Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

3,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.87/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 528 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $246.54/cwt -12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 468 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.80/cwt -14.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 475 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,133	3,650	3,407
Feeder cattle	2,496	2,783	2,862
Slaughter cattle	547	723	506
Replacement cattle	90	144	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (435), Madison (757), Okeechobee (1189), and Sumter County (752). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	320.00–335.00	$326.74	$729	—
250–275	259	8	320.00–350.00	$331.20	$858	-6.37
300–345	316	19	300.00–340.00	$316.72	$1,001	+8.30
350–395	369	19	280.00–315.00	$292.14	$1,078	+3.18
400–445	431	41	255.00–285.00	$269.23	$1,160	-5.09
450–495	468	54	238.00–270.00	$246.54	$1,154	-12.96
500–545	517	32	225.00–255.00	$235.58	$1,218	-12.32
550–595	569	27	230.00–250.00	$235.13	$1,338	-8.06
600–645	625	43	215.00–239.00	$228.47	$1,428	-5.60
675–695	685	3	200.00–220.00	$209.95	$1,438	-29.41
715–745	731	8	200.00–220.00	$209.34	$1,530	—
750–795	766	6	200.00–220.00	$209.12	$1,602	—
825–840	835	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	315.00	$315.00	$630	—
250–295	272	8	300.00–330.00	$316.26	$860	-16.31
300–345	323	8	235.00–325.00	$258.76	$836	-28.77
350–395	371	19	235.00–285.00	$249.96	$927	-17.49
400–445	425	20	210.00–265.00	$229.46	$975	-16.97
450–495	472	20	195.00–248.00	$215.46	$1,017	-15.90
500–545	534	12	190.00–238.00	$218.70	$1,168	-15.47
550–595	573	12	187.50–232.00	$212.20	$1,216	-17.55
600–645	617	7	200.00–222.00	$213.41	$1,317	-9.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–570	563	3	210.00–216.00	$212.02	$1,194	—

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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	218	7	250.00–290.00	$270.39	$589	+32.33
250–295	274	21	260.00–287.00	$274.26	$751	+16.76
300–345	322	20	255.00–275.00	$260.78	$840	+8.23
350–395	366	38	225.00–265.00	$239.86	$878	-4.51
400–445	412	43	220.00–246.00	$233.01	$960	-8.71
450–495	475	51	215.00–236.00	$221.80	$1,054	-14.63
500–545	527	61	216.00–235.00	$221.77	$1,169	-3.08
525–545	535	14	220.00–235.00	$227.64	$1,218	+2.79
550–595	578	22	210.00–222.00	$214.55	$1,240	-2.92
575–590	583	2	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$1,384	+13.35
600–645	620	5	206.00–216.00	$210.71	$1,306	-12.95
698	698	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	235.00–240.00	$237.25	$529	+12.76
250–295	273	2	250.00–260.00	$254.59	$695	+26.24
300–345	326	12	230.00–252.00	$243.35	$793	+6.15
350–395	375	16	195.00–240.00	$226.47	$849	-0.63
400–445	417	16	180.00–234.00	$219.62	$916	-2.82
450–495	466	10	190.00–224.00	$206.58	$963	-17.48
500–545	530	17	185.00–218.00	$203.87	$1,081	-8.01
550–595	573	2	202.00–210.00	$205.84	$1,179	+0.80
600–645	623	2	196.00–204.00	$199.86	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	220.00–225.00	$222.36	$718	-22.25
355–395	376	9	210.00–230.00	$223.18	$839	-10.80
425–440	437	9	220.00–226.00	$221.30	$967	-0.66
460–485	477	3	210.00–212.00	$211.36	$1,008	+0.39
510–535	518	3	200.00–204.00	$201.38	$1,043	—
585–590	588	2	190.00–196.00	$193.01	$1,135	+4.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	9	275.00–350.00	$299.71	$800	-36.90
300–340	318	16	290.00–330.00	$317.54	$1,010	+5.04
350–375	362	3	295.00–305.00	$299.93	$1,086	+6.24
405–430	418	6	245.00–280.00	$266.51	$1,114	+1.25
450–495	470	17	225.00–260.00	$244.94	$1,151	-12.56
500–545	524	6	220.00–242.00	$227.73	$1,193	-4.20
550–595	588	17	210.00–230.00	$213.27	$1,254	-8.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	315.00	$315.00	$630	+69.18
250	250	1	320.00	$320.00	$800	-4.89
300–345	324	4	310.00–325.00	$317.36	$1,028	-4.97
365–375	368	4	280.00–290.00	$282.55	$1,040	+25.76
405–440	419	13	192.50–270.00	$235.17	$985	-19.83
450–495	479	11	197.50–248.00	$230.43	$1,104	-17.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	6	320.00–330.00	$323.37	$928	—
310–325	318	4	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$962	-1.67
370–380	373	6	270.00–275.00	$273.30	$1,019	-18.91
415–435	425	2	256.00–258.00	$256.98	$1,092	-28.08
460–480	460	4	230.00–236.00	$230.00	$1,058	-13.81
515–525	519	5	220.00–224.00	$221.62	$1,150	—
570–595	576	4	210.00–216.00	$214.45	$1,235	+3.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1430	1128	80-85%	42	90.00–106.00	$103.26	$1,165	-2.65
915–1440	1179	80-85%	79	100.00–111.00	$107.78	$1,271	-4.95
930–1435	1292	80-85%	33	110.00–118.00	$113.93	$1,472	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1330	1021	85-90%	9	84.00–91.00	$88.53	$904	—
720–1300	1025	85-90%	36	90.00–101.00	$95.83	$982	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1470	1281	75-80%	5	102.00–105.00	$104.27	$1,336	—
1100–1880	1304	75-80%	9	112.00–116.00	$113.75	$1,483	-1.83
1100–1815	1327	75-80%	10	107.00–111.00	$109.84	$1,458	-5.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1220	1110	2	118.00–119.00	$118.45	$1,315	—
1150–1845	1479	15	114.00–127.00	$122.01	$1,805	-0.69
1635–1695	1662	3	127.00–130.00	$129.00	$2,144	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1035	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	117.50–121.00	$119.18	$1,186
840–1185	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–109.00	$105.27	$1,066
1030–1095	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	106.00–110.00	$107.39	$1,130
1030–1095	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	115.00–122.00	$118.61	$1,261

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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
1080–1125	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,000.00	$948.98	—

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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.