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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 6, 2026

1,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $553.74/cwt +10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 274 lb · 48 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.40/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 373 lb · 44 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $510.63/cwt +19.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 320 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,955 2,925 2,187
Feeder cattle 1,667 2,477 1,733
Slaughter cattle 213 304 361
Replacement cattle 75 144 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (580), Madison (569), Okeechobee (806), and Sumter County (540). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder and Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 14 650.00–710.00 $681.14 $1,464 +16.48
250–290 265 29 590.00–660.00 $625.98 $1,659 -16.08
300–340 319 30 550.00–635.00 $588.42 $1,877 +13.13
352–385 370 28 480.00–600.00 $529.27 $1,958 +16.45
400–440 420 23 435.00–480.00 $457.45 $1,921 +2.14
455–490 475 34 375.00–445.00 $412.12 $1,958 +0.49
505–545 519 25 365.00–410.00 $386.21 $2,004 -2.08
560–585 570 14 350.00–400.00 $378.44 $2,157 +9.66
600–635 617 13 315.00–360.00 $340.77 $2,103 -0.51
650–670 662 6 325.00–345.00 $334.04 $2,211 +6.63
715–725 718 3 265.00–270.00 $267.51 $1,921 -31.53
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 14 540.00–590.00 $569.15 $1,559 -5.67
305–345 327 25 470.00–570.00 $536.45 $1,754 -8.42
360–395 374 29 425.00–525.00 $466.16 $1,743 +4.47
400–445 426 39 380.00–430.00 $413.81 $1,763 +3.43
450–490 471 22 340.00–390.00 $372.03 $1,752 -8.37
500–540 520 21 310.00–380.00 $350.74 $1,824 -0.51
550–595 568 19 300.00–360.00 $342.75 $1,947 +15.20
600–625 615 3 275.00–300.00 $289.85 $1,783 -20.77
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 18 500.00–520.00 $510.31 $1,633 -0.16
365–390 378 8 400.00–430.00 $414.50 $1,567 +4.90
415–440 428 10 370.00–400.00 $385.44 $1,650 -4.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 11 540.00–610.00 $579.70 $1,333 +7.66
255–285 fancy 272 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,469 —
250–295 274 45 480.00–600.00 $554.66 $1,520 +11.61
305–340 319 37 460.00–550.00 $506.89 $1,617 +17.00
300–345 fancy 326 5 530.00–560.00 $538.34 $1,755 +13.02
370 fancy 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 -10.00
350–395 373 43 415.00–470.00 $444.13 $1,657 +4.27
400–440 419 30 385.00–440.00 $418.95 $1,755 +9.69
450–495 477 31 330.00–395.00 $362.43 $1,729 -10.53
510–545 526 26 320.00–360.00 $346.26 $1,821 +16.39
550–585 567 31 310.00–345.00 $327.89 $1,859 +14.97
600–640 621 17 300.00–340.00 $321.53 $1,997 +27.11
650 fancy 650 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,064 —
650–690 678 15 275.00–325.00 $309.35 $2,097 +44.39
705–735 720 2 275.00–290.00 $282.66 $2,035 +26.03
705–745 fancy 725 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 —
775 775 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,209 —
810 fancy 810 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,673 +65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 229 4 500.00–530.00 $512.95 $1,175 -8.57
250–295 270 24 440.00–530.00 $485.12 $1,310 -9.54
300–340 324 30 410.00–480.00 $443.33 $1,436 -4.17
350–395 369 21 375.00–430.00 $406.42 $1,500 +6.55
400–445 426 34 340.00–400.00 $376.02 $1,602 +1.46
455–495 474 22 315.00–350.00 $336.28 $1,594 -4.27
520–545 531 5 290.00–315.00 $304.18 $1,615 -5.67
565 565 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,610 -20.11
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 8 400.00–430.00 $415.35 $1,321 -0.11
410–440 425 8 335.00–350.00 $342.76 $1,457 -8.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 226 7 580.00–720.00 $674.26 $1,524 +44.33
260–290 271 8 560.00–660.00 $619.95 $1,680 +0.24
300–340 321 24 560.00–630.00 $604.34 $1,940 +27.36
360–395 377 9 490.00–560.00 $535.43 $2,019 +48.27
410–435 421 9 405.00–450.00 $422.90 $1,780 -18.13
455–485 469 15 375.00–420.00 $394.16 $1,849 -0.06
520–545 532 7 330.00–345.00 $335.07 $1,783 -28.35
560–590 574 8 300.00–330.00 $316.35 $1,816 -24.36
615–640 634 13 285.00–322.00 $313.64 $1,988 -8.95
760–790 775 2 265.00–275.00 $269.90 $2,092 —
840 840 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,890 —
925 925 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 -41.06
315–340 329 7 460.00–520.00 $495.35 $1,630 +17.34
355–395 374 7 460.00–505.00 $479.88 $1,795 +53.34
400–440 421 10 380.00–445.00 $394.16 $1,659 -5.77
460–490 473 8 340.00–380.00 $370.16 $1,751 +17.66
505–540 523 4 310.00–325.00 $317.75 $1,662 -5.65
575–590 582 8 260.00–315.00 $297.02 $1,729 -15.41
635 635 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,556 -50.12
670–685 678 2 240.00–255.00 $247.42 $1,678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1315 1206 85-90% 38 105.00–128.00 $124.50 $1,501 —
1115–1610 1478 85-90% 15 115.00–119.00 $118.20 $1,747 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 -8.19
1070–1235 1153 80-85% 2 129.00–131.00 $130.07 $1,500 —
840–1510 1173 80-85% 43 116.00–140.00 $128.33 $1,505 -1.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 75-80% 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,490 —
1030–1570 1228 75-80% 9 115.00–124.00 $120.07 $1,474 -25.92
1235 1235 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,358 -35.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1605 1527 13 160.00–185.00 $172.14 $2,629 —
1335–2085 1569 15 177.00–206.00 $191.73 $3,008 +14.89

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,344
790–1205 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 97.50–145.00 $125.79 $1,259
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,668
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,910
1060 1060 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,802

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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
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.