	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	459.35/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,136	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	512.10/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,407	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	437.32/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,331	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	617.33/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,722	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	584.40/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,829	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	530.32/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,671	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	484.38/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,768	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	527.84/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,953	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	450.18/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,882	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	483.77/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,037	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	463.17/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,149	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	420.26/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,988	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,019	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	195.14/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	210.80/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,451	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	167.06/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,747	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	174.34/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,876	16

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 291Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 32Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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	279	600.00–630.00	617.33
8	300–350	313	560.00–610.00	584.40
8	350–400	370	515.00–540.00	527.84
9	400–450	421	470.00–500.00	483.77
7	450–500	464	440.00–480.00	463.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	510.00–550.00	530.32
8	350–400	365	470.00–500.00	484.38
6	400–450	418	440.00–460.00	450.18
6	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	420.26
6	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	389.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	257	620.00–680.00	652.47
9	300–350	324	600.00–635.00	614.89
13	350–400	372	560.00–580.00	570.57
9	400–450	421	480.00–520.00	498.60
8	450–500	465	440.00–480.00	459.35
8	500–550	533	425.00–450.00	437.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	510.00–540.00	525.41
7	400–450	419	440.00–470.00	457.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	650.00–700.00	676.17
7	350–400	375	590.00–620.00	602.17
10	400–450	425	530.00–580.00	555.59
6	450–500	470	500.00–525.00	512.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	204.00–218.00	210.80
3	—	1,553	191.00–200.00	195.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,076	170.00–177.00	174.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,046	163.00–173.00	167.06

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.