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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $380.62/cwt +20.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 480 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $481.96/cwt +22.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 367 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $345.00/cwt ≈ $1,908/hd at 553 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 470 619
Feeder cattle 417 387 526
Slaughter cattle 49 46 93
Replacement cattle 29 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,680 +37.41
270–290 282 3 610.00–680.00 $635.74 $1,793 +22.76
305–310 308 2 550.00–570.00 $560.08 $1,725 -20.76
365–395 377 3 500.00–520.00 $510.27 $1,924 -6.96
420–435 428 2 460.00–510.00 $485.44 $2,078 —
450–470 458 3 450.00–460.00 $453.31 $2,076 -26.69
510–545 529 13 380.00–410.00 $390.72 $2,067 -14.69
555–590 568 4 360.00–380.00 $366.13 $2,080 +18.93
610–640 627 3 350.00–365.00 $358.27 $2,246 +18.48
680–690 685 3 330.00–340.00 $334.99 $2,295 +8.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 4 410.00–455.00 $430.04 $1,828 +4.97
465 465 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,604 -69.06
605–610 608 2 320.00–340.00 $329.96 $2,006 +7.44
695 695 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,505 +54.95
225–245 236 5 590.00–630.00 $607.84 $1,435 -1.73
270–295 282 3 570.00–610.00 $592.84 $1,672 +50.87
315–345 fancy 325 4 570.00–590.00 $579.81 $1,884 +24.69
320–340 331 5 500.00–540.00 $517.82 $1,714 +1.79
350–360 fancy 355 3 540.00–570.00 $550.14 $1,953 +50.14
350–395 370 13 460.00–490.00 $466.23 $1,725 +16.47
410–435 420 12 440.00–480.00 $452.42 $1,900 +32.27
450–490 463 4 420.00–455.00 $433.53 $2,007 +13.90
500 fancy 500 2 470.00–480.00 $475.00 $2,375 —
500–505 503 2 390.00–400.00 $394.98 $1,987 -14.54
550–570 558 4 350.00–385.00 $366.21 $2,043 +6.21
620 620 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 +40.00
630 fancy 630 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,961 —
657–690 660 10 275.00–310.00 $306.34 $2,022 —
740 740 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 223 3 560.00–580.00 $573.58 $1,279 +133.58
250–265 255 4 510.00–560.00 $547.75 $1,397 +127.75
305–335 316 4 430.00–470.00 $450.59 $1,424 +25.70
355–390 376 7 410.00–450.00 $440.15 $1,655 +30.15
415–440 429 7 385.00–435.00 $411.47 $1,765 +36.29
450–495 480 17 355.00–390.00 $380.62 $1,827 +20.51
505–540 524 9 340.00–375.00 $356.04 $1,866 +1.16
553 553 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,908 —
630–635 633 2 265.00–275.00 $270.02 $1,709 -4.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 273 5 600.00–650.00 $630.59 $1,722 +50.77
305–330 319 4 570.00–620.00 $597.10 $1,905 +93.31
350–390 370 11 515.00–560.00 $532.83 $1,971 +68.03
400–435 419 8 460.00–500.00 $476.17 $1,995 +31.33
450–495 469 11 400.00–440.00 $424.29 $1,990 +22.62
505–540 518 5 380.00–410.00 $392.88 $2,035 +3.02
555–580 565 7 355.00–385.00 $369.87 $2,090 +1.32
605 605 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,208 +25.00
670–675 673 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $2,372 —
755 755 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 580.00–590.00 $585.00 $1,375 +73.38
290 290 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,624 +104.63
325–335 328 3 490.00–530.00 $509.80 $1,672 +39.80
370–395 384 4 440.00–480.00 $455.15 $1,748 +31.89
405–445 429 6 420.00–440.00 $429.27 $1,842 +14.27
460–495 475 6 380.00–395.00 $388.43 $1,845 +30.85
520–545 530 3 355.00–375.00 $368.46 $1,953 +15.59
555 555 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 -27.36
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 -35.00
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 +37.35
875 875 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,794 —
960 960 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,872 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1345 1175 80-85% 16 161.00–169.00 $165.04 $1,939 —
1205–1380 1275 80-85% 3 173.00–179.00 $175.54 $2,238 +27.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1380 1283 75-80% 9 161.00–169.00 $164.22 $2,107 —
1200–1410 1338 75-80% 3 175.00–179.00 $177.10 $2,370 —
1300–1465 1390 75-80% 4 154.00–157.00 $155.27 $2,158 -1.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1075 918 85-90% 2 157.50–158.00 $157.79 $1,449 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,890 —
1180–2315 1652 3 187.50–200.00 $195.62 $3,232 —
1655 1655 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,575 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1320 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 155.00–220.00 $172.87 $1,812

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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.