Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

4,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.20/cwt -16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 466 lb · 48 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.29/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 331 lb · 35 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.98/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 369 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,400	1,303	3,190
Feeder cattle	3,558	951	2,514
Slaughter cattle	648	352	510
Replacement cattle	194	—	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1212), Columbia (1113), Ocala (775) and Okeechobee (1300). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows 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
200	200	1	340.00	$340.00	$680	—
250–295	268	17	330.00–370.00	$347.70	$932	—
300–345	317	30	270.00–360.00	$318.10	$1,008	-17.25
350–395	368	22	255.00–335.00	$297.07	$1,093	-28.45
400–445	422	19	255.00–315.00	$289.36	$1,221	-4.93
450–495	472	15	240.00–290.00	$270.71	$1,278	-5.74
500–545	519	31	245.00–280.00	$256.29	$1,330	-3.62
550–595	561	19	242.00–260.00	$249.40	$1,399	-0.53
600–645	626	11	220.00–242.00	$228.68	$1,432	—
650–660	657	3	229.00–233.00	$231.68	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	315.00–320.00	$317.29	$866	—
300–340	316	10	230.00–335.00	$293.72	$928	-8.38
350–390	378	13	230.00–315.00	$280.09	$1,059	-10.25
410–435	427	12	225.00–272.00	$256.46	$1,095	-3.72
450–495	461	9	230.00–260.00	$249.89	$1,152	-4.98
500–545	519	10	230.00–245.00	$238.80	$1,239	+2.06
550–595	573	2	230.00–232.00	$230.96	$1,323	—
600	600	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	418	8	275.00–280.00	$279.35	$1,168	—

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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	230	3	270.00–280.00	$272.90	$628	—
250–295	273	3	270.00–285.00	$277.93	$759	-7.02
300–345	331	35	235.00–300.00	$276.29	$915	-0.91
350–395	369	35	230.00–285.00	$257.98	$952	-9.68
400–445	427	27	230.00–260.00	$247.93	$1,059	-9.35
450–495	466	48	220.00–255.00	$238.20	$1,110	-16.38
500–545	520	32	215.00–245.00	$228.78	$1,190	-8.11
550–595	573	23	200.00–220.00	$211.72	$1,213	—
600–645	625	5	200.00–215.00	$205.74	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	6	200.00–265.00	$220.64	$605	—
300–340	326	21	210.00–270.00	$248.57	$810	-8.76
350–395	365	23	210.00–260.00	$237.17	$866	-7.93
400–445	422	15	215.00–247.00	$235.32	$993	—
450–495	479	16	200.00–237.00	$224.08	$1,073	-9.29
500–540	524	9	165.00–225.00	$194.69	$1,020	-23.73
550–595	580	3	200.00–208.00	$202.53	$1,175	—
600–645	623	2	195.00–200.00	$197.41	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	320	10	250.00–260.00	$256.90	$822	—
370–385	378	2	240.00–245.00	$242.45	$916	—
420–435	424	4	230.00–235.00	$231.28	$981	—
465–475	468	3	220.00–225.00	$223.31	$1,045	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	330.00	$330.00	$644	—
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	$640	—
250–295	275	16	215.00–345.00	$258.11	$710	—
315–320	317	3	330.00–335.00	$331.68	$1,051	—
350–395	371	8	220.00–305.00	$266.71	$989	—
400–440	428	12	220.00–280.00	$254.97	$1,091	—
450–495	471	16	210.00–262.00	$222.22	$1,047	—
510–540	530	4	210.00–217.50	$213.05	$1,129	—
550–585	566	4	210.00–235.00	$226.43	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	345.00–350.00	$347.43	$660	—
200	200	1	325.00	$325.00	$650	—
250	250	1	335.00	$335.00	$838	—
300–345	329	16	280.00–350.00	$306.22	$1,007	—
350–395	370	11	250.00–315.00	$280.65	$1,038	—
400–445	421	8	245.00–295.00	$264.61	$1,114	—
450–495	472	6	220.00–275.00	$254.05	$1,199	—
500–545	528	4	240.00–250.00	$243.85	$1,288	—
550–595	569	4	224.00–230.00	$227.92	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	315.00–325.00	$320.12	$1,034	—
370–385	383	6	280.00–290.00	$281.61	$1,079	—
415–435	425	4	260.00–270.00	$264.88	$1,126	—
460–475	464	7	250.00–255.00	$253.54	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1410	1115	80-85%	33	87.00–98.00	$89.52	$998	—
920–1525	1147	80-85%	62	86.00–105.00	$91.78	$1,053	—
930–1435	1163	80-85%	32	95.00–103.00	$98.79	$1,149	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1100	907	85-90%	14	71.00–88.00	$75.91	$689	—
715–1300	1016	85-90%	47	76.00–85.00	$81.23	$825	-3.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1285	1190	75-80%	5	98.00–101.00	$99.77	$1,187	—
1195	1195	75-80%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,087	—
1160–1380	1270	75-80%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.46	$1,212	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1805	1464	20	104.00–117.00	$111.65	$1,635	—
1260–1910	1650	25	110.00–125.00	$118.22	$1,951	—
1525–1830	1675	4	121.00–124.00	$122.98	$2,060	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–910	828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–119.00	$118.55	$982
925–1065	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	114.00–126.00	$117.77	$1,155
1130–1325	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	94.00–104.00	$97.80	$1,196

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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
935–1015	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,013.01	—

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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.