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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $336.57/cwt -12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 572 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.04/cwt -20.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 869 307
Feeder cattle 276 772 261
Slaughter cattle 75 54 46
Replacement cattle 61 43 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 4 620.00–690.00 $642.77 $1,421 —
250–275 263 3 560.00–580.00 $569.68 $1,498 -67.04
300–310 305 2 500.00–540.00 $520.33 $1,587 -52.34
360–365 363 2 470.00–480.00 $475.03 $1,724 -5.22
415–445 429 7 420.00–450.00 $434.91 $1,866 -15.37
450–465 455 3 410.00–425.00 $416.65 $1,896 -2.19
505–535 519 5 360.00–375.00 $366.90 $1,904 -17.92
550–595 572 18 320.00–350.00 $336.57 $1,925 -12.28
600–640 613 3 320.00–342.50 $329.08 $2,017 +3.53
670 670 2 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,976 -23.34
700–710 705 2 275.00–290.00 $282.55 $1,992 -24.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,656 -29.45
385 385 2 380.00–420.00 $400.00 $1,540 -22.17
445 445 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $1,802 +6.85
475–490 483 2 350.00–375.00 $362.69 $1,752 -10.37
525–545 535 3 330.00–350.00 $343.33 $1,837 -19.57
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
620 620 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,736 -24.88
680 680 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 -42.53
780 780 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 -54.20
250–280 265 2 480.00–510.00 $494.15 $1,309 -61.50
300–330 314 5 440.00–465.00 $457.01 $1,435 -17.11
365 fancy 365 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 -18.37
350–380 369 5 410.00–440.00 $418.16 $1,543 -9.63
405–430 418 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,797 +32.75
425–445 fancy 435 2 470.00–500.00 $485.34 $2,111 —
450–490 466 10 350.00–385.00 $363.04 $1,692 -8.45
510–545 531 4 330.00–360.00 $346.31 $1,839 +2.83
570–595 578 3 300.00–330.00 $318.50 $1,841 -5.58
605–640 623 2 275.00–315.00 $294.44 $1,834 -0.56
755–775 765 2 220.00–230.00 $224.93 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,128 —
255–295 274 4 440.00–450.00 $444.98 $1,219 -44.84
345 345 2 420.00–430.00 $425.00 $1,466 -1.68
350–385 373 7 380.00–400.00 $397.13 $1,481 -6.29
400–435 417 5 340.00–380.00 $360.91 $1,505 -5.48
450–485 471 9 320.00–345.00 $338.86 $1,596 -4.11
505–515 510 2 280.00–320.00 $299.80 $1,529 -22.74
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -20.00
600–625 613 2 240.00–265.00 $252.76 $1,549 -27.24
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 570.00–590.00 $579.78 $1,333 —
255–285 273 3 520.00–560.00 $544.15 $1,486 -39.18
300–340 320 4 460.00–500.00 $480.00 $1,536 -39.55
355–365 358 3 470.00–480.00 $473.30 $1,694 -25.94
435–445 438 3 410.00–450.00 $429.85 $1,883 +11.92
455–480 469 4 385.00–420.00 $399.75 $1,875 +8.92
510–535 523 6 330.00–365.00 $345.03 $1,805 -29.97
565–575 570 2 320.00–330.00 $324.96 $1,852 —
600–630 615 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,906 -15.00
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,242 —
270–280 275 2 440.00–490.00 $465.45 $1,280 -81.10
315–320 318 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,240 -80.05
360–365 363 2 385.00–400.00 $392.55 $1,425 -35.03
405–425 417 3 310.00–330.00 $316.80 $1,321 +4.16
450–490 470 3 340.00–350.00 $345.07 $1,622 +35.07
520–535 527 3 305.00–325.00 $314.91 $1,660 —
580–590 585 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $1,770 -17.39
620–640 630 2 285.00–295.00 $289.92 $1,826 —
705 705 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,868 +15.00
765 765 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1220 1049 80-85% 8 147.50–154.00 $151.18 $1,586 —
780–1345 1137 80-85% 25 137.00–144.00 $139.87 $1,590 -9.74
1075–1240 1161 80-85% 4 133.00–135.00 $134.47 $1,561 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1515 1276 75-80% 19 147.00–155.00 $152.26 $1,943 —
1300–1410 1343 75-80% 3 156.00–158.00 $157.35 $2,113 —
1330–1415 1387 75-80% 3 135.00–141.00 $138.96 $1,927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,062 —
1010–1080 1033 85-90% 3 127.00–134.00 $131.24 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1570 1283 2 176.00–179.00 $177.16 $2,273 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630–975 fancy 782 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 195.00–240.00 $211.75 $1,656
720–1225 949 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 117.50–190.00 $149.53 $1,419

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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.