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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

2,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.72/cwt -12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 376 lb · 80 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.95/cwt -23.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 414 lb · 57 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $529.99/cwt ≈ $1,447/hd at 273 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,539 1,180 689
Feeder cattle 2,123 932 564
Slaughter cattle 326 248 78
Replacement cattle 90 — 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Arcadia (852), Columbia (541), Ocala (390), Okeechobee (1146). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder and Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 3 640.00–730.00 $671.53 $1,464 —
250–285 267 28 580.00–660.00 $617.51 $1,649 +9.63
300–345 315 29 500.00–600.00 $569.81 $1,795 -14.67
350–390 363 35 470.00–525.00 $509.12 $1,848 -4.39
400–440 413 37 445.00–495.00 $462.79 $1,911 -1.33
450–490 467 28 350.00–450.00 $395.50 $1,847 -24.07
500–535 515 26 300.00–415.00 $370.73 $1,909 -34.77
550–590 570 30 300.00–380.00 $344.53 $1,964 —
605–640 621 16 280.00–330.00 $314.73 $1,954 -5.07
660–680 670 5 275.00–300.00 $289.15 $1,937 -18.49
805–835 817 5 240.00–250.00 $244.09 $1,994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 560.00–580.00 $570.10 $1,471 +31.55
300–345 322 18 455.00–570.00 $527.75 $1,699 -6.29
350–390 368 25 440.00–480.00 $463.30 $1,705 -8.83
410–448 433 33 325.00–450.00 $406.24 $1,759 -8.14
455–487 475 29 350.00–385.00 $366.65 $1,742 -13.78
505–540 514 15 285.00–380.00 $359.20 $1,846 -4.70
560–585 564 7 295.00–350.00 $341.84 $1,928 +4.51
695 695 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 11 500.00–520.00 $509.33 $1,615 +20.15
370–385 378 10 400.00–440.00 $419.60 $1,586 -2.26
410–435 422 13 400.00–420.00 $409.53 $1,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 219 6 540.00–580.00 $562.05 $1,231 —
250–296 273 43 480.00–560.00 $529.99 $1,447 —
310–325 fancy 318 2 540.00–545.00 $542.56 $1,725 —
315–345 330 31 445.00–500.00 $479.47 $1,582 -40.93
350–395 376 80 430.00–480.00 $450.72 $1,695 -12.77
400–445 414 57 375.00–445.00 $420.95 $1,743 -23.53
450–485 469 41 330.00–400.00 $376.25 $1,765 -19.99
500–540 516 36 300.00–380.00 $348.59 $1,799 +13.18
520 fancy 520 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 —
565 fancy 565 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,147 —
560–595 573 4 340.00–365.00 $351.21 $2,012 +20.84
560–590 575 4 345.00–355.00 $350.13 $2,013 +19.76
600–606 605 6 320.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,981 +25.22
625–645 632 3 320.00–355.00 $343.09 $2,168 +40.80
660–665 663 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $2,006 —
750–780 760 3 280.00–290.00 $285.07 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 226 6 400.00–520.00 $474.39 $1,072 —
255–286 275 25 400.00–510.00 $477.97 $1,314 —
310–345 321 26 395.00–460.00 $434.46 $1,395 -29.18
350–395 374 37 350.00–430.00 $392.61 $1,468 -36.98
405–445 430 29 320.00–390.00 $369.10 $1,587 -36.06
450–495 473 14 320.00–360.00 $345.54 $1,634 -9.06
505–525 515 16 310.00–340.00 $329.28 $1,696 +13.50
550–590 573 4 300.00–325.00 $310.09 $1,777 +2.49
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 10 400.00–410.00 $405.16 $1,297 -10.54
410–435 423 14 340.00–350.00 $345.15 $1,460 -20.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 226 6 540.00–610.00 $569.63 $1,287 —
260–290 278 9 500.00–560.00 $533.22 $1,482 —
305–345 325 8 490.00–530.00 $508.44 $1,652 —
350–385 372 18 440.00–500.00 $475.72 $1,770 —
410–445 427 21 395.00–450.00 $424.73 $1,814 —
450–490 478 13 350.00–390.00 $374.69 $1,791 —
505 505 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,742 —
560–595 579 4 300.00–345.00 $317.61 $1,839 —
630–635 633 2 295.00–315.00 $304.96 $1,930 —
654–655 654 8 270.00–275.00 $274.37 $1,794 —
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 230 3 450.00–500.00 $484.06 $1,113 —
270–285 277 3 450.00–500.00 $480.30 $1,330 —
365–395 375 8 350.00–415.00 $383.32 $1,437 —
405–445 427 10 335.00–400.00 $365.49 $1,561 —
465–490 479 6 290.00–340.00 $322.46 $1,545 —
560–590 575 2 275.00–290.00 $282.30 $1,623 —
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 —
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1160 1058 80-85% 3 150.00–155.00 $152.21 $1,610 —
885–1730 1177 80-85% 10 125.00–134.00 $130.39 $1,535 -26.94
915–1625 1276 80-85% 55 135.00–170.00 $152.52 $1,946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1455 1019 85-90% 15 100.00–142.00 $130.87 $1,334 -6.45
930–1490 1118 85-90% 33 111.00–155.00 $140.13 $1,567 -6.74
1090–1360 1206 85-90% 4 128.00–130.00 $129.05 $1,556 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1300 1270 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $143.03 $1,816 —
1065–1765 1420 75-80% 14 147.00–168.00 $159.81 $2,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1710 1483 2 188.00–192.00 $189.69 $2,813 —
1100–1810 1507 12 155.00–188.00 $178.78 $2,694 —
1325–1995 1758 12 172.00–207.00 $187.43 $3,295 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1125 fancy 944 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 195.00–270.00 $226.65 $2,140
705–1355 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 124.00–190.00 $149.89 $1,560

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1260 1174 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 200.00–238.00 $223.30 $2,622
1295–1510 1367 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 176.00–181.00 $179.16 $2,449

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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.