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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.34/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 374 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.24/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 471 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.41/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 580 727
Feeder cattle 454 498 669
Slaughter cattle 68 45 58
Replacement cattle 31 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 11.00 to 22.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
220 220 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,364 -54.88
255–290 268 3 570.00–630.00 $605.22 $1,622 -2.70
300–335 319 7 540.00–580.00 $556.73 $1,776 -19.91
350–385 366 7 480.00–530.00 $501.56 $1,836 -11.85
400–440 422 12 420.00–460.00 $436.57 $1,842 -17.28
455–490 471 10 375.00–405.00 $392.34 $1,848 -21.17
500–545 520 14 350.00–385.00 $365.18 $1,899 -24.91
565–595 579 7 345.00–375.00 $358.50 $2,076 -2.87
600–640 624 8 315.00–340.00 $325.58 $2,032 -2.47
650–660 653 6 310.00–325.00 $318.35 $2,079 -21.65
700–735 718 2 275.00–295.00 $284.76 $2,045 +17.25
825–830 828 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 540.00–550.00 $544.78 $1,226 —
295 295 2 530.00–540.00 $535.00 $1,578 -27.01
330–340 336 5 480.00–520.00 $500.00 $1,680 -3.42
355–385 373 3 430.00–470.00 $456.43 $1,702 +4.17
405–440 423 6 390.00–410.00 $404.84 $1,712 +7.01
480–490 483 6 340.00–365.00 $352.55 $1,703 -12.36
515–530 520 4 325.00–345.00 $336.19 $1,748 +3.19
560–590 577 5 320.00–330.00 $323.97 $1,869 +16.70
605–640 625 5 275.00–310.00 $298.80 $1,868 +8.95
655 655 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 ±0.00
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
890 890 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,824 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 530.00–560.00 $545.15 $1,325 -16.07
255–295 272 6 490.00–540.00 $509.63 $1,386 +1.38
295 fancy 295 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,711 +40.00
305–345 319 9 450.00–500.00 $476.29 $1,519 -2.26
350–395 374 21 420.00–460.00 $431.55 $1,614 +1.69
385 fancy 385 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,983 +15.00
400–435 415 12 380.00–420.00 $402.85 $1,672 -12.89
435–445 fancy 440 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 —
450–495 470 19 350.00–385.00 $363.47 $1,708 -0.23
470–495 fancy 483 2 390.00–395.00 $392.56 $1,896 —
500–545 523 16 310.00–355.00 $327.62 $1,713 -8.17
540 fancy 540 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 —
555–590 575 7 280.00–325.00 $305.49 $1,757 -14.18
575 fancy 575 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,041 —
605 fancy 605 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 —
600–630 615 4 280.00–300.00 $289.96 $1,783 -16.34
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 -15.72
740 740 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,109 +2.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 -12.95
250–285 273 3 430.00–470.00 $449.15 $1,226 -8.81
320–330 325 2 420.00–440.00 $429.85 $1,397 +1.42
355–395 384 15 380.00–415.00 $400.53 $1,538 +3.74
400–445 420 6 350.00–370.00 $361.46 $1,518 -0.71
450–490 470 5 340.00–345.00 $341.04 $1,603 +11.07
500–510 505 2 285.00–310.00 $297.38 $1,502 +7.38
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 ±0.00
690 690 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,125 —
255–290 273 2 450.00–460.00 $454.68 $1,241 -45.32
365–395 375 3 390.00–410.00 $400.27 $1,501 -59.73
440–445 443 2 350.00–380.00 $365.08 $1,617 -56.87
490 490 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 —
500–535 518 2 340.00–345.00 $342.42 $1,774 —
605–635 623 3 240.00–275.00 $253.57 $1,580 +8.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 -129.96
435 435 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 -12.43
460 460 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,886 +16.55
505 505 2 385.00–395.00 $390.00 $1,970 +49.88
560–575 568 2 320.00–345.00 $332.33 $1,888 +27.42
690 690 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,001 —
770 770 2 270.00–285.00 $277.50 $2,137 +7.60
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1320 1020 80-85% 4 115.00–119.00 $117.51 $1,199 +3.51
815–1260 1070 80-85% 19 121.00–129.00 $125.76 $1,346 +5.66
950–1300 1079 80-85% 11 130.00–136.00 $132.99 $1,435 +12.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1350 1179 75-80% 11 130.00–142.00 $135.47 $1,597 —
1325–1480 1413 75-80% 4 118.00–123.00 $120.43 $1,702 —
1660–1680 1672 75-80% 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $1,834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $755 -14.00
925 925 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,691 —
1140–1575 1358 2 167.50–168.00 $167.79 $2,279 —
1180–1560 1378 5 154.00–162.00 $157.26 $2,167 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620–1145 876 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 97.50–170.00 $126.65 $1,109

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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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
1155–1250 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–3,500.00 $3,006.82 —
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.