Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

3,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.37/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 371 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.19/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 571 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.03/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 582 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,650	1,706	3,445
Feeder cattle	2,783	1,092	2,632
Slaughter cattle	723	614	710
Replacement cattle	144	—	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1064), Columbia (756), Ocala (557) and Okeechobee (1243). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to firm. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	256	7	325.00–355.00	$337.57	$864	+11.62
300–345	324	21	295.00–340.00	$308.42	$999	-7.61
350–395	381	26	280.00–310.00	$288.96	$1,101	-7.21
400–445	420	35	260.00–287.50	$274.32	$1,152	+11.20
450–495	461	40	250.00–270.00	$259.50	$1,196	+1.73
500–545	524	36	240.00–262.00	$247.90	$1,299	+3.29
550–595	571	49	230.00–248.00	$243.19	$1,389	+1.41
600–645	638	8	230.00–240.00	$234.07	$1,493	—
665–695	684	4	237.50–240.00	$239.36	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	330.00–335.00	$332.57	$925	+33.01
300–345	332	12	245.00–325.00	$287.53	$955	-2.09
350–380	370	8	250.00–285.00	$267.45	$990	+6.32
400–445	427	9	235.00–260.00	$246.43	$1,052	+4.15
450–495	472	11	205.00–245.00	$231.36	$1,092	-2.85
500–540	519	18	220.00–247.50	$234.17	$1,215	+12.78
550–595	575	10	217.00–237.50	$229.75	$1,321	+11.14
600–645	623	2	220.00–226.00	$222.89	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	8	245.00–275.00	$259.43	$851	—
460–480	470	2	250.00–252.50	$251.22	$1,181	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	12	230.00–250.00	$238.06	$540	—
250–295	274	12	245.00–275.00	$257.50	$706	—
300–345	326	21	240.00–270.00	$252.55	$823	-4.06
350–395	371	59	230.00–310.00	$244.37	$907	+0.15
400–445	419	42	230.00–255.00	$241.72	$1,013	+1.00
450–495	469	29	230.00–247.00	$236.43	$1,109	-1.23
500–545	521	22	215.00–235.00	$224.85	$1,171	+1.37
550–595	569	20	210.00–230.00	$217.47	$1,237	+0.76
570–596	593	23	222.50–232.50	$224.12	$1,329	+7.41
600	600	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,296	—
615–645	630	2	220.00–227.50	$223.66	$1,409	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	220.00–230.00	$224.49	$501	—
250–295	273	6	220.00–240.00	$228.35	$623	—
300–345	320	13	230.00–260.00	$237.20	$759	—
350–395	373	15	200.00–242.50	$227.10	$847	+2.23
400–445	429	23	210.00–235.00	$222.44	$954	+0.34
450–495	468	8	220.00–228.00	$224.06	$1,049	+6.24
500–545	525	10	210.00–215.00	$211.88	$1,112	-0.68
550–595	569	9	200.00–212.00	$205.04	$1,167	—
660–665	663	2	190.00–197.50	$193.74	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	260.00–265.00	$262.55	$722	—
320–340	332	5	240.00–247.50	$244.61	$812	—
365–375	367	5	230.00–235.00	$233.98	$859	—
415–430	424	10	220.00–225.00	$221.96	$941	—
470–490	473	8	210.00–217.50	$210.97	$998	—
565–590	580	5	185.00–190.00	$188.05	$1,091	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	325.00–335.00	$329.66	$732	—
250–295	274	7	330.00–345.00	$336.61	$922	—
300–345	321	5	265.00–335.00	$312.50	$1,003	—
350–395	369	13	280.00–300.00	$293.69	$1,084	—
400–445	425	12	260.00–272.00	$265.26	$1,127	—
450–495	468	9	240.00–275.00	$257.50	$1,205	—
500–545	520	13	220.00–250.00	$231.93	$1,206	—
550–596	587	21	212.00–230.00	$221.93	$1,303	—
600–645	626	6	212.00–220.00	$216.08	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	220	5	220.00–315.00	$245.82	$541	—
250–295	276	5	320.00–330.00	$324.89	$897	—
300–345	323	2	320.00–325.00	$322.33	$1,041	—
350–395	375	5	230.00–290.00	$256.79	$963	—
400	400	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	—
450–495	473	4	240.00–255.00	$248.17	$1,174	—
500–545	528	5	217.00–240.00	$229.48	$1,212	—
550–595	573	2	204.00–205.00	$204.48	$1,172	—
600	600	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	321	5	300.00–310.00	$304.11	$976	—
365–385	374	7	290.00–295.00	$292.21	$1,093	—
415–430	425	6	280.00–287.50	$285.06	$1,212	—
465–480	473	4	240.00–247.50	$243.81	$1,153	—
570–580	572	6	210.00–217.50	$211.27	$1,208	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1395	1108	80-85%	33	92.00–103.00	$100.75	$1,116	—
905–1475	1129	80-85%	78	100.00–110.00	$105.91	$1,196	—
925–1525	1188	80-85%	50	108.00–125.00	$112.73	$1,339	+3.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1280	949	85-90%	14	80.00–90.00	$87.89	$834	—
710–1300	972	85-90%	83	90.00–104.00	$96.10	$934	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1175	1138	75-80%	2	103.00–104.00	$103.48	$1,178	—
1100–1320	1186	75-80%	6	105.00–107.00	$106.51	$1,263	—
1100–1560	1301	75-80%	7	111.00–122.00	$115.58	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1710	1376	10	109.00–120.00	$114.76	$1,579	-11.18
1265–1815	1484	16	117.00–126.00	$122.70	$1,821	—
1395–1865	1614	13	128.00–138.00	$132.94	$2,146	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–690	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$833
875–1210	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	109.00–122.00	$111.46	$1,219
1065–1145	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	103.00–107.00	$105.07	$1,161
1020–1210	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–118.00	$114.34	$1,275

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–930	878	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$848.50	—
990–1205	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,650.00	$1,389.93	—

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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.