Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

3,976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.16/cwt -23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 430 lb · 105 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.91/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 478 lb · 55 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $330.58/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 419 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	3,976	1,027
Feeder cattle	3,165	688
Slaughter cattle	686	339
Replacement cattle	125	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1824), Columbia (675), Ocala (396) and Okeechobee (1477). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 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	200	1	495.00	$495.00	$990	—
250–295	269	11	395.00–500.00	$448.93	$1,208	+9.85
300–345	318	18	340.00–450.00	$398.55	$1,267	-23.46
350–395	371	16	330.00–415.00	$375.06	$1,391	-24.74
400–445	419	53	310.00–360.00	$330.58	$1,385	-8.59
450–495	471	38	275.00–320.00	$291.64	$1,374	-25.53
500–545	523	24	265.00–300.00	$277.11	$1,449	-25.31
550–595	581	30	220.00–285.00	$260.75	$1,515	-31.45
600–645	631	11	240.00–260.00	$245.75	$1,551	—
725	725	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	440.00	$440.00	$880	—
250	250	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,000	—
300–345	320	12	350.00–410.00	$389.60	$1,247	+0.54
350–395	369	10	260.00–380.00	$343.87	$1,269	-10.53
400–440	421	17	260.00–310.00	$281.55	$1,185	-18.15
450–495	469	17	250.00–290.00	$273.18	$1,281	-11.66
500–545	515	10	245.00–275.00	$262.78	$1,353	-11.93
550–595	568	6	225.00–260.00	$236.60	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	360	5	320.00–330.00	$325.83	$1,173	—
410–425	416	5	270.00–285.00	$276.13	$1,149	—
450–475	465	5	255.00–260.00	$256.94	$1,195	—

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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	9	340.00–400.00	$372.75	$828	—
250–295	273	30	280.00–345.00	$318.60	$870	—
300–345	321	39	270.00–335.00	$311.77	$1,001	-22.64
350–395	378	38	270.00–325.00	$294.97	$1,115	-22.11
400–445	430	105	260.00–285.00	$268.16	$1,153	-23.82
465–480	473	2	285.00–290.00	$287.54	$1,360	+12.94
450–495	478	53	250.00–280.00	$259.91	$1,242	-14.69
500–545	515	41	230.00–250.00	$241.72	$1,245	-2.85
510–540	520	6	260.00–270.00	$266.54	$1,386	+21.97
550–595	573	19	210.00–245.00	$227.12	$1,301	—
600–645	619	5	210.00–230.00	$222.79	$1,379	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	345.00	$345.00	$690	—
250–295	269	11	255.00–305.00	$270.62	$728	—
300–345	319	17	240.00–300.00	$281.83	$899	-10.38
350–395	374	19	245.00–290.00	$270.11	$1,010	-9.69
400–445	417	23	220.00–255.00	$247.84	$1,033	-14.29
450–495	459	14	225.00–245.00	$241.24	$1,107	-6.10
500–545	523	19	210.00–230.00	$216.32	$1,131	—
550–595	565	3	190.00–205.00	$199.73	$1,128	—
600–645	630	3	190.00–200.00	$193.17	$1,217	—

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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	226	18	385.00–500.00	$450.79	$1,019	—
250–295	271	16	375.00–450.00	$414.64	$1,124	—
300–345	328	20	310.00–410.00	$375.39	$1,231	—
350–395	380	13	325.00–390.00	$349.57	$1,328	—
400–445	429	13	315.00–340.00	$324.39	$1,392	—
450–495	474	14	275.00–300.00	$288.40	$1,367	—
500–545	530	6	265.00–290.00	$279.83	$1,483	—
550–595	576	8	265.00–285.00	$274.94	$1,584	—
600–645	630	5	240.00–255.00	$244.81	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	11	300.00–450.00	$349.67	$797	—
250–295	271	6	300.00–400.00	$344.28	$933	—
300–345	331	7	250.00–375.00	$323.35	$1,070	—
350–395	366	8	260.00–350.00	$303.67	$1,111	—
400–445	415	3	295.00–310.00	$304.64	$1,264	—
450–495	461	4	250.00–270.00	$264.63	$1,220	—
500–545	523	4	245.00–260.00	$252.18	$1,319	—
550	550	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	—
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1300	1037	80-85%	13	100.00–106.00	$103.01	$1,068	—
920–1380	1157	80-85%	59	107.00–117.00	$111.84	$1,294	—
930–1385	1165	80-85%	24	116.00–128.00	$119.17	$1,388	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1100	888	85-90%	6	84.00–91.00	$88.18	$783	—
725–1175	1018	85-90%	37	92.00–108.00	$102.41	$1,043	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1425	1290	75-80%	12	116.00–124.00	$120.54	$1,555	—
1285–1445	1391	75-80%	4	105.00–111.00	$107.02	$1,489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1520	1416	8	138.00–146.00	$142.22	$2,014	—
1025–1685	1469	35	135.00–157.00	$142.52	$2,094	-2.00
1435–1970	1715	15	146.00–164.00	$155.65	$2,669	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1140	1059	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	123.00–138.00	$131.54	$1,393

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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.