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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Jul 28
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▼ 309 vs last sale 696▲ 58 vs year ago 329 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 52▼ 7 vs year ago 53 · −13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $382.29/cwt on 23 head, down $4.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $382.29.
Average price
$382.29
▼ 4.60 vs prior sale
23 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs FL average
−17.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533389.892,07715thin
Medium and Large 2541368.051,9938thin
One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $85 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
382.29
—
FL average7 barns · 282 hd
381.30
+0.99
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−17.00
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.29
+0.00
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—Low1,373196.002,6915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,276165.452,11114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,453154.602,24616

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$2,8202thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$2,1534thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)838$1,8062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$2,1773thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225662.59/cwt640.00–690.001,4913
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245580.00/cwt550.00–610.001,4212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278554.77/cwt530.00–580.001,5422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280612.98/cwt600.00–620.001,7163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311580.84/cwt550.00–610.001,8069
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361517.23/cwt500.00–550.001,8674
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371453.57/cwt435.00–470.001,6834
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426425.07/cwt410.00–440.001,8118
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450480.00/cwt470.00–490.002,1602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477414.06/cwt400.00–425.001,9757
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516405.41/cwt390.00–420.002,09211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532372.87/cwt360.00–385.001,9845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557360.01/cwt355.00–365.002,0053
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579347.20/cwt325.00–360.002,0104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615322.52/cwt320.00–325.001,9832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626339.79/cwt330.00–355.002,1274
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658326.94/cwt315.00–340.002,1515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235609.57/cwt590.00–630.001,4322
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy238645.05/cwt640.00–650.001,5352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260635.19/cwt630.00–640.001,6512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279541.97/cwt530.00–570.001,5125
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy323555.12/cwt550.00–560.001,7932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323516.03/cwt490.00–530.001,6676
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343424.89/cwt410.00–440.001,4572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364449.76/cwt430.00–470.001,6374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408420.15/cwt400.00–440.001,7144
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.18/cwt360.00–390.001,5952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463460.11/cwt440.00–480.002,1302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468419.63/cwt410.00–430.001,9642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471360.11/cwt350.00–370.001,6964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518409.52/cwt390.00–430.002,1212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533354.88/cwt350.00–360.001,8922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2227511.62/cwt490.00–540.001,1613
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238636.85/cwt630.00–650.001,5163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270455.37/cwt450.00–460.001,2292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272579.82/cwt570.00–590.001,5773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330503.79/cwt480.00–530.001,6633
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370464.80/cwt460.00–470.001,7202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373423.26/cwt410.00–435.001,5792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408444.84/cwt435.00–460.001,8153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430415.00/cwt410.00–425.001,7853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460401.67/cwt395.00–410.001,8483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479357.58/cwt350.00–375.001,7134
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509389.86/cwt375.00–410.001,9844
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526352.87/cwt335.00–365.001,8565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568368.55/cwt355.00–385.002,0933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573332.36/cwt320.00–350.001,9044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740237.65/cwt215.00–260.001,7592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203188.37/cwt187.00–190.002,2663
Bulls——1,628207.45/cwt206.00–209.003,3772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133175.45/cwt171.00–179.001,9885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,248163.35/cwt162.00–165.002,0393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280148.34/cwt147.00–150.001,8992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377163.20/cwt156.00–169.002,2477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390156.57/cwt150.00–164.002,1768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,676146.19/cwt140.00–148.002,4505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0532,602.97/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28381,805.67/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,152.51/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,819.65/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8202
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018181.25/cwt158.00–235.001,84513

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.