Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 17, 2023

3,739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.41/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 473 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.20/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 530 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.10/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 524 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,739	4,166	3,514
Feeder cattle	2,912	3,229	2,734
Slaughter cattle	682	790	668
Replacement cattle	145	147	112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (665), Madison (909), Okeechobee (1284), and Sumter County (881). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly 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
200	200	1	390.00	$390.00	$780	—
250–280	264	5	320.00–340.00	$332.27	$877	-1.13
300–345	322	15	270.00–340.00	$296.91	$956	-25.66
350–395	364	27	270.00–335.00	$294.97	$1,074	-6.81
400–445	419	24	260.00–324.00	$301.16	$1,262	+26.07
450–495	473	31	255.00–275.00	$267.49	$1,265	-0.27
500–545	524	40	240.00–265.00	$253.10	$1,326	+0.15
550–595	574	29	230.00–252.00	$240.21	$1,379	-5.76
600–645	627	17	210.00–240.00	$226.96	$1,423	+0.90
650–685	669	9	205.00–230.00	$217.28	$1,454	—
716–745	730	6	190.00–200.00	$191.67	$1,399	—
765–795	773	5	195.00–220.00	$213.96	$1,654	—
860	860	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	268	4	225.00–320.00	$252.06	$676	-47.94
300–345	324	8	285.00–325.00	$304.34	$986	—
350–385	364	16	255.00–320.00	$279.82	$1,019	-15.21
400–445	413	11	220.00–310.00	$256.01	$1,057	-29.25
450–495	476	8	247.00–260.00	$253.24	$1,205	+8.49
500–545	521	9	210.00–252.00	$231.72	$1,207	+1.22
550	550	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,232	-16.00
600–645	630	3	220.00–226.00	$221.90	$1,398	+8.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	4	260.00–270.00	$264.93	$967	—
465–480	470	3	250.00–256.00	$252.04	$1,185	+7.12

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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	223	2	285.00–290.00	$287.25	$641	+6.35
250–295	276	21	270.00–290.00	$281.72	$778	+0.77
300–345	327	16	270.00–285.00	$273.75	$895	-0.89
350–395	371	21	240.00–270.00	$256.16	$950	-0.99
400–445	422	30	215.00–260.00	$246.82	$1,042	-0.08
450–495	473	52	215.00–252.00	$233.41	$1,104	-3.01
500–545	529	36	195.00–230.00	$220.21	$1,165	+2.09
530–540	535	4	220.00–240.00	$230.09	$1,231	+11.97
550–595	560	20	205.00–224.00	$221.03	$1,238	+8.08
600–645	623	10	189.00–199.00	$194.37	$1,211	-19.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	4	210.00–225.00	$217.17	$499	-45.08
250–295	279	14	210.00–260.00	$224.01	$625	-25.04
300–345	319	17	210.00–267.00	$223.98	$714	-23.91
350–395	376	28	195.00–260.00	$220.60	$829	-11.40
400–445	423	19	185.00–250.00	$221.49	$937	-9.01
450–495	471	22	185.00–232.00	$208.69	$983	-10.47
500–545	517	9	185.00–218.00	$200.16	$1,035	-4.24
550–595	569	15	175.00–216.00	$191.37	$1,089	-5.56
600–645	633	8	182.00–196.00	$190.38	$1,205	-9.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	4	280.00–285.00	$282.61	$622	—
365–385	376	9	230.00–252.00	$241.99	$910	+12.09
415–425	417	5	230.00–240.00	$237.96	$992	+8.76
565–595	573	4	200.00–205.00	$201.30	$1,153	-0.42

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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	215	13	265.00–400.00	$358.46	$771	+27.29
250–295	268	10	240.00–350.00	$316.81	$849	-5.90
300–340	319	10	260.00–340.00	$288.40	$920	+10.23
350–390	368	6	255.00–325.00	$270.97	$997	-0.04
400–445	419	16	240.00–300.00	$285.56	$1,196	+20.29
455–485	474	8	220.00–264.00	$241.96	$1,147	-14.56
500–545	520	10	220.00–230.00	$225.41	$1,172	-5.94
550	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	-1.00
600–622	615	3	205.00–218.00	$209.23	$1,287	+11.75
655–680	663	5	195.00–210.00	$202.98	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	222	5	240.00–370.00	$267.66	$594	-1.61
250–295	265	3	320.00–330.00	$326.29	$865	+70.47
300–345	329	6	240.00–325.00	$252.91	$832	+5.92
350–385	378	7	210.00–315.00	$228.20	$863	-28.00
400–440	417	5	268.00–285.00	$271.68	$1,133	+41.87
465–485	477	8	205.00–256.00	$220.12	$1,050	+11.37
500–530	510	9	210.00–215.00	$211.15	$1,077	-21.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	315.00–320.00	$317.42	$1,032	—
365–380	369	4	300.00–305.00	$301.29	$1,112	+3.89
420–435	431	4	255.00–264.00	$257.19	$1,108	-10.22
470–480	475	2	238.00–246.00	$242.04	$1,150	-4.67
515–535	523	5	220.00–226.00	$222.46	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1385	1114	80-85%	62	79.00–92.00	$89.42	$996	—
930–1410	1217	80-85%	11	92.00–102.00	$97.49	$1,186	-4.70
915–1425	1233	80-85%	57	82.00–97.00	$91.73	$1,131	-10.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1095	979	85-90%	7	65.00–75.00	$70.80	$693	-10.78
715–1300	980	85-90%	99	74.00–89.00	$80.42	$788	-1.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1310	1210	75-80%	7	88.00–91.00	$89.33	$1,081	—
1320–1340	1330	75-80%	3	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$1,343	—
1245–1610	1446	75-80%	13	87.00–97.00	$91.57	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1865	1489	19	106.00–121.00	$113.06	$1,683	—
1245–1675	1500	8	105.00–118.00	$111.95	$1,679	—
1405–2050	1615	13	122.00–132.00	$128.15	$2,070	+0.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–915	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	108.00–118.00	$113.23	$991
755–1085	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	120.00–128.00	$124.72	$1,147
935–1015	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$1,308
1085–1135	1106	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	85.00–91.00	$88.36	$977

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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.