Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

1,516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.89/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 276 lb · 52 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.86/cwt -14.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 330 lb · 37 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.29/cwt -6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 367 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,516	1,701	1,805
Feeder cattle	1,081	1,176	1,193
Slaughter cattle	435	482	612
Replacement cattle	—	43	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market totals and trends for today, Townsend, 231, Cattleman's Lakeland, 356, Okeechobee Tuesday, 939, and Sumter, 430. Totals, this week, 1956, last week 1982. Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 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	2	445.00	$445.00	$890	+70.00
250–295	278	6	425.00–450.00	$435.42	$1,210	—
300–345	326	14	390.00–430.00	$411.81	$1,343	+16.81
350–395	377	19	350.00–415.00	$391.48	$1,476	-0.76
400–445	426	10	315.00–405.00	$359.75	$1,533	-20.72
450–495	468	9	300.00–350.00	$320.20	$1,499	+6.09
500–545	518	8	300.00–320.00	$308.89	$1,600	-6.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	410.00–425.00	$416.74	$929	—
250	250	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,050	—
300–345	324	7	390.00–405.00	$396.19	$1,284	+26.82
350–395	376	7	360.00–390.00	$373.78	$1,405	+36.06
400–435	420	7	280.00–360.00	$324.10	$1,361	-12.40
450–495	480	3	285.00–300.00	$289.69	$1,391	+2.98
500–545	524	7	275.00–295.00	$284.82	$1,492	+6.00

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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	183	6	340.00–365.00	$348.61	$638	-11.39
200–245	223	17	350.00–375.00	$364.85	$814	+16.94
250–295	276	52	340.00–365.00	$350.89	$968	+16.40
300–345	330	37	290.00–360.00	$336.86	$1,112	-14.08
350–395	370	23	270.00–340.00	$314.04	$1,162	-5.58
400–445	428	20	270.00–310.00	$294.14	$1,259	-5.31
450–495	473	17	260.00–282.00	$269.66	$1,275	+3.61
500–545	521	10	240.00–265.00	$253.95	$1,323	-5.91
550–595	571	7	220.00–240.00	$231.24	$1,320	-1.84
600–645	622	3	200.00–220.00	$208.10	$1,294	-28.19
745	745	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	330.00–345.00	$339.30	$729	+34.30
250–295	265	3	315.00–335.00	$327.58	$868	+17.99
300–345	318	16	290.00–335.00	$309.78	$985	+22.70
350–395	370	13	250.00–315.00	$290.48	$1,075	+5.37
400–445	422	12	230.00–290.00	$262.13	$1,106	-1.37
450–495	477	8	245.00–260.00	$250.48	$1,195	+1.53
500–545	527	7	220.00–250.00	$234.25	$1,234	-4.76
550–595	573	2	200.00–210.00	$204.80	$1,174	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	420.00–440.00	$429.17	$773	+37.29
200–245	207	7	445.00–457.00	$454.69	$941	+64.10
250–295	279	4	425.00–440.00	$430.92	$1,202	-1.66
300–340	325	5	370.00–410.00	$382.08	$1,242	-13.72
350–395	367	31	300.00–398.00	$379.29	$1,392	-6.03
400–445	428	4	360.00–370.00	$363.57	$1,556	+33.11
450–485	473	4	270.00–315.00	$296.11	$1,401	-33.89
500	500	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,550	-2.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	395.00	$395.00	$652	+25.00
200–245	223	2	410.00–425.00	$416.74	$929	+62.39
250–295	265	3	400.00–420.00	$412.58	$1,093	+9.44
300–345	328	8	295.00–405.00	$338.45	$1,110	-7.47
360–385	373	4	275.00–300.00	$287.08	$1,071	-39.11
400–445	429	7	260.00–355.00	$290.08	$1,244	-69.92
450	450	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,336	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	321	4	275.00–290.00	$278.97	$895	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1455	1108	80-85%	40	117.00–123.00	$120.33	$1,333	—
915–1450	1173	80-85%	83	120.00–132.00	$127.20	$1,492	-7.46
970–1490	1283	80-85%	50	129.00–141.00	$135.61	$1,740	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–900	833	85-90%	5	102.00–106.00	$104.92	$874	—
760–1120	962	85-90%	42	107.00–118.00	$113.26	$1,090	-1.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1340	1273	75-80%	3	123.00–124.00	$123.30	$1,570	-13.88
1185–1895	1421	75-80%	4	130.00–133.00	$131.19	$1,864	—
1185–1960	1537	75-80%	11	134.00–142.00	$138.12	$2,123	+21.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1420	1161	7	132.00–140.00	$136.88	$1,589	—
1220–2260	1646	14	127.00–155.00	$143.10	$2,355	-14.07
1375–1940	1707	12	137.00–163.00	$155.39	$2,653	—

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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.