Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

4,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.58/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 374 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.18/cwt -10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 425 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.00/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 566 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,508	1,433	1,048
Feeder cattle	3,305	1,003	800
Slaughter cattle	959	430	127
Replacement cattle	244	—	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1100), Columbia (937), Ocala (738) and Okeechobee (1733). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	260	12	295.00–370.00	$343.42	$893	-14.39
300–335	312	10	295.00–365.00	$337.47	$1,053	-18.14
350–395	377	11	295.00–330.00	$312.07	$1,177	-34.68
400–445	420	16	265.00–310.00	$292.47	$1,228	-24.87
450–495	476	19	270.00–290.00	$276.08	$1,314	-1.15
500–545	520	26	240.00–275.00	$259.79	$1,351	-2.46
550–595	566	35	245.00–257.00	$253.00	$1,432	+0.43
600–645	626	18	230.00–242.00	$235.76	$1,476	-1.55
665–670	667	3	215.00–227.50	$220.85	$1,473	-12.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	273	5	245.00–280.00	$252.31	$689	—
310–340	320	3	250.00–275.00	$258.85	$828	-50.51
350–395	369	16	240.00–315.00	$289.54	$1,068	-7.54
400–440	420	13	235.00–295.00	$263.03	$1,105	-21.79
450–495	468	9	245.00–267.00	$258.43	$1,209	+6.29
500–545	522	9	230.00–247.00	$240.35	$1,255	+0.25
550–595	571	6	225.00–246.00	$236.02	$1,348	—
600–645	615	3	220.00–225.00	$223.25	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	367	5	255.00–270.00	$261.29	$959	-6.42
420–430	423	3	190.00–200.00	$193.39	$818	-56.73
530–545	538	4	170.00–195.00	$182.33	$981	—

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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	224	4	250.00–260.00	$254.75	$571	—
250–295	277	14	255.00–300.00	$282.00	$781	-12.23
300–345	329	32	265.00–295.00	$272.37	$896	-20.36
350–395	374	37	230.00–285.00	$259.58	$971	-13.26
400–445	425	35	230.00–270.00	$248.18	$1,055	-10.17
450–495	477	34	240.00–257.00	$245.36	$1,170	-7.86
500–545	528	24	200.00–247.00	$223.22	$1,179	-16.37
550–595	573	13	200.00–230.00	$219.29	$1,257	-12.74
600–645	615	8	210.00–225.00	$219.80	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	8	215.00–280.00	$258.04	$707	—
300–345	322	15	215.00–270.00	$252.62	$813	—
350–395	376	24	220.00–265.00	$240.37	$904	—
400–445	427	17	205.00–245.00	$231.07	$987	—
450–495	473	11	210.00–235.00	$226.79	$1,073	-2.60
500–545	522	13	190.00–225.00	$213.61	$1,115	—
550–595	573	4	210.00–218.00	$213.16	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	4	265.00–270.00	$266.28	$727	—
335–345	341	5	255.00–260.00	$258.04	$880	+20.36
375–385	378	4	240.00–245.00	$243.73	$921	—
465–480	475	3	220.00–225.00	$223.37	$1,061	—
515–520	518	2	210.00–215.00	$212.49	$1,101	—
565–575	570	2	195.00–205.00	$200.04	$1,140	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	280.00–295.00	$285.22	$642	—
250–295	274	7	280.00–360.00	$312.73	$857	—
300–345	324	17	280.00–365.00	$306.51	$993	—
350–395	378	10	270.00–330.00	$299.97	$1,134	—
400–445	426	25	245.00–300.00	$280.88	$1,197	—
450–495	467	14	250.00–280.00	$263.23	$1,229	—
500–545	528	5	225.00–245.00	$237.85	$1,256	—
550–595	575	3	228.00–238.00	$232.53	$1,337	—
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	250.00–265.00	$255.22	$574	—
250–295	277	5	250.00–320.00	$284.71	$789	—
300–340	327	9	270.00–345.00	$306.77	$1,003	—
365–380	375	5	245.00–305.00	$268.85	$1,008	—
400–445	426	7	225.00–287.00	$251.79	$1,073	—
450–495	473	2	260.00–267.00	$263.33	$1,246	—
500–545	533	8	215.00–240.00	$226.74	$1,209	—
600–645	623	2	204.00–205.00	$204.48	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	8	220.00–315.00	$268.12	$874	—
360–385	371	11	215.00–295.00	$257.84	$957	—
420–440	433	6	200.00–207.50	$202.42	$876	—
460–480	470	2	250.00–255.00	$252.45	$1,187	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1390	1087	80-85%	48	90.00–99.00	$92.42	$1,005	—
745–1755	1176	80-85%	81	87.00–109.00	$95.13	$1,119	—
925–1490	1239	80-85%	29	94.00–114.00	$101.50	$1,258	-3.42

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1085	886	85-90%	11	75.00–89.00	$79.30	$703	—
725–1300	1005	85-90%	80	79.00–94.00	$83.81	$842	-7.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1430	1202	75-80%	8	98.00–101.00	$98.95	$1,189	—
1185–1345	1265	75-80%	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,202	—
1100–1410	1269	75-80%	7	104.00–107.00	$105.68	$1,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1655	1339	9	110.00–120.00	$115.95	$1,553	—
1255–1705	1446	18	115.00–126.00	$121.32	$1,754	-1.44
1445–2150	1790	11	125.00–135.00	$128.48	$2,300	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–980	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–118.00	$113.37	$961
915–925	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	104.00–107.00	$105.49	$971
880–1210	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	110.00–125.00	$117.33	$1,136
1160–1225	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	90.00–96.00	$92.92	$1,109

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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
1045–1170	1108	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,418.85	—

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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.