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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $418.84/cwt -13.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 472 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.87/cwt -38.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 479 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.25/cwt -55.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 431 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 869 344 775
Feeder cattle 772 292 713
Slaughter cattle 54 23 62
Replacement cattle 43 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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
250–275 262 6 610.00–660.00 $636.72 $1,668 +21.96
300–345 315 5 550.00–610.00 $572.67 $1,804 -12.45
350–389 375 17 465.00–510.00 $480.25 $1,801 -82.99
400–445 418 14 425.00–475.00 $450.28 $1,882 -29.52
450–490 472 28 405.00–435.00 $418.84 $1,977 -13.68
510–533 524 13 380.00–400.00 $384.82 $2,016 -9.99
560–595 571 14 330.00–365.00 $348.85 $1,992 -28.51
600–645 628 12 315.00–340.00 $325.55 $2,044 -13.28
650–660 654 6 310.00–330.00 $318.34 $2,082 -7.91
705–739 735 8 305.00–325.00 $307.40 $2,259 -7.60
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 276 4 580.00–590.00 $585.16 $1,615 —
315–345 332 6 490.00–540.00 $509.45 $1,691 -4.37
390–395 393 7 405.00–440.00 $422.17 $1,659 -73.33
400–445 413 8 375.00–415.00 $398.15 $1,644 -51.71
450–495 468 8 355.00–385.00 $373.06 $1,746 -9.24
500–545 532 10 355.00–367.50 $362.90 $1,931 +2.55
585–595 588 3 325.00–327.50 $325.84 $1,916 -9.03
600–630 615 2 300.00–310.00 $304.88 $1,875 —
665–680 673 2 300.00–305.00 $302.53 $2,036 —
725–745 735 2 265.00–282.50 $273.87 $2,013 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 226 5 580.00–640.00 $604.20 $1,365 -31.06
253–280 260 10 530.00–580.00 $555.65 $1,445 -22.20
300–340 322 7 460.00–490.00 $474.12 $1,527 -41.38
300–345 fancy 323 4 530.00–570.00 $545.58 $1,762 —
365–376 fancy 374 6 480.00–490.00 $488.37 $1,827 -69.13
355–395 378 8 415.00–460.00 $427.79 $1,617 -66.25
400–448 431 20 390.00–420.00 $397.25 $1,712 -55.92
450–486 475 15 360.00–390.00 $371.49 $1,765 -50.76
460–494 fancy 486 8 395.00–445.00 $407.07 $1,978 —
500–545 524 7 335.00–355.00 $343.48 $1,800 -32.03
510–545 fancy 532 3 385.00–415.00 $399.67 $2,126 —
550–590 563 19 300.00–337.50 $324.08 $1,825 -18.43
605 605 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,785 -9.91
630 fancy 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
653 fancy 653 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,220 —
650–685 662 3 285.00–300.00 $291.64 $1,931 -23.36
720 fancy 720 1 440.00 $440.00 $3,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 6 470.00–520.00 $489.82 $1,391 +19.21
335–345 342 9 400.00–445.00 $426.68 $1,459 -41.09
350–395 382 17 370.00–410.00 $403.42 $1,541 -37.81
400–415 409 4 345.00–385.00 $366.39 $1,499 -53.36
450–494 483 9 310.00–355.00 $342.97 $1,657 -22.04
515–525 521 4 310.00–330.00 $322.54 $1,680 -12.32
550–595 573 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,633 —
625 625 2 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,750 —
665 665 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 6 570.00–630.00 $583.33 $1,592 -42.10
330–340 335 2 490.00–550.00 $519.55 $1,740 -46.94
350–375 361 4 470.00–530.00 $499.24 $1,802 -16.46
410–430 418 3 390.00–435.00 $417.93 $1,747 -48.05
450–490 471 5 370.00–410.00 $390.83 $1,841 -34.74
515 515 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 +0.32
620 620 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 —
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
750 750 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 530.00–560.00 $546.55 $1,530 +11.14
340–345 342 3 450.00–480.00 $470.05 $1,608 -25.67
365–395 382 3 385.00–450.00 $427.58 $1,633 -34.30
435–445 440 2 300.00–325.00 $312.64 $1,376 -107.41
475 475 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 -65.15
570–585 575 3 310.00–330.00 $319.91 $1,839 —
680 680 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 —
740 740 2 240.00–260.00 $250.00 $1,850 -25.00
870–880 875 2 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $2,057 —
920 920 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1380 1071 80-85% 4 130.00–140.00 $133.62 $1,431 —
1025–1190 1096 80-85% 4 161.00–171.00 $165.19 $1,810 —
865–1310 1114 80-85% 8 143.00–155.00 $149.61 $1,667 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–840 790 85-90% 4 95.00–110.00 $103.27 $816 —
755–925 868 85-90% 3 122.50–132.50 $126.05 $1,094 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1295 1183 75-80% 2 162.00–170.00 $166.38 $1,968 —
1110–1390 1219 75-80% 4 145.00–153.00 $149.27 $1,820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,221 —
1365–1670 1490 3 167.00–184.00 $175.28 $2,612 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–1350 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 110.00–187.50 $161.05 $1,583

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–865 759 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,731.59
680–1245 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,019.73
1035–1120 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,436.55

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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
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.