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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

2,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.88/cwt +12.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 521 lb · 43 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.99/cwt -21.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 319 lb · 41 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $425.76/cwt -12.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 334 lb · 41 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,482 3,977 3,136
Feeder cattle 1,866 3,155 2,515
Slaughter cattle 616 822 621

Townsend (Madison), 517, Cattlemen's (Lakeland), 665, Okeechobee (Tuesday), 1300, and Sumter (Webster), 1174. Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Sumter(Webster) was not reported.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 11 565.00 $565.00 $1,130 +75.00
250–295 263 13 455.00–495.00 $478.64 $1,259 +13.34
300–345 334 41 410.00–470.00 $425.76 $1,422 -12.03
350–395 375 22 330.00–410.00 $366.65 $1,375 -45.78
400–445 422 16 295.00–375.00 $348.57 $1,471 -22.69
450–495 467 30 285.00–330.00 $310.25 $1,449 +13.75
500–545 513 15 285.00–315.00 $304.70 $1,563 +16.20
550–595 583 6 285.00–300.00 $288.99 $1,685 +2.03
600–645 625 8 235.00–275.00 $247.93 $1,550 -7.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 7 375.00–400.00 $387.39 $1,247 -18.83
350–395 364 11 350.00–380.00 $365.27 $1,330 +25.30
400–445 422 11 275.00–335.00 $311.98 $1,317 +1.03
450–475 463 8 270.00–305.00 $288.02 $1,334 +3.96
500–535 520 5 265.00–285.00 $273.23 $1,421 -8.02
550–575 561 6 250.00–265.00 $257.60 $1,445 -2.67
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 173 2 430.00–470.00 $452.61 $783
200–245 219 6 410.00–440.00 $425.99 $933 +20.73
250–295 273 9 310.00–380.00 $345.63 $944 -20.33
300–345 319 41 295.00–360.00 $326.99 $1,043 -21.60
350–395 376 34 290.00–345.00 $309.58 $1,164 -19.78
400–445 429 34 260.00–320.00 $288.15 $1,236 -8.93
420–440 430 4 300.00–315.00 $307.33 $1,322 +10.25
450–495 471 36 250.00–315.00 $273.37 $1,288 +3.53
485–490 488 4 300.00–315.00 $307.54 $1,501 +37.70
500–545 520 39 235.00–270.00 $257.60 $1,340 +8.71
515–545 530 4 295.00–310.00 $303.64 $1,609 +54.75
550–595 568 15 215.00–265.00 $235.21 $1,336 -5.01
600–645 628 4 210.00–230.00 $217.25 $1,364 +3.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 400.00 $400.00 $600
200 200 1 390.00 $390.00 $780 +5.00
250–295 276 9 275.00–340.00 $305.10 $842 -27.84
300–345 321 8 280.00–320.00 $299.38 $961 -7.65
350–395 371 15 250.00–310.00 $280.66 $1,041 -2.49
400–445 423 6 245.00–275.00 $257.78 $1,090 -5.94
450–495 463 11 235.00–260.00 $251.37 $1,164 +13.69
500–545 518 5 230.00–245.00 $238.69 $1,236 +14.48
550–595 571 10 180.00–205.00 $192.11 $1,097 -22.69
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 -1.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 172 3 500.00–530.00 $516.99 $889
200–245 228 4 520.00–560.00 $533.63 $1,217 +33.95
250–295 279 11 455.00–475.00 $461.92 $1,289 -13.76
300–345 326 15 410.00–470.00 $435.25 $1,419 +11.58
350–395 369 12 320.00–410.00 $391.32 $1,444 +29.51
400–445 438 15 300.00–370.00 $340.35 $1,491 -8.79
450–495 478 22 290.00–315.00 $299.14 $1,430 +9.10
500–545 525 7 260.00–290.00 $274.11 $1,439 -4.33
550–595 576 6 240.00–265.00 $252.26 $1,453 -9.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 480.00 $480.00 $720
200 200 2 470.00 $470.00 $940
250–285 271 4 345.00–425.00 $371.98 $1,008 -70.19
300–345 316 4 360.00–400.00 $382.65 $1,209 -2.97
350–395 373 2 350.00–370.00 $359.40 $1,341 +47.23
400–445 423 2 315.00–340.00 $326.83 $1,382 -8.17
450–495 473 2 255.00–270.00 $262.14 $1,240 -5.15
500–540 524 7 235.00–250.00 $242.01 $1,268 -7.56

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1465 1180 80-85% 53 95.00–103.00 $100.40 $1,185
920–1460 1199 80-85% 124 104.00–120.00 $108.31 $1,299
930–1470 1311 80-85% 42 113.00–129.00 $116.33 $1,525
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1300 1012 85-90% 10 82.00–90.00 $87.08 $881
720–1300 1021 85-90% 40 91.00–109.00 $100.56 $1,027
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1660 1406 75-80% 10 107.00–117.00 $112.45 $1,581
1135–1770 1451 75-80% 23 113.00–128.00 $118.26 $1,716
1390–1920 1642 75-80% 3 97.00–103.00 $100.98 $1,658

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1655 1497 6 137.00–144.00 $141.51 $2,118
1155–2245 1748 15 135.00–157.00 $147.29 $2,575 -32.77
1710–2055 1784 8 158.00–169.00 $163.20 $2,911

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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.