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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, May 26

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 461▼ 42 vs year ago 288 · −14.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 1 vs year ago 59 · −1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $498.81/cwt on 28 head, down $3.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +29.42 against this barn's trailing median of $469.39.

Average price

$498.81

▼ 3.74 vs prior sale

28 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs FL average

+3.24 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	517.45	2,254	15thin
Medium and Large 2	449	477.31	2,141	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $113 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

498.81

—

FL average5 barns · 174 hd

494.55

+4.26

National average119 barns · 3,052 hd

495.57

+3.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

469.39

+29.42

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 400–500 lb

33 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $530.30, low $379.64, median $469.39 across 33 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	—	Low	1,582	207.79	3,288	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	174.61	2,109	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	166.74	1,779	8thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	658.84/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,785	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	537.31/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,709	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	645.52/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,072	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	602.25/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,951	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	584.83/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,123	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	560.34/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,034	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	519.60/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,949	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	539.13/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,232	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	501.26/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,135	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	484.92/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,269	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	449.37/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,135	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	604.68/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,651	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	574.41/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,827	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	517.10/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,696	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	469.59/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,728	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	512.83/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,923	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	443.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,860	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	470.83/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,982	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	421.27/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,942	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	204.62/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,035	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	212.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,636	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	166.74/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,779	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	186.02/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,065	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	169.85/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,121	12

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 461Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	500.00–535.00	517.10
6	350–400	368	450.00–490.00	469.59
5	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	443.91
7	450–500	461	415.00–430.00	421.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	600.00–610.00	604.68
10	300–350	318	550.00–600.00	574.41
8	350–400	375	500.00–525.00	512.83
7	400–450	421	465.00–475.00	470.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	580.00–620.00	602.25
10	350–400	363	550.00–570.00	560.34
7	400–450	426	490.00–510.00	501.26
6	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	449.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	520.00–560.00	537.31
8	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	519.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	650.00–670.00	658.84
7	300–350	321	640.00–650.00	645.52
6	350–400	363	580.00–590.00	584.83
9	400–450	414	530.00–550.00	539.13
6	450–500	468	480.00–490.00	484.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	202.00–207.00	204.62
3	—	1,715	210.00–216.00	212.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	184.00–193.00	186.02
12	—	1,249	161.00–180.00	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,067	160.00–172.00	166.74

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.