Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

3,661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.65/cwt +8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 323 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.67/cwt -8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 425 lb · 36 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $340.63/cwt -33.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 321 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,661	1,513	2,325
Feeder cattle	2,830	772	1,679
Slaughter cattle	692	741	630
Replacement cattle	139	—	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1402), Columbia (609), Ocala (565) and Okeechobee (1085). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady instances 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	10	430.00–450.00	$440.39	$969	—
250–295	270	14	420.00–450.00	$435.75	$1,177	-23.33
300–345	333	21	360.00–450.00	$410.54	$1,367	-18.37
350–385	365	14	335.00–405.00	$385.33	$1,406	-29.06
400–445	418	29	307.50–360.00	$343.54	$1,436	-10.84
450–495	465	23	297.50–330.00	$313.98	$1,460	-6.34
500–545	523	29	280.00–325.00	$300.32	$1,571	+2.03
550–595	565	14	265.00–300.00	$285.99	$1,616	-1.69
600–645	626	6	250.00–295.00	$280.85	$1,758	—
650–675	659	4	267.50–282.50	$276.24	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	415.00–425.00	$419.49	$935	—
250–295	271	5	410.00–425.00	$418.75	$1,135	—
300–345	321	33	290.00–400.00	$340.63	$1,093	-33.89
350–395	363	16	285.00–380.00	$350.80	$1,273	-9.61
400–445	427	11	285.00–335.00	$308.82	$1,319	-4.13
450–495	465	15	277.50–306.00	$295.74	$1,375	+21.06
500–545	523	16	240.00–280.00	$264.78	$1,385	-1.39
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	430.00–440.00	$436.59	$1,214	—
315–335	325	4	350.00–365.00	$357.73	$1,163	—
360–375	366	7	340.00–360.00	$348.77	$1,276	—

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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	222	5	355.00–405.00	$386.73	$859	—
250–295	275	22	295.00–385.00	$351.56	$967	-2.53
300–345	323	49	310.00–365.00	$336.65	$1,087	+8.56
350–395	373	27	285.00–340.00	$307.89	$1,148	-0.12
400–445	425	36	270.00–295.00	$280.67	$1,193	-8.97
450–495	477	26	250.00–290.00	$261.55	$1,248	-13.69
500–545	526	20	240.00–260.00	$252.31	$1,327	-14.95
550–595	566	14	235.00–252.00	$241.97	$1,370	-10.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	330.00–340.00	$334.49	$746	—
250–295	267	8	325.00–365.00	$348.21	$930	—
300–345	318	19	280.00–355.00	$317.76	$1,010	+33.24
350–395	365	11	255.00–295.00	$279.32	$1,020	+3.91
400–445	419	16	235.00–275.00	$258.18	$1,082	+3.59
450–495	466	9	230.00–280.00	$251.64	$1,173	+5.49
500–530	513	9	230.00–245.00	$237.87	$1,220	+3.16
550–565	556	5	205.00–237.00	$227.90	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	222	3	360.00–370.00	$363.23	$806	—
260–280	273	3	340.00–350.00	$343.17	$937	—
310–335	325	9	250.00–340.00	$302.94	$985	—
475–485	478	4	260.00–265.00	$263.73	$1,261	—
525–540	533	2	225.00–230.00	$227.54	$1,213	—

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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	227	6	430.00–475.00	$447.17	$1,015	—
250–295	271	8	445.00–455.00	$449.24	$1,217	—
300–340	311	4	320.00–425.00	$376.73	$1,172	—
350–380	363	3	292.50–385.00	$324.68	$1,179	—
400–445	427	9	307.50–405.00	$361.00	$1,541	—
450–485	470	5	295.00–365.00	$331.46	$1,558	—
500–545	515	5	280.00–290.00	$284.90	$1,467	—
550–595	570	5	257.00–275.00	$268.29	$1,529	—
600–645	624	4	240.00–255.00	$246.84	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	216	7	420.00–455.00	$439.29	$949	—
250–295	273	2	410.00–420.00	$414.59	$1,132	—
300–345	327	5	385.00–425.00	$409.92	$1,340	—
350	350	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,260	—
400–445	425	6	320.00–395.00	$369.19	$1,569	—
450–485	470	5	252.50–350.00	$302.83	$1,423	—
500–535	520	3	275.00–300.00	$290.30	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	440.00–445.00	$442.36	$986	—
365–385	376	7	390.00–395.00	$392.08	$1,474	—
415–430	418	6	380.00–385.00	$380.86	$1,592	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1445	1131	80-85%	22	91.00–106.00	$103.20	$1,167	—
925–1425	1166	80-85%	50	110.00–124.00	$116.87	$1,363	+6.61
930–1450	1193	80-85%	61	99.00–114.00	$107.60	$1,284	-2.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1300	930	85-90%	18	80.00–91.00	$87.77	$816	—
715–1300	994	85-90%	59	92.00–104.00	$98.44	$978	+13.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1310	1241	75-80%	11	111.00–122.00	$117.26	$1,455	—
1205–2000	1430	75-80%	13	98.00–115.00	$106.09	$1,517	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1425	1339	4	104.00–124.00	$111.52	$1,493	—
1000–1935	1530	28	115.00–135.00	$126.56	$1,936	+1.86
1150–2195	1611	9	127.00–144.00	$134.82	$2,172	-3.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–955	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	124.00–138.00	$127.80	$1,125
695–1145	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	117.00–119.00	$118.24	$1,088
850–1040	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$1,177

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–990	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,228.08	—
980–1095	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,247.23	—

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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.