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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Aug 4
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 387▼ 109 vs year ago 526 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 44 vs year ago 93 · −47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 13.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.14/cwt on 30 head, down $13.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 20 comparable sales and sits +23.54 against this barn's trailing median of $339.60.
Average price
$363.14
▼ 13.20 vs prior sale
30 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.90
vs FL average
−10.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530400.602,1228thin
Medium and Large 2541349.521,89122
One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $231 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 sale30 hd
363.14
—
FL average5 barns · 152 hd
385.04
−21.90
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−10.89
This barn, trailing median20 sales
339.60
+23.54
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

20 sales
426380333286median 339.6003/0306/1608/2510/0611/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.35, low $299.90, median $339.60 across 20 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—Average1,532196.573,0125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191166.701,98519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,320164.402,17016
CowsLean 85-90%Average955160.531,5343thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,3001thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282635.74/cwt610.00–680.001,7933
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308560.08/cwt550.00–570.001,7252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377510.27/cwt500.00–520.001,9243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425430.04/cwt410.00–455.001,8284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428485.44/cwt460.00–510.002,0782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458453.31/cwt450.00–460.002,0763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529390.72/cwt380.00–410.002,06713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568366.13/cwt360.00–380.002,0804
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608329.96/cwt320.00–340.002,0062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627358.27/cwt350.00–365.002,2463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685334.99/cwt330.00–340.002,2953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223573.58/cwt560.00–580.001,2793
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1236607.84/cwt590.00–630.001,4355
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255547.75/cwt510.00–560.001,3974
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282592.84/cwt570.00–610.001,6723
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316450.59/cwt430.00–470.001,4244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325579.81/cwt570.00–590.001,8844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331517.82/cwt500.00–540.001,7145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355550.14/cwt540.00–570.001,9533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370466.23/cwt460.00–490.001,72513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376440.15/cwt410.00–450.001,6557
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420452.42/cwt440.00–480.001,90012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429411.47/cwt385.00–435.001,7657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463433.53/cwt420.00–455.002,0074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480380.62/cwt355.00–390.001,82717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500475.00/cwt470.00–480.002,3752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503394.98/cwt390.00–400.001,9872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524356.04/cwt340.00–375.001,8669
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,90813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558366.21/cwt350.00–385.002,0434
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy630470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,9611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633270.02/cwt265.00–275.001,7092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660306.34/cwt275.00–310.002,02210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1466
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235585.00/cwt580.00–590.001,3752
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273630.59/cwt600.00–650.001,7225
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319597.10/cwt570.00–620.001,9054
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328509.80/cwt490.00–530.001,6723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370532.83/cwt515.00–560.001,97111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384455.15/cwt440.00–480.001,7484
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419476.17/cwt460.00–500.001,9958
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429429.27/cwt420.00–440.001,8426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469424.29/cwt400.00–440.001,99011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475388.43/cwt380.00–395.001,8456
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518392.88/cwt380.00–410.002,0355
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530368.46/cwt355.00–375.001,9533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565369.87/cwt355.00–385.002,0907
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673352.49/cwt350.00–355.002,3722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7941
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901
Bulls——1,652195.62/cwt187.50–200.003,2323
Bulls——1,655216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918157.79/cwt157.50–158.001,4492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175165.04/cwt161.00–169.001,93916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275175.54/cwt173.00–179.002,2383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283164.22/cwt161.00–169.002,1079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338177.10/cwt175.00–179.002,3703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390155.27/cwt154.00–157.002,1584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048172.87/cwt155.00–220.001,81210

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.