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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

2,856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $408.75/cwt -15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 470 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.39/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 566 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.63/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 424 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,856 2,571 2,819
Feeder cattle 2,500 2,098 2,438
Slaughter cattle 313 354 381
Replacement cattle 43 119 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (869), Madison (587), Okeechobee (1400), and Sumter County (542). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder and Replacement cows sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 20 700.00–800.00 $747.78 $1,683 +53.46
250–280 266 21 610.00–670.00 $640.64 $1,704 -9.79
300–345 314 24 550.00–610.00 $587.25 $1,844 +12.96
350–389 374 39 465.00–590.00 $503.27 $1,882 -46.73
400–445 420 33 425.00–475.00 $454.96 $1,911 -14.33
450–490 470 57 360.00–435.00 $408.75 $1,921 -15.53
505–545 524 48 350.00–400.00 $374.17 $1,961 -4.44
550–595 568 44 330.00–380.00 $357.52 $2,031 -0.90
600–645 622 41 315.00–340.00 $329.26 $2,048 -4.79
650–690 666 26 300.00–330.00 $312.27 $2,080 -9.78
705–739 730 11 300.00–325.00 $307.22 $2,243 +42.22
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 271 18 550.00–600.00 $576.22 $1,562 +3.19
310–345 325 25 490.00–560.00 $537.33 $1,746 +6.43
350–395 374 24 405.00–490.00 $458.94 $1,716 -42.87
400–445 417 30 360.00–440.00 $407.31 $1,698 -36.60
450–495 478 26 350.00–385.00 $367.59 $1,757 -23.16
500–545 524 37 340.00–367.50 $352.92 $1,849 +9.27
560–595 575 23 320.00–340.00 $329.26 $1,893 -14.13
600–635 618 13 300.00–310.00 $304.70 $1,883 -18.69
665–680 673 2 300.00–305.00 $302.53 $2,036 +49.56
725–745 735 2 265.00–282.50 $273.87 $2,013 +48.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 326 15 500.00–525.00 $511.09 $1,666 -4.38
350–370 360 22 440.00–450.00 $445.14 $1,603 -44.52
410–425 418 15 360.00–390.00 $373.73 $1,562 -42.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 220 21 580.00–680.00 $633.48 $1,394 +24.41
250–285 262 38 500.00–610.00 $560.41 $1,468 -17.83
300–340 321 31 460.00–520.00 $490.94 $1,576 -27.30
300–345 fancy 323 4 530.00–570.00 $545.58 $1,762 —
355–395 371 32 415.00–480.00 $450.44 $1,671 -15.85
365–376 fancy 374 6 480.00–490.00 $488.37 $1,827 +12.02
400–448 424 53 390.00–470.00 $416.63 $1,767 -5.09
450–486 470 35 330.00–400.00 $371.70 $1,747 -12.23
460–485 473 10 410.00–440.00 $425.40 $2,012 +41.47
460–494 fancy 486 8 395.00–445.00 $407.07 $1,978 -27.85
500–545 522 28 330.00–355.00 $341.18 $1,781 -11.97
510–540 523 7 400.00–450.00 $422.13 $2,208 +68.98
510–545 fancy 532 3 385.00–415.00 $399.67 $2,126 —
550–590 564 44 300.00–345.00 $329.71 $1,860 -13.23
555–585 571 12 430.00–450.00 $440.24 $2,514 +97.30
600–635 612 18 295.00–320.00 $311.71 $1,908 -4.66
630 fancy 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 -45.00
640–645 643 2 400.00–430.00 $414.94 $2,668 +98.57
653 fancy 653 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,220 -130.00
650–685 662 3 285.00–300.00 $291.64 $1,931 +6.68
720 fancy 720 1 440.00 $440.00 $3,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 27 400.00–550.00 $502.09 $1,351 -20.67
305–345 328 24 400.00–470.00 $444.10 $1,457 -22.79
350–395 378 38 370.00–450.00 $423.49 $1,601 +0.39
400–440 423 25 320.00–400.00 $370.58 $1,568 -18.63
450–494 474 26 300.00–370.00 $345.29 $1,637 +0.30
515–525 521 4 310.00–330.00 $322.54 $1,680 -15.30
550–595 573 5 285.00–300.00 $291.07 $1,668 -3.89
625 625 2 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,750 —
665 665 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 15 400.00–430.00 $414.58 $1,335 -34.96
360–390 376 17 400.00–420.00 $409.01 $1,538 —
410–430 420 18 340.00–360.00 $349.76 $1,469 -25.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 14 560.00–630.00 $584.94 $1,597 -32.53
310–340 328 13 490.00–600.00 $580.07 $1,903 -1.86
350–385 370 16 470.00–590.00 $538.61 $1,993 +17.88
405–435 418 23 390.00–455.00 $436.48 $1,824 -1.82
450–490 472 33 360.00–410.00 $381.71 $1,802 -6.29
515–540 525 5 355.00–375.00 $367.15 $1,928 +8.09
565–585 580 4 330.00–355.00 $348.91 $2,024 +25.17
620 620 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 +11.65
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 +22.44
750 750 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 6 500.00–570.00 $547.31 $1,522 +14.27
310–345 330 12 450.00–550.00 $498.06 $1,644 +1.30
365–395 377 9 385.00–450.00 $412.88 $1,557 -43.25
410–445 426 23 300.00–420.00 $385.51 $1,642 -13.27
460–490 475 17 310.00–360.00 $347.94 $1,653 -4.66
565–590 576 7 285.00–330.00 $305.77 $1,761 +3.27
680 680 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 —
740 740 2 240.00–260.00 $250.00 $1,850 —
870–880 875 2 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $2,057 —
920 920 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1480 1252 85-90% 27 95.00–140.00 $132.06 $1,653 —
755–1560 1348 85-90% 54 122.50–164.00 $148.94 $2,008 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1380 1071 80-85% 4 130.00–140.00 $133.62 $1,431 —
1025–1190 1096 80-85% 4 161.00–171.00 $165.19 $1,810 —
865–1605 1243 80-85% 60 143.00–170.00 $154.30 $1,918 -16.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1845 1403 75-80% 3 162.00–181.00 $172.79 $2,424 —
1110–1880 1490 75-80% 10 145.00–169.00 $159.60 $2,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1670 1520 12 167.00–190.00 $181.97 $2,766 —
1045–1930 1581 8 205.00–227.00 $212.07 $3,353 -3.56

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–1350 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 110.00–187.50 $161.05 $1,583

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–865 759 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,731.59
680–1245 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,019.73
1035–1120 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,436.55

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.