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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Sep 8
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 311▼ 149 vs year ago 466 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 0 vs year ago 35 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 35 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 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. 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 $299.90/cwt on 14 head, down $26.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −39.70 against this barn's trailing median of $339.60.
Average price
$299.90
▼ 26.48 vs prior sale
14 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.28
vs FL average
−37.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536335.041,7965thin
Medium and Large 2549280.391,5399thin
One grade step is worth $54.65/cwt here — about $256 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 sale14 hd
299.90
—
FL average5 barns · 132 hd
326.18
−26.28
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−37.89
This barn, trailing median20 sales
339.60
−39.70
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—Average1,395170.242,3753thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,331129.941,7299thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,033129.661,34012
CowsLean 85-90%Low926113.851,0547thin

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)1,103$2,0345
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,9343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,9001thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220682.61/cwt650.00–720.001,5022
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270596.62/cwt580.00–620.001,6114
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316541.33/cwt520.00–580.001,7115
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335494.85/cwt470.00–510.001,6586
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359463.90/cwt460.00–480.001,6655
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378412.29/cwt390.00–430.001,5583
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411432.46/cwt420.00–460.001,7774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416400.47/cwt380.00–410.001,6669
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473365.82/cwt360.00–375.001,73011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479344.40/cwt310.00–355.001,6507
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519313.30/cwt305.00–320.001,6266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522346.02/cwt330.00–360.001,80610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568341.51/cwt320.00–360.001,9406
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581298.75/cwt290.00–305.001,7364
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610300.00/cwt295.00–305.001,8302
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232504.68/cwt480.00–530.001,1713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270505.09/cwt500.00–510.001,3642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272475.63/cwt460.00–490.001,2945
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278442.91/cwt410.00–450.001,2316
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318510.00/cwt500.00–520.001,6223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322451.31/cwt440.00–480.001,45315
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343389.85/cwt370.00–410.001,3372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364422.59/cwt410.00–440.001,53811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365490.14/cwt480.00–500.001,7892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381387.02/cwt360.00–405.001,4758
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419395.21/cwt375.00–415.001,65611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432357.10/cwt340.00–370.001,54314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467338.21/cwt330.00–355.001,5793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474350.40/cwt340.00–370.001,66112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570263.08/cwt250.00–285.001,5006
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575317.59/cwt315.00–320.001,8262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625310.24/cwt300.00–320.001,9392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Replacement995270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1293549.91/cwt540.00–560.001,6112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323516.74/cwt500.00–530.001,6696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335466.72/cwt460.00–470.001,5643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366474.78/cwt460.00–490.001,7384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384382.53/cwt360.00–410.001,4695
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424401.83/cwt375.00–420.001,7044
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431351.95/cwt320.00–370.001,5175
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468361.82/cwt350.00–380.001,6938
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520339.81/cwt330.00–350.001,7672
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583272.90/cwt250.00–295.001,5913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675312.69/cwt300.00–325.002,1112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,395170.24/cwt165.00–176.002,3753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923110.32/cwt108.00–112.001,0183
Cows—Lean 85-90%928116.49/cwt114.00–118.001,0814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,019130.10/cwt127.00–134.001,3269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085124.48/cwt124.00–125.001,3512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,297130.66/cwt128.00–135.001,6956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420122.27/cwt121.00–124.001,7362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,934.13/head1,500.00–2,200.001,9343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,034.00/head1,600.00–2,500.002,0345
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960146.05/cwt126.00–165.001,4023

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.