Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 12, 2023

3,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.91/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 428 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.48/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 527 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $264.34/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 473 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,231	3,411	3,820
Feeder cattle	2,515	2,623	2,997
Slaughter cattle	621	703	754
Replacement cattle	95	85	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (615), Madison (601), Okeechobee (1312), and Sumter County (703). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

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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	365.00	$365.00	$730	—
250–295	273	14	290.00–375.00	$333.67	$911	-14.06
300–345	326	14	315.00–375.00	$352.27	$1,148	+32.11
350–395	376	16	305.00–348.00	$323.65	$1,217	+10.70
400–445	424	21	260.00–310.00	$292.09	$1,238	+10.57
450–495	473	30	255.00–276.00	$264.34	$1,250	+6.12
500–545	526	25	235.00–265.00	$254.19	$1,337	+5.43
550–595	575	15	230.00–250.00	$243.18	$1,398	+2.21
600–645	622	3	222.00–230.00	$225.57	$1,403	+5.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	350.00–360.00	$354.59	$968	+7.76
300–345	319	9	290.00–365.00	$333.18	$1,063	+26.42
350–390	373	12	270.00–330.00	$294.56	$1,099	+37.35
400–445	431	20	235.00–300.00	$260.29	$1,122	-14.71
450–495	469	20	230.00–268.00	$250.90	$1,177	+0.85
500–545	526	16	215.00–250.00	$235.59	$1,239	-7.69
550–595	576	14	215.00–240.00	$227.29	$1,309	—
600	600	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	375	6	250.00–310.00	$273.69	$1,026	—
570–595	587	3	230.00–236.00	$234.06	$1,374	—

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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	228	10	300.00–325.00	$312.60	$713	-0.30
250–295	277	17	275.00–295.00	$284.38	$788	+12.88
300–345	324	18	260.00–285.00	$269.29	$872	+7.36
350–395	373	29	220.00–265.00	$245.60	$916	-4.85
400–445	428	36	220.00–255.00	$236.91	$1,014	+3.97
450–495	469	27	220.00–237.00	$228.14	$1,070	+4.59
500–545	527	30	210.00–230.00	$220.48	$1,162	+1.50
550–595	577	10	210.00–220.00	$212.61	$1,227	-2.29
600–645	623	2	202.00–210.00	$205.86	$1,283	+27.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	2	315.00–325.00	$320.07	$586	—
200	200	1	285.00	$285.00	$570	-15.00
250–295	280	3	265.00–275.00	$267.98	$750	+39.93
300–345	323	14	220.00–275.00	$236.53	$764	-8.91
350–395	371	20	210.00–260.00	$235.63	$874	-7.46
400–445	424	19	205.00–248.00	$227.92	$966	+0.04
450–495	471	19	210.00–227.00	$218.55	$1,029	-8.43
500–545	520	16	195.00–225.00	$210.63	$1,095	-0.01
565–590	574	8	185.00–208.00	$197.16	$1,132	—
600–645	623	2	195.00–196.00	$195.52	$1,218	-3.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	374	8	227.00–252.00	$240.67	$900	-7.62
410–430	425	4	230.00–235.00	$231.21	$983	-0.43
475–485	478	4	220.00–228.00	$222.03	$1,061	—
560–575	568	2	190.00–198.00	$194.05	$1,102	-0.84

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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	226	5	365.00–375.00	$368.72	$833	—
250–295	274	5	365.00–380.00	$372.79	$1,021	+77.17
300–345	320	10	280.00–365.00	$331.16	$1,060	+2.02
350–395	373	26	265.00–338.00	$285.70	$1,066	+8.89
400–445	424	8	300.00–315.00	$306.75	$1,301	+21.65
450–495	471	20	240.00–265.00	$251.60	$1,185	-2.23
500–545	528	16	220.00–246.00	$234.01	$1,236	-0.86
550–595	574	12	210.00–236.00	$218.77	$1,256	-4.96
600–645	623	2	215.00–218.00	$216.45	$1,348	+8.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	$700	—
300–340	328	8	245.00–355.00	$311.05	$1,020	-5.78
350–385	364	10	240.00–325.00	$296.57	$1,080	+11.57
400–445	422	8	240.00–300.00	$262.93	$1,110	-18.69
450	450	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,125	+10.00
500–545	530	11	210.00–238.00	$224.32	$1,189	—
570–585	580	3	195.00–205.00	$201.72	$1,170	—
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	315.00–325.00	$319.92	$1,040	—
370–385	378	4	305.00–310.00	$307.45	$1,162	—
425–435	431	5	278.00–284.00	$281.63	$1,214	—
515–530	521	5	220.00–228.00	$223.26	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1460	1192	80-85%	52	75.00–92.00	$89.41	$1,066	-13.25
910–1480	1228	80-85%	66	85.00–98.00	$93.82	$1,152	—
980–1470	1269	80-85%	19	95.00–102.00	$99.02	$1,257	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–855	833	85-90%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$728	+14.22
715–1095	911	85-90%	5	70.00–73.00	$71.35	$650	—
715–1320	1029	85-90%	58	75.00–92.00	$83.40	$858	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1440	1278	75-80%	3	86.00–88.00	$87.35	$1,116	—
1235–1855	1392	75-80%	5	88.00–92.00	$89.67	$1,248	—
1200–1915	1490	75-80%	7	94.00–98.00	$96.27	$1,434	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2055	1538	13	100.00–114.00	$106.86	$1,644	—
1410–1930	1690	20	109.00–119.00	$113.95	$1,926	—
1650–1865	1786	7	118.00–127.00	$122.56	$2,189	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1090	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	92.00–100.00	$95.42	$909
995–1020	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	106.00–110.00	$108.02	$1,089

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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.