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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $405.41/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 774 382
Feeder cattle 387 696 329
Slaughter cattle 46 52 53
Replacement cattle 37 26 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 3 640.00–690.00 $662.59 $1,491 -31.78
255–295 280 3 600.00–620.00 $612.98 $1,716 -28.05
300–320 311 9 550.00–610.00 $580.84 $1,806 -23.49
350–370 361 4 500.00–550.00 $517.23 $1,867 -24.19
450 450 2 470.00–490.00 $480.00 $2,160 +36.11
500–540 516 11 390.00–420.00 $405.41 $2,092 -4.28
550–595 579 4 325.00–360.00 $347.20 $2,010 -28.97
600–645 626 4 330.00–355.00 $339.79 $2,127 -28.15
650–670 658 5 315.00–340.00 $326.94 $2,151 -20.98
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 550.00–610.00 $580.00 $1,421 —
275–280 278 2 530.00–580.00 $554.77 $1,542 -10.23
330 330 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,617 -43.03
355–390 371 4 435.00–470.00 $453.57 $1,683 -40.07
405–440 426 8 410.00–440.00 $425.07 $1,811 -23.29
450–495 477 7 400.00–425.00 $414.06 $1,975 -4.93
520–540 532 5 360.00–385.00 $372.87 $1,984 +10.24
550–565 557 3 355.00–365.00 $360.01 $2,005 +7.50
610–620 615 2 320.00–325.00 $322.52 $1,983 -1.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 590.00–630.00 $609.57 $1,432 -14.45
235–240 fancy 238 2 640.00–650.00 $645.05 $1,535 —
250–270 fancy 260 2 630.00–640.00 $635.19 $1,651 —
265–295 279 5 530.00–570.00 $541.97 $1,512 -5.74
305–345 323 6 490.00–530.00 $516.03 $1,667 -1.72
315–330 fancy 323 2 550.00–560.00 $555.12 $1,793 -44.88
350–385 364 4 430.00–470.00 $449.76 $1,637 -14.65
385 fancy 385 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 —
400–415 408 4 400.00–440.00 $420.15 $1,714 -11.90
460–465 fancy 463 2 440.00–480.00 $460.11 $2,130 -39.89
450–485 468 2 410.00–430.00 $419.63 $1,964 +21.58
505–530 518 2 390.00–430.00 $409.52 $2,121 +53.21
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 +6.59
555 fancy 555 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,386 +5.00
615 615 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 -14.51
730 730 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,012 —
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 -49.52
340–345 343 2 410.00–440.00 $424.89 $1,457 -38.66
350 350 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,435 -28.31
420–430 425 2 360.00–390.00 $375.18 $1,595 -38.65
460–485 471 4 350.00–370.00 $360.11 $1,696 -9.89
520–545 533 2 350.00–360.00 $354.88 $1,892 +22.38
620 620 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,705 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 490.00–540.00 $511.62 $1,161 —
250–290 270 2 450.00–460.00 $455.37 $1,229 -104.63
340 340 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,598 -9.71
350–395 373 2 410.00–435.00 $423.26 $1,579 -39.22
425–435 430 3 410.00–425.00 $415.00 $1,784 +7.41
455–495 479 4 350.00–375.00 $357.58 $1,713 -57.42
505–545 526 5 335.00–365.00 $352.87 $1,856 -34.65
560–585 573 4 320.00–350.00 $332.36 $1,904 —
640 640 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,952 —
735–745 740 2 215.00–260.00 $237.65 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 630.00–650.00 $636.85 $1,516 -9.71
260–285 272 3 570.00–590.00 $579.82 $1,577 -20.18
315–345 330 3 480.00–530.00 $503.79 $1,663 -79.29
355–385 370 2 460.00–470.00 $464.80 $1,720 -95.27
400–415 408 3 435.00–460.00 $444.84 $1,815 -55.16
460 460 3 395.00–410.00 $401.67 $1,848 -23.44
500–515 509 4 375.00–410.00 $389.86 $1,984 +18.81
555–580 568 3 355.00–385.00 $368.55 $2,093 —
600 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1265 1248 75-80% 3 162.00–165.00 $163.35 $2,039 —
1020–1710 1390 75-80% 8 150.00–164.00 $156.57 $2,176 —
1515–1895 1676 75-80% 5 140.00–148.00 $146.19 $2,450 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1235 1133 80-85% 5 171.00–179.00 $175.45 $1,988 —
1145–1415 1280 80-85% 2 147.00–150.00 $148.34 $1,899 —
1210–1470 1377 80-85% 7 156.00–169.00 $163.20 $2,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1465 1203 3 187.00–190.00 $188.37 $2,266 —
1575–1680 1628 2 206.00–209.00 $207.45 $3,377 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–1285 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 158.00–235.00 $181.25 $1,845

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–885 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,805.67
1000–1255 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,152.51
1140–1315 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,750.00–2,900.00 $2,819.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1115 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00–2,650.00 $2,602.97 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.