Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

3,684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.69/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 471 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.18/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 421 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.41/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 523 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,684	4,508	497
Feeder cattle	3,014	3,305	320
Slaughter cattle	510	959	177
Replacement cattle	160	244	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (797), Madison (685), Okeechobee (1274), and Sumter County (928). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	4	340.00–360.00	$349.44	$943	+6.02
300–345	325	13	300.00–350.00	$326.98	$1,063	-10.49
350–395	368	12	260.00–327.00	$305.70	$1,125	-6.37
400–445	424	11	260.00–305.00	$286.61	$1,215	-5.86
450–495	471	19	260.00–285.00	$274.19	$1,291	-1.89
500–545	529	28	246.00–280.00	$257.02	$1,360	-2.77
550–595	572	30	230.00–261.00	$239.44	$1,370	-13.56
600–645	618	31	226.00–240.00	$232.37	$1,436	-3.39
657–665	660	3	225.00–247.50	$239.94	$1,584	+19.09
708–745	716	7	220.00–230.00	$225.68	$1,616	—
760–765	764	4	222.50–225.00	$223.12	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	270	3	260.00–270.00	$263.58	$712	+11.27
300–340	324	8	250.00–330.00	$293.53	$951	+34.68
350–390	369	13	260.00–315.00	$286.52	$1,057	-3.02
400–445	428	6	260.00–280.00	$269.00	$1,151	+5.97
450–495	467	8	240.00–272.00	$254.48	$1,188	-3.95
500–545	531	21	220.00–250.00	$233.81	$1,242	-6.54
550–595	572	6	220.00–235.00	$225.54	$1,290	-10.48
600–645	615	3	216.00–225.00	$221.85	$1,364	-1.40
790	790	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	418	3	258.00–268.00	$264.61	$1,106	+71.22

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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	219	5	270.00–285.00	$278.52	$610	+23.77
250–295	275	19	270.00–290.00	$280.39	$771	-1.61
300–345	323	22	270.00–295.00	$280.21	$905	+7.84
350–395	377	24	258.00–270.00	$263.89	$995	+4.31
400–445	421	33	220.00–265.00	$250.18	$1,053	+2.00
450–495	471	44	230.00–260.00	$240.69	$1,134	-4.67
500–545	523	32	220.00–237.00	$229.41	$1,200	+6.19
550–595	575	24	215.00–225.00	$217.74	$1,252	-1.55
600–645	621	24	200.00–215.00	$206.56	$1,283	-13.24
653–685	663	11	195.00–215.00	$201.15	$1,334	—
710–725	718	2	192.50–210.00	$201.16	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	255.00–265.00	$257.90	$593	—
250–295	275	12	215.00–275.00	$242.94	$668	-15.10
300–345	327	12	195.00–270.00	$253.03	$827	+0.41
350–395	371	18	210.00–257.00	$239.34	$888	-1.03
400–435	416	11	215.00–250.00	$226.65	$943	-4.42
450–495	468	20	210.00–240.00	$222.40	$1,041	-4.39
500–545	529	18	205.00–226.00	$212.77	$1,126	-0.84
550–580	565	8	185.00–210.00	$196.66	$1,111	-16.50
600	600	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	265	11	195.00–200.00	$198.56	$526	-67.72
300–340	323	6	230.00–250.00	$238.57	$771	-19.47
360–390	378	14	190.00–236.00	$208.81	$789	-34.92
410–430	421	12	200.00–228.00	$216.73	$912	—
455–470	463	4	217.00–220.00	$218.52	$1,012	-4.85
520–540	533	5	180.00–185.00	$181.97	$970	-30.52
560–585	573	2	200.00–206.00	$203.07	$1,164	+3.03

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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	217	5	330.00–340.00	$335.71	$728	+50.49
250–295	271	12	275.00–345.00	$310.38	$841	-2.35
300–340	321	14	285.00–340.00	$313.72	$1,007	+7.21
350–395	374	16	290.00–330.00	$318.35	$1,191	+18.38
400–445	429	17	245.00–295.00	$267.19	$1,146	-13.69
450–495	474	7	260.00–270.00	$265.36	$1,258	+2.13
500–545	528	18	230.00–247.00	$237.86	$1,256	+0.01
550–595	577	16	220.00–235.00	$226.95	$1,310	-5.58
600–645	630	3	224.00–228.00	$225.27	$1,419	+5.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	$640	+64.78
250–285	277	9	260.00–320.00	$270.60	$750	-14.11
300–345	315	3	320.00–330.00	$326.35	$1,028	+19.58
350–395	378	12	220.00–317.00	$255.21	$965	-13.64
400–430	420	5	270.00–375.00	$290.82	$1,221	+39.03
465–485	475	4	210.00–220.00	$214.89	$1,021	-48.44
500–540	522	10	210.00–232.00	$218.16	$1,139	-8.58
550–590	580	5	190.00–216.00	$198.97	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	205.00–215.00	$209.95	$552	—
310–340	325	4	200.00–225.00	$211.92	$689	-56.20
360–385	373	4	180.00–210.00	$194.50	$725	-63.34
415–440	433	8	180.00–266.00	$215.13	$932	+12.71
470–480	477	3	190.00–200.00	$193.29	$922	-59.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1555	1130	80-85%	27	87.00–97.00	$93.41	$1,056	—
915–1430	1170	80-85%	39	86.00–101.00	$93.82	$1,098	-1.31
935–1420	1203	80-85%	24	96.00–106.00	$103.56	$1,246	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1080	900	85-90%	15	70.00–79.00	$75.93	$683	—
720–1300	1028	85-90%	40	78.00–89.00	$83.16	$855	-0.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1395	1273	75-80%	3	102.00–105.00	$103.79	$1,321	-1.89
1280	1280	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,216	-10.68
1110–1620	1385	75-80%	18	85.00–101.00	$91.03	$1,261	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1485	1363	3	116.00–119.00	$117.36	$1,600	—
1295–2010	1616	18	112.00–127.00	$119.74	$1,935	—
1570–1875	1691	10	127.00–134.00	$129.42	$2,188	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–895	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–124.00	$121.38	$965
785–815	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–108.00	$104.08	$833
820–955	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–114.00	$112.15	$996
970–1115	1049	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	84.00–89.00	$86.10	$903
1075–1145	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	97.00–105.00	$101.13	$1,123

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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.