Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

3,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.83/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 275 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.78/cwt +20.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 372 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.95/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 426 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,528	1,282	3,142
Feeder cattle	2,629	872	2,261
Slaughter cattle	753	410	736
Replacement cattle	146	—	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1165), Columbia (555), Ocala (445) and Okeechobee (1363). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls uneven to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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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	435.00	$435.00	$870	—
250–295	274	14	390.00–440.00	$419.97	$1,151	-10.59
300–345	330	23	365.00–450.00	$397.50	$1,312	+14.94
350–395	367	18	350.00–430.00	$377.73	$1,386	+16.60
400–445	421	24	320.00–375.00	$347.08	$1,461	+19.96
450–495	474	20	275.00–330.00	$298.27	$1,414	-1.51
500–545	525	11	250.00–305.00	$278.81	$1,464	+3.95
550–595	572	14	260.00–280.00	$268.67	$1,537	+3.74
600–645	622	5	255.00–265.00	$260.25	$1,619	—
765–792	785	4	200.00–210.00	$202.44	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	263	4	395.00–450.00	$422.57	$1,111	—
300–345	321	12	330.00–435.00	$378.37	$1,215	+43.13
350–385	366	18	285.00–415.00	$354.82	$1,299	+34.69
410–440	433	15	280.00–305.00	$285.78	$1,237	-5.23
450–495	470	11	235.00–287.00	$266.99	$1,255	-9.11
500–545	520	11	240.00–280.00	$264.15	$1,374	—
560–575	568	4	250.00–257.00	$253.55	$1,440	—
600	600	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	430.00–440.00	$436.50	$1,165	—

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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	220	15	340.00–395.00	$352.62	$776	—
250–295	275	33	195.00–370.00	$325.83	$896	+3.20
300–345	319	26	280.00–355.00	$316.19	$1,009	+28.63
350–395	372	32	270.00–340.00	$298.78	$1,111	+20.16
400–445	426	29	252.50–310.00	$271.95	$1,159	+6.72
450–495	473	25	240.00–285.00	$257.82	$1,219	-3.25
500–545	524	17	230.00–260.00	$245.31	$1,285	+1.68
550–595	572	18	220.00–245.00	$231.36	$1,323	-7.51
600–645	627	9	200.00–227.00	$214.41	$1,344	-8.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	7	320.00–380.00	$352.44	$807	—
250–295	275	15	265.00–350.00	$322.19	$886	—
300–335	319	15	265.00–340.00	$300.26	$958	+31.92
350–395	380	22	240.00–320.00	$277.93	$1,056	+23.51
405–440	423	11	227.50–255.00	$240.47	$1,017	-5.64
460–490	473	13	230.00–275.00	$255.27	$1,207	+18.49
500–540	530	6	217.50–230.00	$223.63	$1,185	-2.42
550–595	568	7	210.00–230.00	$220.70	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	220	4	260.00–355.00	$282.13	$621	—
260–285	280	5	330.00–340.00	$338.14	$947	—
365–390	373	10	300.00–310.00	$303.14	$1,131	—
420–435	424	4	280.00–285.00	$281.28	$1,193	—

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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	220	6	430.00–440.00	$434.66	$956	—
250–295	266	7	415.00–425.00	$421.10	$1,120	—
300–345	324	9	350.00–445.00	$396.89	$1,286	—
350–395	379	7	345.00–355.00	$348.34	$1,320	—
400–445	419	6	290.00–340.00	$322.02	$1,349	—
450–495	465	4	265.00–325.00	$292.86	$1,362	—
500–545	530	3	285.00–290.00	$286.57	$1,519	—
605–640	617	3	220.00–235.00	$229.81	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	420.00	$420.00	$840	—
250	250	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,000	—
300–345	330	3	375.00–380.00	$376.52	$1,243	—
350–395	378	4	335.00–395.00	$365.33	$1,381	—
400–440	422	9	280.00–385.00	$330.55	$1,395	—
450–495	473	2	280.00–287.00	$283.33	$1,340	—
515–525	520	4	280.00–290.00	$285.05	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	410.00–415.00	$412.46	$1,299	—
425–435	433	4	365.00–370.00	$366.23	$1,586	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1300	1060	80-85%	23	80.00–109.00	$105.35	$1,117	—
915–1300	1116	80-85%	66	90.00–114.00	$109.06	$1,217	-0.03
925–1405	1221	80-85%	39	100.00–120.00	$116.02	$1,417	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1100	839	85-90%	7	72.00–86.00	$81.63	$685	—
720–1265	962	85-90%	68	88.00–104.00	$95.63	$920	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1505	1256	75-80%	15	112.00–121.00	$118.09	$1,483	—
1120–1425	1295	75-80%	4	107.00–110.00	$107.95	$1,398	—
1185–1690	1430	75-80%	10	104.00–116.00	$109.51	$1,566	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1425	1221	4	102.00–108.00	$106.03	$1,295	—
1255–2040	1494	19	110.00–128.00	$117.24	$1,752	—
1450–2025	1714	12	120.00–134.00	$128.80	$2,208	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1040	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–140.00	$134.30	$1,226
895–985	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–125.00	$121.33	$1,141
980–1015	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$112.95	$1,127
985–1025	1008	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	105.00–110.00	$107.91	$1,088
985–1105	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	128.00–148.00	$135.28	$1,379

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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.