Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

3,329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.99/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 573 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.27/cwt -6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 373 lb · 36 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $290.19/cwt -11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 373 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,329	3,453	3,838
Feeder cattle	2,564	2,549	3,093
Slaughter cattle	659	738	600
Replacement cattle	106	166	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (583), Madison (521), Okeechobee (1482), and Sumter County (743). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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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	360.00	$360.00	$720	—
250–280	267	8	320.00–335.00	$325.34	$869	-4.32
300–345	326	21	275.00–330.00	$312.48	$1,019	+1.88
350–395	373	35	250.00–310.00	$290.19	$1,082	-11.77
400–445	428	34	240.00–292.00	$272.60	$1,167	-3.73
450–495	474	29	235.00–275.00	$259.63	$1,231	+0.87
500–545	528	30	230.00–260.00	$247.03	$1,304	+0.94
550–595	573	40	230.00–257.00	$240.99	$1,381	-0.59
600–645	627	32	228.00–234.00	$229.89	$1,441	+1.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	320.00	$320.00	$800	+13.55
300–345	323	7	285.00–310.00	$299.73	$968	+10.03
350–395	372	12	220.00–295.00	$260.40	$969	-19.76
400–445	427	22	210.00–280.00	$237.99	$1,016	-14.33
450–495	470	23	215.00–264.00	$237.07	$1,114	-14.09
500–545	524	10	210.00–247.00	$226.48	$1,187	-11.66
550–595	573	2	230.00–235.00	$232.40	$1,332	-0.05
600–645	623	2	217.00–222.00	$219.41	$1,367	+0.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	360	5	250.00–260.00	$254.17	$915	-8.24
405–415	410	4	235.00–245.00	$240.06	$984	—

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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	2	300.00	$300.00	$600	+3.50
250–295	272	3	255.00–265.00	$259.72	$706	+1.80
300–345	320	21	250.00–275.00	$260.46	$833	+4.47
350–395	373	36	240.00–262.00	$246.27	$919	-6.83
400–445	420	25	230.00–255.00	$241.87	$1,016	-1.50
450–495	476	33	220.00–248.00	$231.26	$1,101	+9.12
500–545	525	30	210.00–225.00	$217.01	$1,139	-1.98
550–595	577	13	190.00–218.00	$199.52	$1,151	-4.02
600–645	617	5	180.00–190.00	$184.19	$1,136	+4.30
660–690	678	3	165.00–170.00	$168.38	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	270.00	$270.00	$540	-7.90
250–295	273	2	235.00–240.00	$237.29	$648	-9.00
300–345	326	12	190.00–255.00	$227.67	$742	-25.16
350–395	375	10	185.00–235.00	$200.19	$751	-42.19
400–445	417	22	200.00–248.00	$225.37	$940	-4.66
450–485	467	13	180.00–238.00	$213.73	$998	-3.87
500–540	527	18	170.00–222.00	$188.86	$995	-18.03
550–590	572	11	165.00–210.00	$186.60	$1,067	-11.00
600–645	623	2	170.00–178.00	$173.86	$1,083	+3.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	4	230.00–240.00	$235.19	$760	-13.76
365–375	372	3	248.00–258.00	$251.27	$935	+10.23
405–440	430	12	215.00–236.00	$226.47	$974	-4.07
465–475	473	5	220.00–228.00	$221.57	$1,048	+0.72
530–540	535	11	210.00–216.00	$212.76	$1,138	+1.11
565–575	570	2	194.00–198.00	$195.98	$1,117	+1.05
630–635	632	5	170.00–172.00	$171.20	$1,082	—

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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	223	2	340.00–355.00	$346.74	$773	-3.81
250–295	265	4	335.00–345.00	$340.97	$904	+13.08
300–345	326	11	275.00–330.00	$298.96	$975	+0.12
350–395	373	11	275.00–300.00	$283.12	$1,056	-8.82
400–445	425	9	240.00–265.00	$250.44	$1,064	-16.59
450–495	469	9	220.00–265.00	$248.24	$1,164	-0.09
500–545	516	15	225.00–240.00	$234.49	$1,210	-0.89
550–595	577	8	204.00–238.00	$212.68	$1,227	-18.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	250.00–265.00	$257.29	$702	-16.16
300–345	326	5	305.00–320.00	$310.84	$1,013	+47.60
350–395	374	10	210.00–305.00	$250.14	$936	-30.80
400–440	418	8	210.00–280.00	$248.59	$1,039	-29.05
450–495	469	5	237.00–256.00	$246.54	$1,156	+1.08
500–545	521	13	205.00–238.00	$223.83	$1,166	+2.26
565–590	584	4	220.00–228.00	$221.94	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	320.00–330.00	$323.50	$864	—
410–440	430	3	262.00–270.00	$264.54	$1,138	-7.36
465–475	468	4	240.00–244.00	$241.02	$1,128	-11.88
515–535	528	3	224.00–228.00	$226.70	$1,197	-5.32
570–580	575	4	212.00–218.00	$215.03	$1,236	-6.19
630–635	633	2	192.00–196.00	$193.99	$1,228	-8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1430	1138	80-85%	46	75.00–96.00	$93.44	$1,063	—
915–1520	1223	80-85%	59	84.00–101.00	$93.60	$1,145	—
935–1430	1286	80-85%	37	95.00–106.00	$102.91	$1,323	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1295	899	85-90%	18	67.00–77.00	$74.44	$669	—
720–1300	1024	85-90%	50	77.00–87.00	$81.71	$837	-1.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1230	1193	75-80%	3	92.00–95.00	$93.03	$1,110	—
1125–1695	1406	75-80%	8	97.00–101.00	$99.73	$1,402	—
1220–1610	1495	75-80%	4	103.00–106.00	$104.58	$1,563	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1555	1435	3	114.00–117.00	$114.95	$1,650	—
1305–2315	1623	22	102.00–125.00	$113.51	$1,842	—
1590–2040	1853	12	124.00–132.00	$128.57	$2,382	+1.68

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–980	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	122.00–126.00	$124.05	$1,188
1025–1120	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–134.00	$132.09	$1,417

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–890	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–114.00	$111.87	$937

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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.