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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

5,212 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (286)

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.68/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 374 lb · 129 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.54/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 418 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.78/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 468 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,212 5,811 4,318
Feeder cattle 4,275 4,592 3,413
Slaughter cattle 784 1,020 832
Replacement cattle 153 199 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Year to date receipts totaled 207,072 compared to 208,941 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 215 21 640.00–770.00 $696.37 $1,497 +32.32
250–295 268 56 540.00–700.00 $617.62 $1,655 +21.77
300–345 319 69 500.00–600.00 $564.42 $1,800 -0.78
350–390 364 75 450.00–535.00 $502.11 $1,828 +16.07
400–440 418 89 410.00–495.00 $449.18 $1,878 +9.14
450–490 468 80 350.00–450.00 $399.67 $1,870 -5.68
500–540 519 72 300.00–415.00 $373.13 $1,937 -7.95
550–595 569 90 300.00–380.00 $344.05 $1,958 +0.02
600–645 621 66 280.00–345.00 $324.46 $2,015 -5.36
655–685 669 34 275.00–340.00 $321.90 $2,154 +13.03
710–740 726 7 267.50–300.00 $284.15 $2,063 +14.11
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 +2.51
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
250–285 267 23 510.00–590.00 $564.24 $1,507 +25.04
300–345 321 49 430.00–570.00 $519.42 $1,667 -0.88
350–395 371 51 385.00–490.00 $466.10 $1,729 +14.62
405–448 429 66 325.00–450.00 $404.81 $1,737 -9.01
450–490 475 63 320.00–385.00 $362.43 $1,722 -5.36
500–540 520 53 275.00–380.00 $347.13 $1,805 -5.11
550–590 565 37 280.00–350.00 $322.89 $1,824 +0.51
605–635 621 11 275.00–310.00 $300.94 $1,869 +3.35
660–695 672 5 260.00–275.00 $269.98 $1,814 +9.98
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 -30.00
970 970 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 23 460.00–520.00 $494.28 $1,572 +18.95
360–385 373 33 400.00–450.00 $429.18 $1,601 +11.17
405–440 424 36 360.00–420.00 $390.09 $1,654 +11.04

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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 12 480.00–580.00 $549.32 $1,209 -51.56
250–296 271 59 470.00–600.00 $533.95 $1,447 +0.87
310–325 fancy 318 2 540.00–545.00 $542.56 $1,725 +47.64
305–345 327 62 440.00–500.00 $471.18 $1,541 +1.80
350–395 374 128 390.00–480.00 $442.47 $1,655 +5.91
395 fancy 395 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,856 -10.17
405 fancy 405 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,822 +6.60
400–445 418 112 375.00–445.00 $414.22 $1,731 +6.67
450–470 fancy 458 3 385.00–400.00 $391.56 $1,793 —
450–492 468 88 330.00–400.00 $370.07 $1,732 -0.64
500–540 518 70 300.00–380.00 $343.80 $1,781 -0.98
520–541 fancy 538 7 360.00–400.00 $365.52 $1,966 -3.36
550–565 fancy 558 2 340.00–380.00 $360.27 $2,010 -8.57
550–595 574 37 300.00–365.00 $323.34 $1,856 -56.77
560–590 575 4 345.00–355.00 $350.13 $2,013 -29.98
600–640 621 42 275.00–330.00 $309.81 $1,924 +3.05
625–645 632 3 320.00–355.00 $343.09 $2,168 +36.33
650–690 666 9 275.00–305.00 $282.76 $1,883 -22.59
660–675 fancy 671 4 500.00–570.00 $517.21 $3,470 —
725–735 730 2 230.00–240.00 $235.03 $1,716 -44.97
750–785 766 4 230.00–290.00 $270.96 $2,076 +29.41
800 fancy 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
805 805 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 224 19 400.00–520.00 $488.43 $1,094 +5.41
255–286 274 41 400.00–530.00 $489.61 $1,342 +27.19
305–345 323 56 395.00–460.00 $434.47 $1,403 -4.28
350–395 370 70 340.00–430.00 $398.86 $1,476 -8.42
405–445 427 64 320.00–390.00 $369.98 $1,580 -4.26
450–495 472 49 270.00–360.00 $335.42 $1,583 -6.71
505–535 516 25 300.00–340.00 $323.59 $1,670 +10.91
550–590 576 5 285.00–325.00 $304.95 $1,757 +2.50
600–630 615 2 245.00–300.00 $271.83 $1,672 +19.07
650–665 658 2 230.00–285.00 $257.19 $1,692 +19.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 10 400.00–410.00 $405.16 $1,297 -1.54
355–385 368 27 360.00–390.00 $376.64 $1,386 -1.20
410–435 418 34 330.00–350.00 $343.65 $1,436 +1.90

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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 -20.86
255–295 274 18 470.00–610.00 $546.37 $1,497 -1.75
305–345 327 14 460.00–590.00 $505.54 $1,653 +1.46
350–390 370 28 440.00–500.00 $474.32 $1,755 -3.45
410–445 426 37 395.00–450.00 $423.04 $1,802 +3.37
450–490 474 20 350.00–400.00 $374.25 $1,774 +10.49
505–535 517 7 310.00–355.00 $331.49 $1,714 -10.41
555–595 571 6 295.00–345.00 $311.91 $1,781 -32.38
605–635 625 4 275.00–315.00 $298.98 $1,869 -7.24
654–660 655 9 270.00–275.00 $274.44 $1,798 -15.56
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 -25.00
790 790 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,172 —
850 850 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 +80.00
910 910 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 230 3 450.00–500.00 $484.06 $1,113 -21.55
270–285 275 4 370.00–500.00 $453.23 $1,246 -12.22
325–330 328 2 380.00–420.00 $399.85 $1,312 -26.23
350–395 373 10 310.00–470.00 $383.98 $1,432 -35.27
405–445 426 15 300.00–450.00 $361.42 $1,540 +2.89
455–490 467 25 290.00–360.00 $343.60 $1,605 +8.77
510–535 523 10 300.00–340.00 $319.52 $1,671 +6.81
550–590 571 17 240.00–320.00 $296.73 $1,694 -23.71
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -7.47
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 -65.00
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 -30.00
865 865 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,860 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1360 1139 85-90% 6 124.00–130.00 $127.57 $1,453 —
835–1735 1165 85-90% 115 105.00–155.00 $138.52 $1,614 -6.44
890–1455 1187 85-90% 58 100.00–142.00 $129.70 $1,540 -15.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1730 1177 80-85% 10 125.00–134.00 $130.39 $1,535 -35.55
915–1625 1227 80-85% 135 133.00–170.00 $150.41 $1,846 -3.37
930–1540 1323 80-85% 33 145.00–170.00 $163.81 $2,167 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1330 1285 75-80% 4 130.00–145.00 $139.66 $1,795 —
1290 1290 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,000 —
990–1765 1425 75-80% 22 145.00–168.00 $155.65 $2,218 -13.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1810 1451 33 155.00–188.00 $176.88 $2,567 —
1255–1710 1483 2 188.00–192.00 $189.69 $2,813 —
1245–1995 1707 28 172.00–207.00 $186.94 $3,191 -28.16

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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 889 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 195.00–275.00 $222.81 $1,981
700–1355 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 38 124.00–190.00 $151.49 $1,521

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,768
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 226.00 $226.00 $2,136
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 $2,449
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Price trend

high 529.26 low 399.67 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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