Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

5,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.51/cwt -22.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 475 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.80/cwt -19.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 527 lb · 35 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.97/cwt -23.30 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 372 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,097	1,577	4,476
Feeder cattle	3,952	1,088	3,436
Slaughter cattle	912	489	823
Replacement cattle	233	—	217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1841), Columbia (1013), Ocala (808) and Okeechobee (1435). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	360.00–370.00	$364.49	$813	—
250–280	265	10	260.00–360.00	$313.52	$831	-42.05
300–345	319	12	320.00–350.00	$334.23	$1,066	-12.21
350–395	368	19	245.00–330.00	$292.01	$1,075	-37.58
400–445	418	20	230.00–295.00	$272.79	$1,140	-36.77
450–495	471	21	220.00–275.00	$254.04	$1,197	-32.70
500–545	524	22	220.00–260.00	$241.47	$1,265	-15.79
550–595	580	11	225.00–237.00	$230.33	$1,336	-18.14
600–645	629	5	218.00–225.00	$220.13	$1,385	-15.43
660–683	675	10	220.00–225.00	$224.51	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	320.00–325.00	$322.29	$880	—
300–320	310	8	285.00–315.00	$299.52	$929	-5.32
360–380	371	13	215.00–300.00	$259.21	$962	-31.00
400–445	428	12	200.00–265.00	$235.55	$1,008	-39.51
450–495	462	12	190.00–250.00	$236.47	$1,092	-18.80
505–535	520	8	180.00–237.00	$208.12	$1,082	-27.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	371	7	245.00–265.00	$256.10	$950	+4.85
410–440	423	7	230.00–285.00	$260.73	$1,103	—
450–465	458	4	230.00–235.00	$232.46	$1,065	—
560–575	570	3	220.00–225.00	$223.36	$1,273	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	$600	—
250–295	282	8	240.00–255.00	$245.32	$692	—
300–345	325	27	210.00–275.00	$243.14	$790	-33.09
350–395	372	34	200.00–265.00	$242.97	$904	-23.30
400–445	425	32	200.00–255.00	$230.34	$979	-22.33
450–495	475	47	200.00–245.00	$222.51	$1,057	-22.33
500–545	527	35	200.00–235.00	$212.80	$1,121	-19.79
550–595	569	23	180.00–218.00	$199.76	$1,137	—
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	—
600–645	623	17	180.00–190.00	$186.00	$1,159	—
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	270.00–275.00	$272.25	$607	—
250–295	280	3	225.00–235.00	$227.98	$638	—
300–345	319	14	190.00–270.00	$230.23	$734	—
350–395	373	24	180.00–255.00	$237.03	$884	-49.86
400–445	426	22	190.00–245.00	$221.47	$943	-13.44
450–495	473	21	180.00–235.00	$217.90	$1,031	-10.18
500–545	526	5	175.00–208.00	$193.09	$1,016	—
550	550	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—
600–645	630	3	170.00–175.00	$171.59	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	265.00–270.00	$268.72	$760	—
315–335	331	5	250.00–260.00	$258.10	$854	—
415–425	422	3	230.00–235.00	$231.64	$978	—
465–480	473	2	220.00–225.00	$222.54	$1,053	—
515–535	522	3	210.00–225.00	$215.13	$1,123	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	3	370.00	$370.00	$740	—
250–295	268	6	330.00–345.00	$338.84	$908	—
300–345	322	18	230.00–335.00	$273.57	$881	—
350–395	375	11	240.00–300.00	$275.47	$1,033	—
400–445	425	7	220.00–280.00	$253.51	$1,077	—
450–495	473	8	220.00–255.00	$239.76	$1,134	—
500–545	531	14	220.00–255.00	$231.92	$1,231	—
550–595	572	6	217.00–245.00	$231.13	$1,322	—
600–645	628	6	192.00–200.00	$195.24	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	340.00–345.00	$342.25	$763	—
250–295	273	2	315.00–325.00	$319.59	$872	—
300–345	323	2	315.00–320.00	$317.33	$1,025	—
350–395	365	3	280.00–285.00	$283.20	$1,034	—
400–445	422	17	200.00–280.00	$247.86	$1,046	—
450–495	476	8	187.50–260.00	$236.29	$1,125	—
565–575	568	4	230.00–235.00	$231.27	$1,314	—
600	600	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	4	310.00–315.00	$311.28	$1,021	—
370–385	381	4	290.00–300.00	$297.57	$1,134	—
415–435	430	4	255.00–265.00	$262.59	$1,129	—
460–470	466	5	245.00–250.00	$246.97	$1,151	—
565–575	568	6	220.00–225.00	$221.69	$1,259	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1470	1063	80-85%	31	77.00–91.00	$87.46	$930	—
920–1690	1186	80-85%	78	87.00–96.00	$91.38	$1,084	-2.29
945–1585	1258	80-85%	32	94.00–106.00	$97.99	$1,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1160	966	85-90%	82	73.00–87.00	$81.52	$787	—
715–1095	971	85-90%	17	68.00–80.00	$74.72	$726	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,072	—
1115–1205	1148	75-80%	3	98.00–102.00	$100.34	$1,152	—
1275–1295	1285	75-80%	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$1,137	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1585	1421	8	103.00–113.00	$109.03	$1,549	—
1335–2085	1570	25	106.00–121.00	$115.48	$1,813	—
1550–2235	1816	7	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$2,212	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–985	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$113.15	$1,061
910–1085	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–124.00	$120.74	$1,205
985–1185	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	112.00–144.00	$124.43	$1,297
970–1115	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	128.00–132.00	$129.86	$1,354
1085–1155	1117	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	90.00–95.00	$92.65	$1,035

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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
895–1085	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,000.00	$988.70	—
1140–1205	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,265.66	—

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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.