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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 6, 2026

580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.24/cwt -45.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 379 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.67/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 565 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $576.64/cwt +13.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 317 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 545 484
Feeder cattle 498 442 440
Slaughter cattle 45 71 44
Replacement cattle 37 32 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
200–215 210 4 650.00–690.00 $674.88 $1,417 —
250–290 264 7 590.00–640.00 $607.92 $1,605 -32.08
300–340 317 14 550.00–600.00 $576.64 $1,828 +13.46
352–380 359 5 480.00–530.00 $513.41 $1,843 +17.91
400–415 405 5 435.00–470.00 $453.85 $1,838 +3.54
455–488 474 7 400.00–430.00 $413.51 $1,960 +17.50
505–545 530 4 370.00–410.00 $390.09 $2,067 +10.09
565–585 570 4 350.00–375.00 $361.37 $2,060 -5.45
600–635 617 3 315.00–345.00 $328.05 $2,024 -7.97
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 +16.59
715–725 718 3 265.00–270.00 $267.51 $1,921 -2.49
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 274 5 540.00–580.00 $562.01 $1,540 +42.01
305–345 325 7 470.00–530.00 $503.42 $1,636 -0.53
370–395 385 4 425.00–465.00 $452.26 $1,741 -7.08
400–445 421 8 380.00–425.00 $397.83 $1,675 -15.77
450–470 461 5 340.00–385.00 $364.91 $1,682 +9.64
500–540 522 3 310.00–355.00 $333.00 $1,738 -29.50
560–595 578 2 300.00–315.00 $307.27 $1,776 -40.67
600–625 615 3 275.00–300.00 $289.85 $1,783 +26.61
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 6 540.00–580.00 $561.22 $1,308 -8.78
250–295 268 5 480.00–530.00 $508.25 $1,362 -21.75
255–285 fancy 272 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,469 —
300–345 fancy 326 5 530.00–560.00 $538.34 $1,755 -16.62
310–340 327 5 460.00–510.00 $478.55 $1,565 -18.18
370 fancy 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 —
350–395 380 15 415.00–450.00 $429.86 $1,633 -50.01
400–435 414 8 385.00–430.00 $415.74 $1,721 +4.06
450–495 473 12 340.00–395.00 $363.70 $1,720 -0.24
510–545 525 6 320.00–350.00 $335.79 $1,763 -13.51
550–580 565 14 310.00–340.00 $319.67 $1,806 +2.33
600–630 616 4 300.00–315.00 $306.30 $1,887 +1.37
650 fancy 650 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,064 —
650–684 677 8 275.00–305.00 $300.72 $2,036 —
705–735 720 2 275.00–290.00 $282.66 $2,035 +12.84
705–745 fancy 725 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 —
775 775 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,209 +30.00
810 fancy 810 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 229 4 500.00–530.00 $512.95 $1,175 +12.95
250–295 270 4 440.00–480.00 $457.96 $1,236 +13.18
310–340 334 10 410.00–450.00 $428.43 $1,431 -15.66
350–395 372 7 375.00–410.00 $396.79 $1,476 +19.39
400–445 430 7 340.00–375.00 $362.17 $1,557 -12.77
475–495 487 3 320.00–340.00 $329.97 $1,607 +6.85
525 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 —
565 565 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,610 —
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —

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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 2 580.00–600.00 $589.78 $1,356 —
260–290 273 3 560.00–590.00 $573.05 $1,564 +43.05
300–330 316 4 560.00–580.00 $569.96 $1,801 +72.56
365–395 380 3 490.00–510.00 $496.40 $1,886 -0.28
415–425 423 4 420.00–450.00 $437.43 $1,850 -4.15
455–480 463 3 385.00–400.00 $393.45 $1,822 +10.37
520–545 533 2 335.00–345.00 $340.12 $1,813 -17.08
570–590 580 2 300.00–310.00 $304.91 $1,768 -50.09
630–635 632 3 285.00–305.00 $296.68 $1,875 —
760–790 775 2 265.00–275.00 $269.90 $2,092 —
840 840 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,890 —
925 925 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 —
335 335 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,742 +70.00
395 395 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 +54.73
400–420 410 2 400.00–445.00 $421.95 $1,730 +58.88
575–585 580 2 260.00–285.00 $272.61 $1,581 —
635 635 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,556 —
670–685 678 2 240.00–255.00 $247.42 $1,678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 -7.64
840–1280 1063 80-85% 12 116.00–124.00 $120.10 $1,277 —
1070–1235 1153 80-85% 2 129.00–131.00 $130.07 $1,500 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 75-80% 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,490 —
1030–1570 1228 75-80% 9 115.00–124.00 $120.07 $1,474 -15.41
1235 1235 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,358 -25.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1520 1435 5 160.00–167.50 $162.49 $2,332 —
1580–2085 1768 3 177.00–181.00 $179.50 $3,174 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1205 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 97.50–145.00 $125.79 $1,259

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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
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.