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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,803/hd at 571 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.87/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 465 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $328.54/cwt -8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 570 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 412 272
Feeder cattle 311 276 250
Slaughter cattle 32 75 22
Replacement cattle 44 61 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 14.00 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
210 210 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,512 +77.23
250–295 266 4 540.00–590.00 $571.27 $1,520 +1.59
315–335 326 4 510.00–540.00 $519.81 $1,695 -0.52
350–385 366 8 460.00–500.00 $477.37 $1,747 +2.34
400–420 410 4 420.00–460.00 $431.34 $1,768 -3.57
450–490 463 5 375.00–410.00 $384.83 $1,782 -31.82
500–540 525 4 340.00–350.00 $346.24 $1,818 -20.66
558–595 570 14 315.00–347.50 $328.54 $1,873 -8.03
600–645 625 4 310.00–335.00 $325.25 $2,033 -3.83
665–675 666 8 312.50–335.00 $330.90 $2,204 +35.90
710–730 720 2 267.50–270.00 $268.73 $1,935 -13.82
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 510.00–570.00 $539.73 $1,527 —
300–345 320 7 440.00–480.00 $464.55 $1,487 -15.45
375–395 385 2 385.00–410.00 $397.18 $1,529 -2.82
405–445 423 3 340.00–350.00 $345.06 $1,460 -59.94
450–488 479 5 340.00–365.00 $356.29 $1,707 -6.40
505–535 515 3 275.00–310.00 $288.07 $1,484 -55.26
590 590 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 —
605–610 608 2 275.00–285.00 $279.98 $1,702 -0.02
660–668 666 4 260.00–275.00 $271.28 $1,807 +11.28
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
970 970 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 230 3 480.00–520.00 $502.75 $1,156 -47.25
260–285 275 4 470.00–490.00 $482.32 $1,326 -11.83
305–340 319 4 440.00–470.00 $452.90 $1,445 -4.11
360–395 374 7 390.00–440.00 $421.72 $1,577 +3.56
395 fancy 395 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,856 ±0.00
405 fancy 405 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,822 -35.34
400–440 421 4 385.00–400.00 $396.08 $1,667 -33.92
450–470 fancy 458 3 385.00–400.00 $391.56 $1,793 —
450–492 467 11 340.00–365.00 $349.96 $1,634 -13.08
510–535 527 6 310.00–335.00 $329.08 $1,734 -17.23
541 fancy 541 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,948 —
550 fancy 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
550–577 572 16 300.00–325.00 $314.50 $1,799 -4.00
600–640 623 10 275.00–310.00 $290.05 $1,807 -4.39
650–690 667 7 275.00–285.00 $277.15 $1,849 —
660–675 fancy 671 4 500.00–570.00 $517.21 $3,470 —
725–735 730 2 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $1,716 —
785 785 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,806 +5.07
800 fancy 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
805 805 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 430.00–460.00 $446.67 $1,050 -33.33
280 280 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,204 -14.98
315–340 328 2 400.00–430.00 $414.43 $1,359 -10.57
365–375 372 3 340.00–360.00 $346.73 $1,290 -50.40
405–445 428 6 330.00–370.00 $355.28 $1,521 -5.63
450–460 455 2 270.00–300.00 $284.84 $1,296 -54.02
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 +20.00
630 630 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 -7.76
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 +30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 3 470.00–510.00 $493.00 $1,395 -51.15
325–340 330 4 460.00–490.00 $474.89 $1,567 -5.11
350–360 354 4 440.00–480.00 $465.02 $1,646 -8.28
450–490 464 4 370.00–400.00 $387.21 $1,797 -12.54
510–535 523 2 310.00–315.00 $312.56 $1,635 -32.47
555 555 2 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $1,665 -24.96
605–630 618 2 275.00–310.00 $292.85 $1,810 -17.15
660 660 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 -15.00
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 —
850 850 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 —
910 910 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 370.00 $370.00 $999 -95.45
325–330 328 2 380.00–420.00 $399.85 $1,312 +9.85
350–380 365 2 310.00–470.00 $386.71 $1,411 -5.84
425 425 2 300.00–450.00 $375.00 $1,594 +58.20
575–590 583 3 240.00–275.00 $253.34 $1,477 -49.18
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 -30.00
865 865 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1060 996 80-85% 4 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $1,474 —
970–1165 1055 80-85% 6 133.00–143.00 $136.23 $1,437 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–960 912 85-90% 5 105.00–113.00 $109.96 $1,003 -3.04
980–1030 1005 85-90% 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,246 -7.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,000 +2.74
1330 1330 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,729 -27.35
990–1545 1336 75-80% 4 145.00–146.50 $145.96 $1,950 -11.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1670 1397 3 171.00–178.00 $174.36 $2,436 —
1245–1840 1543 2 184.00–191.00 $188.18 $2,904 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–1010 fancy 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 195.00–275.00 $218.47 $1,824
700–1055 884 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 125.00–180.00 $157.55 $1,393

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 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.