Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

3,431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.66/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 472 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.86/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 430 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.57/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 522 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,431	993	4,131
Feeder cattle	2,670	765	3,191
Slaughter cattle	671	228	785
Replacement cattle	90	—	155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1419), Columbia (775), Ocala (437) and Okeechobee (1237). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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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	222	3	480.00–495.00	$486.17	$1,079	—
250–295	266	12	400.00–530.00	$456.74	$1,215	-12.45
300–345	326	23	370.00–460.00	$418.03	$1,363	-23.11
350–395	368	22	350.00–420.00	$383.09	$1,410	-39.24
400–445	418	21	320.00–365.00	$344.02	$1,438	-35.44
450–495	472	29	285.00–325.00	$304.25	$1,436	-33.28
500–545	516	13	280.00–320.00	$297.33	$1,534	+9.10
550–595	581	6	250.00–265.00	$254.83	$1,481	—
600–645	615	3	230.00–245.00	$239.76	$1,475	—

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	—
250–295	274	5	340.00–395.00	$361.66	$991	—
300–345	321	10	320.00–415.00	$384.49	$1,234	—
350–395	365	7	340.00–390.00	$369.94	$1,350	-7.66
400–430	415	10	295.00–325.00	$309.89	$1,286	-1.82
450–495	467	8	260.00–300.00	$286.20	$1,337	+3.11
500–545	524	7	245.00–285.00	$263.02	$1,378	+7.87
550–575	561	11	235.00–257.00	$249.45	$1,399	—
600	600	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	—

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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	231	7	320.00–400.00	$368.64	$852	—
250–295	275	19	320.00–350.00	$331.87	$913	—
300–345	325	29	280.00–350.00	$322.06	$1,047	+18.14
350–395	370	42	275.00–330.00	$292.50	$1,082	-1.69
400–445	430	50	265.00–295.00	$277.86	$1,195	-13.09
450–495	472	56	250.00–285.00	$268.66	$1,268	-1.08
500–545	522	44	230.00–272.50	$256.57	$1,339	+1.79
550–595	566	9	230.00–250.00	$239.38	$1,355	-5.51
600	600	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	340.00–365.00	$351.24	$783	—
250–295	265	3	295.00–315.00	$307.58	$815	—
300–345	323	12	260.00–315.00	$288.03	$930	+0.77
350–395	373	12	270.00–295.00	$279.12	$1,041	+2.98
400–445	429	10	250.00–265.00	$254.45	$1,092	-5.46
450–495	468	12	235.00–260.00	$246.61	$1,154	+2.73
500–545	526	8	210.00–230.00	$220.40	$1,159	—
550–595	565	3	200.00–215.00	$209.73	$1,185	—
600	600	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,170	—

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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	222	13	460.00–500.00	$482.40	$1,071	—
250–295	284	16	400.00–430.00	$408.20	$1,159	—
300–345	329	14	400.00–440.00	$414.38	$1,363	—
350–395	367	21	360.00–395.00	$383.12	$1,406	—
400–445	423	13	330.00–345.00	$336.78	$1,425	—
450–495	483	18	285.00–310.00	$290.16	$1,401	—
500–545	528	5	265.00–285.00	$272.73	$1,440	—
550–595	574	15	245.00–265.00	$255.13	$1,464	—
600–645	616	4	225.00–240.00	$234.82	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	420.00–455.00	$435.73	$972	—
250–295	265	3	360.00–395.00	$382.01	$1,012	—
300–340	320	4	260.00–365.00	$289.92	$928	—
350–395	368	7	275.00–360.00	$316.47	$1,165	—
400–445	423	4	300.00–310.00	$304.73	$1,289	—
450–495	468	5	260.00–280.00	$271.54	$1,271	—
500	500	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,225	—
550–595	565	3	230.00–240.00	$236.49	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1480	1138	80-85%	16	98.00–104.00	$102.88	$1,171	—
925–1485	1246	80-85%	67	106.00–122.00	$113.05	$1,409	—
930–1480	1276	80-85%	48	114.00–133.00	$116.98	$1,493	-6.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1300	955	85-90%	11	84.00–90.00	$86.61	$827	—
725–1300	1069	85-90%	37	92.00–114.00	$101.85	$1,089	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,302	—
1170–1660	1387	75-80%	20	118.00–132.00	$122.50	$1,699	—
1180–1595	1403	75-80%	5	115.00–117.00	$115.56	$1,621	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1530	1379	4	138.00–145.00	$141.73	$1,954	—
1020–1715	1536	24	146.00–165.00	$151.61	$2,329	—
1685–2145	1812	14	155.00–189.00	$164.66	$2,984	—

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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
1095–1135	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,598.65	—

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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.