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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 22, 2026

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $396.01/cwt -13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 479 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $366.82/cwt +18.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 565 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $411.68/cwt -10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 421 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 801 740
Feeder cattle 442 716 636
Slaughter cattle 71 47 104
Replacement cattle 32 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 14.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 13.00 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
260 260 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,664 +35.42
300–345 330 5 540.00–600.00 $563.18 $1,858 +15.67
350–390 371 8 480.00–540.00 $495.50 $1,838 +21.60
400–445 419 11 430.00–480.00 $450.31 $1,887 +36.24
455–495 479 18 385.00–420.00 $396.01 $1,897 -13.51
500–545 517 8 370.00–400.00 $380.00 $1,965 -1.17
550–590 565 13 360.00–390.00 $366.82 $2,073 +18.06
600–640 620 12 325.00–350.00 $336.02 $2,083 -2.91
650–680 669 6 310.00–335.00 $323.41 $2,164 +7.65
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 -27.99
775 775 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 -20.00
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 -8.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,470 -20.00
275 275 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,430 -30.00
335–345 340 4 470.00–525.00 $503.95 $1,713 +24.22
360–390 380 6 435.00–470.00 $459.34 $1,745 +55.84
420–445 433 4 395.00–425.00 $413.60 $1,791 +47.37
455–480 468 2 345.00–365.00 $355.27 $1,663 +10.53
520 520 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $1,885 +28.65
550–595 578 4 332.50–355.00 $347.94 $2,011 +53.10
610–625 620 3 240.00–275.00 $263.24 $1,632 -39.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,226 +58.27
290 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 +27.83
300–325 312 5 480.00–520.00 $496.73 $1,550 +13.55
330–335 fancy 333 2 550.00–560.00 $554.96 $1,848 —
385–395 390 2 470.00–490.00 $479.87 $1,871 +30.45
405–440 421 12 395.00–445.00 $411.68 $1,733 +2.00
450–495 466 10 350.00–380.00 $363.94 $1,696 +4.30
510 fancy 510 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,964 —
505–540 526 7 315.00–365.00 $349.30 $1,837 -4.94
560–595 578 4 300.00–330.00 $317.34 $1,834 -4.41
605–640 626 4 295.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,909 -9.12
635 fancy 635 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,175 -37.50
700–725 713 2 260.00–280.00 $269.82 $1,924 -0.18
780 780 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,989 -2.46
900 fancy 900 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
280–285 283 2 420.00–470.00 $444.78 $1,259 -9.38
315–345 330 3 410.00–460.00 $444.09 $1,465 +0.83
385–395 390 2 370.00–385.00 $377.40 $1,472 -35.35
405–445 419 5 370.00–385.00 $374.94 $1,571 +9.52
465–490 479 5 300.00–340.00 $323.12 $1,548 -13.58
650–665 658 2 255.00–265.00 $260.06 $1,711 +5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,484 -64.15
315–340 328 2 495.00–500.00 $497.40 $1,631 -82.60
360–375 367 3 490.00–500.00 $496.68 $1,823 +26.96
400–425 412 5 415.00–465.00 $441.58 $1,819 +2.03
450–490 475 11 370.00–405.00 $383.08 $1,820 +6.13
500–545 528 4 345.00–375.00 $357.20 $1,886 +10.27
555–560 558 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,981 +17.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,150 ±0.00
315 315 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 -4.77
365–385 375 2 395.00–415.00 $405.27 $1,520 -14.73
425–445 435 3 340.00–375.00 $363.07 $1,579 -36.93
475–485 478 4 300.00–355.00 $318.94 $1,525 -30.98
500–520 510 2 300.00–330.00 $314.71 $1,605 -30.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1025 998 80-85% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $1,103 -25.54
900–1160 1046 80-85% 19 118.00–127.00 $121.64 $1,272 -1.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,680 —
1185–1260 1210 75-80% 4 134.00–137.00 $135.48 $1,639 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1110 1027 85-90% 3 110.00–115.00 $111.70 $1,147 -11.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–2085 1699 7 172.00–186.00 $178.07 $3,025 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1005 fancy 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $2,315
725–1545 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 100.00–145.00 $122.55 $1,246

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 fancy 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
745–1205 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,375.00–1,875.00 $1,713.22

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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
780–870 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,476.36 —

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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.