Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

3,566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.52/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 525 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $228.34/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 627 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.67/cwt -9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 524 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,566	4,114	3,681
Feeder cattle	3,028	3,096	2,896
Slaughter cattle	480	870	698
Replacement cattle	58	148	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (704), Madison (603), Okeechobee (1629), and Sumter County (630). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	265	5	315.00–335.00	$327.45	$868	-21.07
300–335	319	14	295.00–335.00	$319.97	$1,021	-20.59
350–395	371	17	290.00–310.00	$297.79	$1,105	-7.15
400–445	423	20	250.00–290.00	$269.41	$1,140	-11.08
450–495	469	33	248.00–272.00	$255.21	$1,197	-6.64
500–545	524	66	230.00–260.00	$243.67	$1,277	-9.24
550–596	577	56	229.00–252.00	$235.33	$1,358	-3.24
600–645	627	75	215.00–244.00	$228.34	$1,432	-2.16
650–685	661	5	210.00–237.00	$229.61	$1,518	—
720–745	733	3	190.00–200.00	$196.66	$1,442	-12.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	4	300.00–310.00	$304.81	$808	-15.19
300–335	324	5	290.00–325.00	$300.49	$974	-22.13
350–395	373	2	275.00–277.00	$275.94	$1,029	-0.39
400–445	428	12	230.00–260.00	$242.83	$1,039	-13.66
450–495	471	8	205.00–252.00	$228.58	$1,077	-19.80
500–545	524	10	210.00–236.00	$227.59	$1,193	-8.41
550–595	573	6	195.00–227.00	$211.58	$1,212	-20.68
600–645	630	3	216.00–222.00	$217.90	$1,373	-3.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	370	3	280.00–288.00	$282.81	$1,046	+15.79
470–485	478	4	240.00–248.00	$243.94	$1,166	-10.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	269	7	265.00–295.00	$277.97	$748	+24.46
300–345	315	9	250.00–290.00	$272.01	$857	+17.15
350–395	365	26	245.00–265.00	$255.73	$933	+8.65
400–445	426	50	230.00–252.00	$237.65	$1,012	-0.10
450–495	467	35	220.00–242.00	$231.85	$1,083	+2.66
500–545	525	83	215.00–230.00	$222.52	$1,168	+2.42
550–595	574	56	210.00–227.00	$214.47	$1,231	-2.92
610–645	629	4	200.00–230.00	$207.69	$1,306	+0.06
656–690	664	15	190.00–210.00	$199.36	$1,324	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	255.00	$255.00	$638	+28.41
300–345	325	16	210.00–265.00	$237.26	$771	+1.94
350–395	369	16	225.00–248.00	$236.81	$874	+0.81
400–445	428	13	205.00–232.00	$223.88	$958	-4.37
450–495	475	4	220.00–228.00	$222.92	$1,059	+3.27
500–545	524	12	195.00–216.00	$201.45	$1,056	-14.90
550–585	569	4	180.00–208.00	$189.34	$1,077	-10.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	363	6	230.00–232.00	$230.35	$836	+1.57
410–420	415	4	220.00–224.00	$221.98	$921	—
465–480	467	7	210.00–214.00	$210.59	$983	-7.25

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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	269	4	335.00–350.00	$340.95	$917	-9.05
300–345	317	8	320.00–345.00	$335.23	$1,063	+48.71
350–395	380	16	260.00–295.00	$281.46	$1,070	-3.58
400–445	422	6	262.00–284.00	$271.77	$1,147	+2.89
450–495	464	7	230.00–250.00	$236.30	$1,096	-23.70
500–545	524	4	222.00–232.00	$226.63	$1,188	-10.47
550–595	568	6	212.00–220.00	$216.77	$1,231	-8.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	263	3	330.00–340.00	$335.19	$882	+15.19
315–330	323	2	310.00–315.00	$312.56	$1,010	-10.00
350–395	365	3	277.00–280.00	$278.92	$1,018	+17.66
400–445	426	8	210.00–272.00	$252.37	$1,075	-12.63
450–480	465	9	200.00–248.00	$225.89	$1,050	-34.06
500–545	528	6	212.00–232.00	$226.34	$1,195	+1.34
550	550	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	262	3	320.00–330.00	$323.38	$847	+8.15
315–330	325	3	300.00–305.00	$301.62	$980	—
365–375	373	4	280.00–284.00	$280.98	$1,048	-12.39
415–435	425	2	260.00–264.00	$262.05	$1,114	-9.94
465–475	472	3	230.00–232.00	$230.66	$1,089	-13.17
515–530	519	4	220.00–225.00	$221.28	$1,148	-1.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1425	1170	80-85%	28	91.00–100.00	$97.92	$1,146	-16.40
915–1465	1187	80-85%	46	101.00–111.00	$104.71	$1,243	-9.61
920–1520	1248	80-85%	37	106.00–122.00	$111.88	$1,396	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1295	983	85-90%	8	75.00–89.00	$79.92	$786	-8.37
725–1300	1073	85-90%	25	80.00–98.00	$87.66	$941	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1345	1270	75-80%	2	97.00–99.00	$98.06	$1,245	-1.67
1205–1590	1336	75-80%	9	106.00–110.00	$107.75	$1,440	—
1350	1350	75-80%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,404	-1.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1480	1259	4	101.00–109.00	$104.21	$1,312	—
1255–1590	1479	9	118.00–128.00	$123.57	$1,828	+6.64
1555–1795	1662	3	129.00–136.00	$132.26	$2,198	+0.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1135	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	109.00–113.00	$111.26	$1,118
985–1125	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–136.00	$132.80	$1,401
1030–1120	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	125.00–128.00	$126.44	$1,359

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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.