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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

2,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.20/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 522 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.50/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 314 lb · 35 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.81/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 371 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,551 3,703 3,586
Feeder cattle 1,873 2,836 2,809
Slaughter cattle 569 709 680
Replacement cattle 109 158 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (419), Madison (257), Okeechobee (1070), and Sumter County (805). 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
200–245 224 8 370.00–385.00 $376.21 $843 —
250–295 272 9 325.00–350.00 $333.98 $908 -37.02
300–345 337 27 280.00–335.00 $322.00 $1,085 +4.81
350–395 364 18 310.00–325.00 $317.32 $1,155 +8.72
400–445 422 21 290.00–320.00 $309.30 $1,305 +8.05
450–495 472 22 260.00–288.00 $280.34 $1,323 +5.75
500–545 526 18 254.00–270.00 $262.20 $1,379 +8.23
550–595 567 13 240.00–277.50 $254.31 $1,442 +5.88
600–645 626 7 235.00–245.00 $239.34 $1,498 +0.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 310.00 $310.00 $775 +48.96
300–330 307 6 240.00–320.00 $296.21 $909 +18.76
350–395 367 11 280.00–305.00 $295.29 $1,084 +14.58
400–420 412 11 227.50–305.00 $264.38 $1,089 -7.70
450–495 466 11 260.00–276.00 $270.63 $1,261 +17.34
500–545 521 13 220.00–255.00 $240.97 $1,255 +1.67
550–595 580 3 242.00–245.00 $242.95 $1,409 -0.32
600–645 623 2 227.00–232.00 $229.41 $1,429 +4.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 473 2 258.00–265.00 $261.56 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 233 14 300.00–325.00 $311.14 $725 +19.40
250–295 275 9 240.00–295.00 $276.95 $762 -6.34
300–345 314 35 265.00–285.00 $272.50 $856 +0.65
350–395 371 34 237.50–275.00 $257.81 $956 -0.34
400–445 423 24 240.00–260.00 $254.35 $1,076 +10.73
450–495 466 19 240.00–254.00 $248.31 $1,157 +9.15
500–545 522 38 225.00–235.00 $230.20 $1,202 +3.64
550–595 567 13 215.00–230.00 $222.67 $1,263 -5.19
600 600 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -16.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 295.00–305.00 $299.49 $668 +25.00
250–290 268 3 277.00–285.00 $280.87 $753 +22.82
300–345 320 7 230.00–260.00 $250.47 $802 -0.80
350–395 377 24 215.00–260.00 $236.59 $892 -8.98
400–445 426 22 210.00–248.00 $230.58 $982 +0.58
450–495 477 18 210.00–242.00 $225.10 $1,074 +2.13
500–545 526 9 215.00–226.00 $220.47 $1,160 +3.71
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 227 3 280.00–285.00 $283.24 $643 —
270–280 275 4 270.00–275.00 $272.45 $749 —
310–320 316 5 255.00–265.00 $258.92 $818 +0.98
365–375 368 6 240.00–250.00 $246.61 $908 +4.19
415–425 420 2 230.00–238.00 $234.05 $983 +1.59
465–485 473 5 220.00–226.00 $222.46 $1,052 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 267 11 240.00–335.00 $296.63 $792 +11.72
320–335 325 3 320.00–325.00 $323.28 $1,051 +43.62
350–390 382 11 245.00–300.00 $256.37 $979 -68.63
400–440 416 18 230.00–305.00 $246.88 $1,027 -38.08
450–490 475 24 225.00–270.00 $238.52 $1,133 -12.53
510–540 525 5 210.00–238.00 $222.04 $1,166 -20.42
580–595 588 4 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,299 —
620–645 630 3 200.00–215.00 $208.37 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 8 265.00–335.00 $315.00 $1,017 -15.05
350–395 373 6 260.00–320.00 $299.84 $1,118 -8.59
410–430 423 4 252.50–305.00 $279.57 $1,183 -22.80
450–485 471 4 268.00–285.00 $274.53 $1,293 +12.10
520–540 535 4 240.00–246.00 $241.46 $1,292 -5.81
565–575 572 3 232.00–238.00 $236.02 $1,350 -8.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 269 8 320.00–325.00 $323.19 $869 +1.48
315–325 322 3 300.00–310.00 $303.26 $976 —
375–385 378 4 290.00–294.00 $291.02 $1,100 -0.27
430–440 436 5 280.00–288.00 $283.16 $1,235 +10.62
480–490 485 2 250.00–255.00 $252.53 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1460 1099 80-85% 34 75.00–104.00 $100.83 $1,108 —
920–1510 1195 80-85% 58 86.00–109.00 $101.50 $1,213 —
935–1730 1320 80-85% 32 96.00–114.00 $107.54 $1,420 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1290 943 85-90% 14 62.00–86.00 $80.08 $755 -5.91
745–1300 1031 85-90% 38 73.00–96.00 $87.74 $905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1325 1270 75-80% 5 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $1,422 —
1225–1330 1276 75-80% 4 101.00–104.00 $102.52 $1,308 —
1105–1705 1454 75-80% 12 89.00–109.00 $98.02 $1,425 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1835 1511 10 115.00–119.00 $116.49 $1,760 —
1200–1905 1523 23 105.00–122.00 $117.49 $1,789 —
1050–1960 1618 22 122.00–132.00 $126.95 $2,054 +6.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–855 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 129.00–134.00 $131.42 $1,091

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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
930–955 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–825.00 $787.00 —

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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.