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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

2,299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $511.54/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 376 lb · 45 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.28/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 374 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.32/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 427 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,299 855 2,610
Feeder cattle 1,875 710 1,848
Slaughter cattle 302 145 640
Replacement cattle 122 — 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Arcadia (1013), Columbia (496), Ocala (485) and Okeechobee (790). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 216 12 640.00–690.00 $663.24 $1,433 -19.10
250–295 265 23 580.00–640.00 $618.32 $1,639 -5.32
300–315 fancy 310 4 590.00–620.00 $600.04 $1,860 —
305–345 319 29 530.00–600.00 $571.53 $1,823 +1.22
350 fancy 350 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,872 —
350–390 377 44 460.00–550.00 $511.01 $1,927 +10.06
400–427 415 23 410.00–500.00 $462.59 $1,920 +6.88
450–495 466 30 380.00–430.00 $409.84 $1,910 -11.17
510–545 521 28 365.00–425.00 $391.43 $2,039 -8.79
550 fancy 550 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 —
555–585 572 29 335.00–360.00 $347.91 $1,990 -11.15
600–640 619 23 325.00–360.00 $341.69 $2,115 +2.04
650–681 665 22 320.00–350.00 $328.02 $2,181 -2.77
840 840 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,352 —
950 950 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 3 540.00–600.00 $575.82 $1,353 —
250–290 271 20 535.00–590.00 $562.17 $1,523 —
310–345 327 31 475.00–560.00 $530.58 $1,735 -9.58
355–395 378 24 400.00–490.00 $454.78 $1,719 -0.63
405–445 423 16 350.00–450.00 $420.54 $1,779 +0.19
455–490 469 31 330.00–380.00 $351.02 $1,646 -24.22
505–530 519 14 325.00–375.00 $352.86 $1,831 -6.99
555–585 569 8 300.00–327.50 $312.74 $1,779 -21.68
710–720 715 2 250.00–275.00 $262.59 $1,878 —
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
885 885 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 15 470.00–510.00 $489.60 $1,562 -11.01
410–440 425 10 380.00–410.00 $394.47 $1,676 +4.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 fancy 208 2 610.00–620.00 $614.82 $1,279 —
210–235 226 7 525.00–610.00 $571.34 $1,291 —
265 fancy 265 2 540.00–550.00 $545.00 $1,444 —
250–295 274 30 490.00–600.00 $534.27 $1,464 +8.29
300–330 fancy 312 3 500.00–520.00 $506.52 $1,580 —
300–345 316 26 460.00–550.00 $495.17 $1,565 +5.78
355–385 fancy 365 5 475.00–495.00 $486.16 $1,774 —
355–395 375 36 410.00–510.00 $445.30 $1,670 -3.92
405–448 427 35 395.00–455.00 $408.52 $1,744 -3.76
420–435 fancy 427 3 445.00–475.00 $456.60 $1,950 —
455–460 fancy 458 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 —
450–490 468 28 345.00–415.00 $379.50 $1,776 -5.55
500–545 527 33 320.00–360.00 $338.91 $1,786 -11.85
555–580 570 5 310.00–355.00 $325.19 $1,854 -21.70
585 fancy 585 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 —
605 fancy 605 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,269 —
606–645 620 16 295.00–327.50 $315.72 $1,957 —
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
690 fancy 690 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,691 —
700–725 713 2 275.00–280.00 $277.54 $1,979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 470.00–500.00 $485.16 $1,130 —
250–280 264 16 440.00–510.00 $489.64 $1,293 +0.40
305–345 324 29 395.00–470.00 $435.31 $1,410 -14.53
350–395 372 23 360.00–460.00 $410.02 $1,525 -9.14
400–445 422 33 330.00–390.00 $363.15 $1,532 -22.20
465–495 478 23 325.00–365.00 $349.06 $1,669 -20.28
505–540 522 18 270.00–320.00 $301.96 $1,576 -12.99
645 645 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,806 —
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 11 400.00–420.00 $409.64 $1,294 -3.13
355–385 370 8 360.00–380.00 $369.59 $1,367 -16.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 5 600.00–670.00 $643.83 $1,481 —
250–285 269 14 560.00–640.00 $597.86 $1,608 —
310–345 326 10 520.00–560.00 $542.85 $1,770 —
350–385 371 12 475.00–540.00 $504.59 $1,872 —
400–445 423 9 410.00–495.00 $450.10 $1,904 —
455–485 471 8 380.00–425.00 $399.50 $1,882 —
505–545 524 17 335.00–380.00 $348.60 $1,827 —
555–595 572 7 325.00–350.00 $335.76 $1,921 —
600–635 618 2 320.00–330.00 $324.86 $2,008 —
650–670 660 2 315.00–345.00 $329.77 $2,176 —
755 755 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,038 —
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,269 —
260–285 267 5 495.00–580.00 $535.54 $1,430 —
315–345 331 7 450.00–500.00 $474.69 $1,571 —
370–395 383 6 400.00–460.00 $434.50 $1,664 —
420–445 433 8 375.00–405.00 $391.38 $1,695 —
450–495 474 7 360.00–395.00 $378.40 $1,794 —
505–545 530 11 275.00–350.00 $319.22 $1,692 —
565–590 580 5 300.00–325.00 $312.92 $1,815 —
630–640 635 2 260.00–300.00 $279.84 $1,777 —
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 —
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
830 830 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1255 1073 80-85% 5 121.00–127.00 $124.50 $1,336 —
790–1480 1188 80-85% 54 128.00–147.00 $134.87 $1,602 —
1140–1360 1284 80-85% 13 140.00–149.00 $141.76 $1,820 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1180 1048 85-90% 43 119.00–139.00 $127.14 $1,332 —
1050–1210 1146 85-90% 10 116.00–120.00 $117.47 $1,346 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1490 1258 75-80% 3 145.00–151.00 $147.84 $1,860 —
1065–1630 1361 75-80% 32 135.00–142.00 $138.54 $1,886 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,819 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1530 1403 5 170.00–180.00 $177.82 $2,495 —
1230–1880 1543 19 174.00–197.00 $187.69 $2,896 —
1650–2260 1898 12 200.00–218.00 $207.02 $3,929 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–1135 fancy 931 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 25 200.00–275.00 $230.50 $2,146
595–1375 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 33 111.00–190.00 $142.83 $1,453

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1115 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 220.00–240.00 $228.96 $2,312
985–1065 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 280.00–305.00 $288.25 $2,940
1085–1260 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 170.00–175.00 $172.67 $2,003

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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.