Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

2,698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.33/cwt -14.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 527 lb · 91 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.01/cwt -12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 526 lb · 62 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.84/cwt -32.08 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 370 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,698	3,374	637
Feeder cattle	2,140	2,424	535
Slaughter cattle	558	827	102
Replacement cattle	—	123	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (353), Madison (933), Okeechobee (1412), and Sumter County (624). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to weak. 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	435.00	$435.00	$870	—
250–295	269	8	375.00–400.00	$389.22	$1,047	-63.12
300–345	324	14	340.00–380.00	$360.78	$1,169	-54.25
350–395	372	10	305.00–365.00	$332.33	$1,236	-36.09
400–445	426	49	290.00–340.00	$311.18	$1,326	-6.71
450–495	474	37	250.00–270.00	$258.78	$1,227	-13.60
500–545	527	91	230.00–270.00	$240.33	$1,267	-14.79
550–595	579	39	220.00–250.00	$230.53	$1,335	-15.43
600–645	619	32	215.00–235.00	$226.14	$1,400	-8.10
650–685	667	3	220.00–225.00	$221.63	$1,478	—
715–740	728	2	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$1,547	+7.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	13	270.00–390.00	$334.83	$1,082	-41.79
350–395	376	24	280.00–360.00	$311.93	$1,173	-32.60
400–445	425	29	255.00–315.00	$269.77	$1,147	-4.98
450–495	482	27	235.00–275.00	$242.71	$1,170	-20.82
500–545	520	18	210.00–245.00	$224.76	$1,169	-10.93
550–595	565	6	200.00–215.00	$209.73	$1,185	-28.23
600–645	609	5	200.00–210.00	$207.88	$1,266	-9.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	6	340.00–360.00	$350.23	$1,131	+19.92
360–385	373	6	320.00–330.00	$325.17	$1,213	—
455–475	465	6	237.00–255.00	$245.81	$1,143	+0.70

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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	226	4	285.00–350.00	$312.62	$707	—
250–295	273	17	285.00–360.00	$315.57	$862	-4.75
300–345	324	23	270.00–330.00	$289.77	$939	-27.12
350–395	370	51	225.00–305.00	$238.84	$884	-32.08
400–445	428	28	210.00–275.00	$241.91	$1,035	-18.82
450–495	477	43	210.00–270.00	$236.10	$1,126	-11.72
500–545	526	62	210.00–235.00	$219.01	$1,152	-12.83
570	570	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	+11.12
550–595	581	24	205.00–225.00	$212.89	$1,237	-53.34
600–645	622	24	190.00–225.00	$207.07	$1,288	-14.42
600–630	623	4	290.00–295.00	$293.80	$1,830	+72.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	278	13	265.00–285.00	$271.77	$756	-18.04
300–345	333	14	245.00–265.00	$252.90	$842	-33.61
350–395	369	21	215.00–280.00	$233.49	$862	-30.09
400–445	427	25	200.00–260.00	$223.76	$955	-13.90
450–495	474	22	190.00–245.00	$214.19	$1,015	-12.69
500–540	514	14	190.00–200.00	$198.50	$1,020	-16.34
550–595	572	17	185.00–210.00	$198.63	$1,136	-11.37
600	600	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	316	5	260.00–275.00	$269.11	$850	+3.99
355–370	363	4	240.00–255.00	$247.66	$899	+1.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	450.00	$450.00	$900	+15.51
250	250	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,012	+26.21
300–345	317	5	360.00–380.00	$373.63	$1,184	-36.37
350–395	371	9	270.00–330.00	$301.87	$1,120	-33.63
400–445	417	6	265.00–285.00	$276.45	$1,153	-38.55
450–495	469	10	210.00–237.00	$224.38	$1,052	-39.40
510–530	520	12	200.00–210.00	$204.90	$1,065	-28.57
560–590	572	5	200.00–215.00	$208.81	$1,194	-23.48
615–630	624	10	185.00–190.00	$188.99	$1,179	-29.09
700–705	703	4	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	-23.49
350–395	376	7	250.00–305.00	$272.22	$1,024	-30.04
420–435	428	4	220.00–240.00	$229.82	$984	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1480	1046	80-85%	42	108.00–116.00	$113.22	$1,184	—
920–1485	1101	80-85%	121	117.00–133.00	$123.90	$1,364	+0.19
920–1490	1102	80-85%	63	126.00–140.00	$131.20	$1,446	+7.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1100	924	85-90%	12	98.00–105.00	$101.88	$941	-10.47
720–1300	1024	85-90%	39	108.00–125.00	$115.57	$1,183	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1600	1253	75-80%	19	136.00–146.00	$141.26	$1,770	-0.18
1150–1405	1269	75-80%	7	127.00–135.00	$131.70	$1,671	-9.74
1110–1895	1620	75-80%	4	120.00–126.00	$122.59	$1,986	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1365	1290	5	133.00–139.00	$135.26	$1,745	—
1100–1630	1360	12	140.00–155.00	$146.67	$1,995	—
1835–1870	1853	2	163.00–170.00	$166.53	$3,086	—

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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.