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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $607.95/cwt +18.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 271 lb · 49 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $681.73/cwt +38.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 268 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $470.10/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 419 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 995 2,181 1,386
Feeder cattle 799 1,768 1,052
Slaughter cattle 196 371 334
Replacement cattle — 42 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (274), Madison (313), Okeechobee (408), and Sumter County (444). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 215 20 650.00–720.00 $688.74 $1,481 +9.19
250–295 268 35 625.00–730.00 $681.73 $1,827 +38.46
300–345 321 18 600.00–680.00 $647.54 $2,079 +23.71
350–385 366 13 540.00–620.00 $594.71 $2,177 +30.42
400–445 424 19 460.00–560.00 $523.38 $2,219 +30.02
450–495 470 11 425.00–490.00 $469.54 $2,207 +8.93
500–545 518 5 430.00–490.00 $455.00 $2,357 +10.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 6 560.00–620.00 $598.51 $1,640 +19.16
300–345 325 18 520.00–620.00 $592.92 $1,927 +10.41
350–385 363 15 465.00–560.00 $524.92 $1,905 +4.89
400 400 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,700 -35.91
450–490 470 11 415.00–455.00 $442.05 $2,078 +20.40
505–535 518 8 400.00–435.00 $423.97 $2,196 +8.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 7 540.00–570.00 $553.55 $1,760 -1.99
365–380 373 8 460.00–490.00 $475.30 $1,773 -19.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 168 5 610.00–680.00 $646.96 $1,087 -41.74
200–245 226 11 575.00–640.00 $593.29 $1,341 -6.36
250–295 271 49 540.00–630.00 $607.95 $1,648 +18.88
300–345 321 22 480.00–620.00 $563.34 $1,808 +21.52
350–395 371 22 435.00–550.00 $504.69 $1,872 +5.48
400–445 419 27 425.00–500.00 $470.10 $1,970 +17.51
450–495 466 21 420.00–470.00 $444.33 $2,071 -1.13
500–545 524 15 380.00–445.00 $409.18 $2,144 +12.23
550–595 566 7 380.00–425.00 $400.12 $2,265 +31.51
610–630 620 4 320.00–370.00 $345.40 $2,141 -15.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 600.00 $600.00 $900 ±0.00
200 200 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 +11.46
250–295 279 14 500.00–580.00 $553.89 $1,545 +38.13
300–345 327 22 440.00–550.00 $496.58 $1,624 +9.78
350–395 374 17 400.00–500.00 $471.28 $1,763 +4.86
400 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 -20.42
450–470 463 4 375.00–430.00 $409.16 $1,894 +6.50
500–535 517 6 350.00–375.00 $363.90 $1,881 +9.91
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 8 460.00–490.00 $475.58 $1,536 +5.21
355–375 365 10 440.00–460.00 $450.27 $1,643 +9.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 178 6 670.00–730.00 $689.58 $1,227 -11.64
200–245 222 13 640.00–710.00 $677.92 $1,505 +9.36
250–295 272 11 610.00–690.00 $656.24 $1,785 +1.93
300–345 329 21 580.00–700.00 $666.82 $2,194 +41.94
350–395 370 10 505.00–620.00 $566.10 $2,095 +12.83
400–445 425 3 460.00–500.00 $474.24 $2,016 +12.08
450–465 458 3 425.00–490.00 $465.38 $2,131 -0.95
500–540 523 4 410.00–460.00 $440.62 $2,304 +20.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 630.00 $630.00 $945 +8.26
200–245 228 6 580.00–660.00 $613.99 $1,400 +11.59
250–280 266 5 500.00–590.00 $544.29 $1,448 -15.34
300–345 330 10 520.00–630.00 $601.97 $1,987 +68.27
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 -38.53
450 450 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,868 +3.10
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 +13.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1485 1195 80-85% 30 151.00–170.00 $160.39 $1,917 —
965–1510 1278 80-85% 47 160.00–180.00 $168.66 $2,155 -4.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1290 1050 85-90% 28 140.00–163.00 $149.74 $1,572 -2.25
730–1285 1104 85-90% 6 136.00–152.00 $143.93 $1,589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1740 1353 75-80% 6 160.00–175.00 $169.47 $2,293 —
1335–1635 1485 75-80% 10 165.00–172.00 $168.85 $2,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1425 1337 3 172.00–182.00 $177.97 $2,379 -4.62
1220–1530 1447 6 183.00–193.00 $188.39 $2,726 —
1215–2595 1779 14 200.00–227.00 $215.45 $3,833 —

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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.