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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

2,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.08/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 474 lb · 49 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.80/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 371 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $359.40/cwt +15.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 420 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,400 3,431 2,145
Feeder cattle 1,920 2,670 1,691
Slaughter cattle 447 671 454
Replacement cattle 33 90 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (540), Madison (533), Okeechobee (1327), and Sumter County (809). 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 460.00 $460.00 $920 -26.17
250–295 269 7 450.00–505.00 $477.64 $1,285 +20.90
300–345 326 20 420.00–450.00 $431.77 $1,408 +13.74
350–395 372 18 345.00–430.00 $396.74 $1,476 +13.65
400–445 420 36 290.00–390.00 $359.40 $1,509 +15.38
450–495 468 32 270.00–350.00 $295.08 $1,381 -9.17
500–545 520 29 250.00–315.00 $276.02 $1,435 -21.31
550–595 568 14 240.00–290.00 $266.89 $1,516 +12.06
600–645 620 3 210.00–225.00 $218.15 $1,353 -21.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 400.00 $400.00 $800 -40.00
250–295 273 2 430.00–450.00 $439.17 $1,199 +77.51
300–345 319 7 390.00–415.00 $399.79 $1,275 +15.30
350–395 373 11 300.00–385.00 $357.24 $1,333 -12.70
400–445 422 10 280.00–350.00 $312.33 $1,318 +2.44
450–485 475 16 245.00–300.00 $277.29 $1,317 -8.91
500–545 524 6 230.00–285.00 $262.31 $1,375 -0.71
575–590 583 4 255.00–267.00 $260.92 $1,521 +11.47
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 169 5 445.00–480.00 $463.40 $783 —
200–245 220 7 405.00–435.00 $420.55 $925 +51.91
250–295 271 11 320.00–395.00 $356.47 $966 +24.60
300–345 321 33 285.00–370.00 $313.84 $1,007 -8.22
350–395 371 36 275.00–330.00 $293.80 $1,090 +1.30
400–445 427 28 260.00–310.00 $280.69 $1,199 +2.83
450–495 474 47 260.00–290.00 $273.09 $1,294 +4.43
465–485 475 2 295.00–300.00 $297.45 $1,413 +28.79
500–545 522 26 240.00–275.00 $252.47 $1,318 -4.10
550 550 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 +5.62
600–645 628 4 200.00–220.00 $207.25 $1,302 -22.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 2 410.00 $410.00 $615 —
200 200 1 400.00 $400.00 $800 +48.76
250–295 273 2 340.00–355.00 $346.88 $947 +39.30
300–345 327 9 260.00–315.00 $281.61 $921 -6.42
350–395 365 11 250.00–270.00 $264.25 $965 -14.87
400–445 421 9 235.00–280.00 $259.56 $1,093 +5.11
450–490 472 17 235.00–265.00 $247.46 $1,168 +0.85
500–545 530 3 220.00–230.00 $223.14 $1,183 +2.74
550 550 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,128 -4.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 9 420.00–460.00 $439.55 $971 -42.85
250–295 274 10 470.00–510.00 $488.71 $1,339 +80.51
300–345 320 13 425.00–450.00 $437.51 $1,400 +23.13
350 350 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 +31.88
400–440 417 7 280.00–365.00 $306.30 $1,277 -30.48
450–495 475 10 265.00–290.00 $276.81 $1,315 -13.35
500–545 526 6 260.00–280.00 $271.54 $1,428 -1.19
550–595 569 19 215.00–235.00 $224.02 $1,275 -31.11
600–645 626 5 210.00–225.00 $216.84 $1,357 -17.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 211 4 380.00–415.00 $404.85 $854 -30.88
250–295 265 3 430.00–455.00 $445.72 $1,181 +63.71
300 300 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,110 +80.08
350 350 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 +38.53
420–440 435 4 235.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,060 -61.05
450–495 480 3 245.00–265.00 $251.25 $1,206 -20.29
500–545 515 3 230.00–245.00 $239.71 $1,235 -5.29
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 -26.49
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1460 1114 80-85% 44 98.00–104.00 $102.07 $1,137 -0.81
930–1455 1188 80-85% 99 105.00–120.00 $109.89 $1,305 —
920–1460 1250 80-85% 38 114.00–123.00 $116.78 $1,460 -0.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1295 984 85-90% 7 84.00–90.00 $87.84 $864 +1.23
725–1300 1085 85-90% 37 91.00–113.00 $100.45 $1,090 -1.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1255 1177 75-80% 3 106.00–109.00 $107.38 $1,264 —
1190–1585 1354 75-80% 6 115.00–122.00 $118.82 $1,609 -3.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1905 1571 13 131.00–150.00 $143.68 $2,257 —
1400–1750 1610 11 136.00–143.00 $138.97 $2,237 —
1565–2005 1725 3 160.00–164.00 $162.15 $2,797 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1135 1054 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 190.00–230.00 $222.02 $2,340

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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.