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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Aug 25
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 496 vs last sale 772▲ 15 vs year ago 261 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 54▲ 29 vs year ago 46 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 43▲ 61 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 9.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances up to 25.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.53/cwt on 10 head, down $11.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −19.07 against this barn's trailing median of $339.60.
Average price
$320.53
▼ 11.50 vs prior sale
10 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.36
vs FL average
−17.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551334.391,8437thin
Medium and Large 2527288.201,5183thin
One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $325 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 sale10 hd
320.53
—
FL average7 barns · 251 hd
337.89
−17.36
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
−17.49
This barn, trailing median20 sales
339.60
−19.07
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—Low1,283177.162,2732thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,297151.271,96325
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,121141.731,58837
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010126.681,2794thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,2001thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1221642.77/cwt620.00–690.001,4214
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263569.68/cwt560.00–580.001,4983
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305520.33/cwt500.00–540.001,5872
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363475.03/cwt470.00–480.001,7242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt380.00–420.001,5402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429434.91/cwt420.00–450.001,8667
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,8022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455416.65/cwt410.00–425.001,8963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483362.69/cwt350.00–375.001,7522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519366.90/cwt360.00–375.001,9045
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535343.33/cwt330.00–350.001,8373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572336.57/cwt320.00–350.001,92518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613329.08/cwt320.00–342.502,0173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,9772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705282.55/cwt275.00–290.001,9922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265494.15/cwt480.00–510.001,3092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274444.98/cwt440.00–450.001,2194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314457.01/cwt440.00–465.001,4355
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,4662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369418.16/cwt410.00–440.001,5435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373397.13/cwt380.00–400.001,4817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417360.91/cwt340.00–380.001,5055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435485.34/cwt470.00–500.002,1112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466363.04/cwt350.00–385.001,69210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471338.86/cwt320.00–345.001,5969
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510299.80/cwt280.00–320.001,5292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531346.31/cwt330.00–360.001,8394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578318.50/cwt300.00–330.001,8413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613252.76/cwt240.00–265.001,5492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623294.44/cwt275.00–315.001,8342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765224.93/cwt220.00–230.001,7212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230579.78/cwt570.00–590.001,3332
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273544.15/cwt520.00–560.001,4863
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275465.45/cwt440.00–490.001,2802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320480.00/cwt460.00–500.001,5364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358473.30/cwt470.00–480.001,6943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363392.55/cwt385.00–400.001,4252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417316.80/cwt310.00–330.001,3213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438429.85/cwt410.00–450.001,8833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469399.75/cwt385.00–420.001,8754
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470345.07/cwt340.00–350.001,6223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523345.03/cwt330.00–365.001,8056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527314.91/cwt305.00–325.001,6603
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,8522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,7702
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630289.92/cwt285.00–295.001,8262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,283177.16/cwt176.00–179.002,2732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033131.24/cwt127.00–134.001,3563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,049151.18/cwt147.50–154.001,5868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137139.87/cwt137.00–144.001,59025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161134.47/cwt133.00–135.001,5614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,276152.26/cwt147.00–155.001,94319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343157.35/cwt156.00–158.002,1133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387138.96/cwt135.00–141.001,9273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy782211.75/cwt195.00–240.001,6569
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2949149.53/cwt117.50–190.001,41928

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.