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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

3,703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.62/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 426 lb · 51 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.15/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 376 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.16/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 467 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,703 930 4,625
Feeder cattle 2,836 604 3,560
Slaughter cattle 709 326 851
Replacement cattle 158 — 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1085), Columbia (584), Ocala (654) and Okeechobee (1380). No trends available due to the holiday market closures for the previous two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 268 8 345.00–385.00 $371.00 $994 -17.56
305–335 320 8 275.00–355.00 $317.19 $1,015 -39.98
350–395 374 18 260.00–345.00 $308.60 $1,154 -19.08
400–435 413 16 275.00–330.00 $301.25 $1,244 -5.41
450–495 470 29 260.00–310.00 $274.59 $1,291 -12.72
500–545 520 22 240.00–285.00 $253.97 $1,321 -10.84
550–595 570 12 235.00–270.00 $248.43 $1,416 —
600–645 624 9 232.00–245.00 $239.27 $1,493 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 257.50–265.00 $261.04 $705 —
315–340 326 8 245.00–315.00 $277.45 $904 —
350–390 371 7 240.00–330.00 $280.71 $1,041 —
400–430 420 13 260.00–290.00 $272.08 $1,143 -7.17
450–495 477 19 220.00–275.00 $253.29 $1,208 -5.12
500–545 530 16 222.50–255.00 $239.30 $1,268 +0.90
550–565 560 3 240.00–250.00 $243.27 $1,362 —
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 4 320.00–325.00 $321.28 $1,022 —
370–385 378 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $1,143 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 4 285.00–300.00 $291.74 $651 —
250–295 280 17 275.00–295.00 $283.29 $793 -9.49
300–345 317 30 260.00–285.00 $271.85 $862 -1.59
350–395 376 34 235.00–270.00 $258.15 $971 +3.79
400–445 426 51 235.00–260.00 $243.62 $1,038 -3.22
450–495 467 34 222.50–250.00 $239.16 $1,117 +0.31
500–545 522 30 212.50–240.00 $226.56 $1,183 +2.94
550–595 563 17 215.00–235.00 $227.86 $1,283 —
600–645 616 4 210.00–220.00 $216.63 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 270.00–280.00 $274.49 $612 —
250–295 266 14 220.00–285.00 $258.05 $686 —
300–345 325 25 235.00–270.00 $251.27 $817 +1.79
350–395 376 21 225.00–255.00 $245.57 $923 +8.21
400–445 426 12 215.00–245.00 $230.00 $980 -0.93
450–495 469 19 212.50–237.00 $222.97 $1,046 -2.11
500–540 519 11 210.00–222.00 $216.76 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 316 5 255.00–260.00 $257.94 $815 —
360–385 373 4 240.00–245.00 $242.42 $904 —
420–435 428 4 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 9 250.00–365.00 $332.50 $765 —
250 250 1 385.00 $385.00 $962 —
300–345 327 9 267.50–365.00 $330.05 $1,079 —
350–395 369 6 275.00–345.00 $308.43 $1,138 —
400–445 423 4 300.00–305.00 $302.37 $1,279 —
450–495 477 14 255.00–270.00 $262.43 $1,252 —
500–545 513 5 240.00–250.00 $247.27 $1,268 —
550 550 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
600–645 629 4 230.00–235.00 $232.20 $1,461 —
755–765 760 2 145.00–160.00 $152.55 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 340.00–345.00 $341.45 $785 —
250–295 275 5 235.00–365.00 $284.91 $784 —
300–345 328 6 245.00–350.00 $279.66 $917 —
350 350 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,138 —
400–445 429 8 280.00–295.00 $284.96 $1,222 —
450–490 468 5 250.00–255.00 $251.05 $1,175 —
515–530 523 2 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $1,268 —
550 550 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 268 3 320.00–325.00 $321.71 $862 —
365–380 369 8 290.00–295.00 $291.29 $1,075 —
420–435 428 2 270.00–275.00 $272.54 $1,166 —
580–595 588 2 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,308 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1300 1058 80-85% 18 77.00–100.00 $94.19 $997 —
925–1460 1141 80-85% 47 84.00–105.00 $99.19 $1,132 -1.37
925–1510 1267 80-85% 56 95.00–111.00 $105.01 $1,330 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1100 873 85-90% 16 60.00–80.00 $74.54 $651 —
720–1320 943 85-90% 50 70.00–94.00 $85.99 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1275 1228 75-80% 5 106.00–110.00 $107.81 $1,324 —
1685–1785 1760 75-80% 4 88.00–95.00 $93.32 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1465 1291 14 102.00–118.00 $112.27 $1,449 —
1300–1935 1629 28 110.00–125.00 $120.61 $1,965 +4.69
1485–1965 1667 13 124.00–132.00 $127.96 $2,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–810 762 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 117.00–130.00 $124.78 $951
820–880 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 138.00–148.00 $143.18 $1,217
840–875 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 114.00–116.00 $115.02 $987
825–895 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 120.00–128.00 $123.84 $1,065
995–1020 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 98.00–105.00 $102.16 $1,027

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980–1085 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–900.00 $876.27 —

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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.