Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

3,429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.46/cwt -12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 373 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.30/cwt -25.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 419 lb · 30 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.91/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 319 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,429	785	2,734
Feeder cattle	2,572	542	1,951
Slaughter cattle	786	243	681
Replacement cattle	71	—	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1168), Columbia (612), Ocala (526) and Okeechobee (1123). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. 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	200	1	375.00	$375.00	$750	—
250	250	1	385.00	$385.00	$962	-83.91
300–345	328	14	375.00–425.00	$399.66	$1,311	-24.76
350–395	368	12	335.00–400.00	$376.53	$1,386	-23.13
400–445	424	14	300.00–370.00	$334.82	$1,420	-28.87
450–490	476	15	290.00–340.00	$307.93	$1,466	-26.15
510–540	526	10	300.00–315.00	$308.11	$1,621	-20.18
550–595	565	9	270.00–297.50	$289.34	$1,635	—
615–635	626	4	240.00–262.50	$251.79	$1,576	—
710–715	713	2	230.00–247.50	$238.72	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	335.00	$335.00	$670	—
300–345	330	11	285.00–390.00	$353.42	$1,166	-34.93
350–390	379	13	280.00–385.00	$320.95	$1,216	-53.84
400–445	417	14	275.00–330.00	$300.82	$1,254	-15.83
460–490	471	7	260.00–305.00	$285.62	$1,345	-8.30
520–540	534	7	260.00–275.00	$264.17	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	4	340.00–355.00	$347.75	$1,297	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	173	4	300.00–320.00	$305.65	$529	—
200–245	223	2	330.00–345.00	$336.74	$751	—
250–295	279	22	330.00–360.00	$338.85	$945	-9.69
300–345	319	27	300.00–380.00	$328.91	$1,049	-9.89
350–395	373	32	275.00–360.00	$313.46	$1,169	-12.67
400–445	419	30	260.00–320.00	$279.30	$1,170	-25.46
450–495	475	22	260.00–290.00	$270.50	$1,285	-14.39
500–545	520	25	235.00–270.00	$252.14	$1,311	-13.66
550–595	573	8	235.00–250.00	$241.36	$1,383	—
610–635	627	3	227.50–237.50	$234.26	$1,469	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	175	2	280.00–290.00	$284.43	$498	—
200–245	223	2	310.00–320.00	$314.49	$701	—
250–295	281	4	310.00–380.00	$348.11	$978	—
300–345	323	18	265.00–365.00	$312.93	$1,011	+5.20
350–395	374	17	257.50–345.00	$287.89	$1,077	-5.35
400–445	427	19	230.00–305.00	$262.44	$1,121	-10.90
450–495	471	11	235.00–270.00	$251.06	$1,182	—
510–530	520	2	240.00–245.00	$242.45	$1,261	—
550–580	568	8	220.00–230.00	$222.47	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	275	3	355.00–360.00	$358.39	$986	—
320–335	325	3	340.00–350.00	$343.44	$1,116	—
365–380	376	4	320.00–325.00	$321.21	$1,208	—
455–465	463	4	265.00–270.00	$266.23	$1,233	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	375.00	$375.00	$694	—
200–245	223	2	360.00–375.00	$366.74	$818	—
250–295	281	6	390.00–405.00	$394.64	$1,109	—
300–345	325	23	320.00–400.00	$354.53	$1,152	—
350–395	373	13	300.00–380.00	$336.47	$1,255	—
400–440	422	8	297.50–405.00	$351.43	$1,483	—
450	450	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,508	—
500–540	530	6	280.00–315.00	$289.18	$1,533	—
555–585	578	8	260.00–280.00	$273.13	$1,579	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	350.00	$350.00	$700	—
250–295	280	3	365.00–380.00	$369.46	$1,034	—
300–345	326	8	290.00–375.00	$314.48	$1,025	—
350–390	365	4	280.00–340.00	$299.32	$1,093	—
410–425	418	2	390.00–395.00	$392.54	$1,641	—
510–520	515	2	300.00–305.00	$302.48	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	3	410.00–420.00	$413.40	$1,315	—
360–375	369	5	395.00–400.00	$398.05	$1,469	—
415–425	418	4	370.00–380.00	$377.46	$1,578	—
510–525	518	2	280.00–290.00	$284.93	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1400	1109	80-85%	30	90.00–117.00	$112.22	$1,245	—
915–1445	1120	80-85%	65	100.00–126.00	$118.20	$1,324	—
920–1480	1158	80-85%	53	113.00–136.00	$128.94	$1,493	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–810	798	85-90%	2	100.00–107.50	$103.81	$828	—
745–1300	950	85-90%	14	80.00–96.00	$90.09	$856	—
715–1300	982	85-90%	67	97.00–110.00	$102.42	$1,006	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1350	1220	75-80%	11	127.00–135.00	$130.56	$1,593	—
1110–1885	1448	75-80%	7	105.00–126.00	$114.08	$1,652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1455	1248	8	112.00–127.00	$121.02	$1,510	—
1130–1765	1418	16	120.00–135.00	$129.23	$1,832	—
1150–2035	1711	22	130.00–149.00	$140.23	$2,399	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,105
940–1025	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–113.00	$111.56	$1,097
1165–1235	1218	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	116.00–124.00	$122.09	$1,487

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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.