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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,182 2,400 1,019
Feeder cattle 886 1,920 754
Slaughter cattle 296 447 265
Replacement cattle — 33 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1182). 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
250–275 263 4 500.00–520.00 $509.52 $1,340 +31.88
305–325 315 6 430.00–460.00 $444.52 $1,400 +12.75
355–375 365 6 405.00–440.00 $422.98 $1,544 +26.24
400–425 411 7 330.00–370.00 $347.74 $1,429 -11.66
455–475 463 5 315.00–340.00 $325.26 $1,506 +30.18
500–535 514 5 300.00–320.00 $308.33 $1,585 +32.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 6 400.00–420.00 $409.62 $1,344 +9.83
350–370 360 6 360.00–390.00 $375.42 $1,352 +18.18
410–435 423 6 300.00–320.00 $309.70 $1,310 -2.63
450–465 458 8 280.00–300.00 $289.84 $1,327 +12.55
505–520 513 4 260.00–280.00 $269.85 $1,384 +7.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 5 310.00–340.00 $321.66 $1,026 +7.82
355–385 370 8 300.00–330.00 $314.39 $1,163 +20.59
420–440 431 7 270.00–300.00 $287.48 $1,239 +6.79
450–475 460 5 265.00–285.00 $276.74 $1,273 +3.65
505–525 514 9 240.00–260.00 $249.08 $1,280 -3.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 367 9 265.00–295.00 $278.64 $1,023 +14.39
410–430 421 9 250.00–265.00 $258.51 $1,088 -1.05
470–490 480 4 245.00–260.00 $252.66 $1,213 +5.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1425 1116 80-85% 19 110.00–119.00 $114.23 $1,275 +12.16
1100–1285 1179 80-85% 7 120.00–124.00 $121.87 $1,437 +11.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1425 1318 85-90% 6 106.00–109.00 $108.16 $1,426 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1620 1557 3 162.00–170.00 $164.78 $2,566 +21.10
1265–1805 1589 5 144.00–150.00 $148.09 $2,353 +4.41

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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.