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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Jul 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 292▲ 140 vs year ago 556 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 48▼ 31 vs year ago 83 · −37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $386.89/cwt on 52 head, down $55.44 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 25 comparable sales and sits +4.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.
Average price
$386.89
▼ 55.44 vs prior sale
52 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.43
vs FL average
−32.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539398.522,14936
Medium and Large 2542360.731,95516thin
One grade step is worth $37.78/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd
386.89
—
FL average7 barns · 306 hd
403.32
−16.43
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−32.15
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.29
+4.60
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
485427368310median 382.2903/1705/1908/0409/1511/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,533210.433,22612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,283172.382,2118thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,052169.581,78417
CowsLean 85-90%Low896129.281,1595thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,9003thin

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229694.37/cwt680.00–710.001,5904
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275565.00/cwt530.00–590.001,5544
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277641.03/cwt620.00–670.001,7767
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320604.33/cwt570.00–630.001,93419
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330533.03/cwt520.00–555.001,7595
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363541.42/cwt520.00–570.001,96519
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379493.64/cwt465.00–515.001,8717
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405535.00/cwt520.00–550.002,1672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428448.36/cwt420.00–460.001,91915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436470.65/cwt460.00–505.002,05219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467443.89/cwt437.50–465.002,07314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467418.99/cwt395.00–435.001,95718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519409.69/cwt385.00–435.002,12624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535362.63/cwt360.00–380.001,94013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572352.51/cwt335.00–367.502,0163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580376.17/cwt370.00–395.002,18212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603367.94/cwt350.00–370.002,21910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608323.79/cwt315.00–332.501,9692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655347.92/cwt345.00–355.002,27930
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230624.02/cwt610.00–640.001,4352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275469.52/cwt460.00–480.001,2913
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287547.71/cwt530.00–570.001,5729
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314463.55/cwt450.00–480.001,4566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328517.75/cwt500.00–550.001,6984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370438.31/cwt425.00–460.001,6226
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376464.41/cwt455.00–500.001,74625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414432.05/cwt425.00–460.001,78912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424413.83/cwt410.00–420.001,7554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,7022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471398.05/cwt375.00–417.501,87521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy483500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,41513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510332.50/cwt310.00–355.001,6962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy524500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6204
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527356.31/cwt345.00–387.501,8788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567353.41/cwt335.00–365.002,00415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy573425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618314.51/cwt310.00–330.001,94423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673334.81/cwt325.00–345.002,2532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225646.56/cwt610.00–680.001,4552
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308583.08/cwt560.00–620.001,7963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340479.71/cwt460.00–500.001,6312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353560.07/cwt550.00–570.001,9772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368462.48/cwt450.00–480.001,7024
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410407.59/cwt400.00–415.001,6712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465425.11/cwt420.00–430.001,9772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505387.52/cwt385.00–390.001,9572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518371.05/cwt357.50–385.001,9222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443191.26/cwt183.00–196.002,7603
Bulls——1,563216.82/cwt210.00–228.003,3899
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%862119.76/cwt115.00–125.001,0323
Cows—Lean 85-90%948143.56/cwt140.00–147.501,3612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%975187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8281
Cows—Boner 80-85%999160.18/cwt160.00–161.001,6005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,031170.30/cwt166.00–173.001,7568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160179.88/cwt176.00–188.002,0874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327172.76/cwt168.00–179.002,2936
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-25901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5353,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840233.13/cwt195.00–260.001,9583

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.