Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

9,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.68/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 472 lb · 85 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.52/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 422 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.89/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 568 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,495	8,739	1,545
Feeder cattle	7,270	6,454	1,120
Slaughter cattle	1,821	2,044	304
Replacement cattle	404	241	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows weak. Year to date receipts totaled 264,180 compared to 239,231 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	262	16	295.00–370.00	$344.97	$904	-1.23
300–345	320	31	295.00–365.00	$332.45	$1,064	-8.79
350–395	368	39	260.00–340.00	$315.55	$1,161	-0.96
400–445	421	39	260.00–310.00	$291.36	$1,227	-6.53
450–495	471	47	260.00–290.00	$275.39	$1,297	+0.56
500–545	525	62	240.00–280.00	$258.55	$1,357	-0.70
550–595	568	69	230.00–261.00	$246.89	$1,402	-0.03
600–645	621	49	226.00–242.00	$233.62	$1,451	-1.77
657–670	663	6	215.00–247.50	$230.34	$1,527	-2.09
708–745	716	7	220.00–230.00	$225.68	$1,616	+3.06
760–765	764	4	222.50–225.00	$223.12	$1,705	+3.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	272	8	245.00–280.00	$256.51	$698	-55.12
300–340	321	15	250.00–330.00	$288.86	$927	-4.28
350–395	369	35	240.00–315.00	$288.56	$1,065	-1.73
400–445	422	23	235.00–295.00	$264.12	$1,115	+1.00
450–495	470	23	240.00–272.00	$256.12	$1,204	+7.01
500–545	529	39	220.00–250.00	$235.98	$1,248	-4.20
550–595	571	12	220.00–246.00	$230.77	$1,318	+0.86
600–645	615	6	216.00–225.00	$222.55	$1,369	-4.20
790	790	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	367	5	255.00–270.00	$261.29	$959	+2.17
415–430	421	6	190.00–268.00	$228.79	$963	-1.08
530–545	538	4	170.00–195.00	$182.33	$981	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	221	9	250.00–285.00	$267.83	$592	+2.21
250–295	276	37	255.00–300.00	$281.50	$777	+10.13
300–345	325	58	265.00–295.00	$275.64	$896	-0.91
350–395	374	65	230.00–285.00	$261.66	$979	-2.14
400–445	422	82	220.00–270.00	$250.52	$1,057	-0.27
450–495	472	85	230.00–262.00	$243.68	$1,150	-0.18
500–545	524	63	200.00–247.00	$227.85	$1,194	-5.26
550–595	575	37	200.00–230.00	$218.28	$1,255	-3.89
600–645	619	32	200.00–225.00	$209.84	$1,299	-2.83
653–685	663	11	195.00–215.00	$201.15	$1,334	-3.87
710–725	718	2	192.50–210.00	$201.16	$1,444	-5.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	255.00–265.00	$257.90	$593	+9.57
250–295	275	20	215.00–280.00	$248.97	$685	-2.92
300–345	325	31	195.00–270.00	$253.40	$824	-4.88
350–395	374	46	210.00–265.00	$240.38	$899	-6.93
400–445	423	28	205.00–250.00	$229.36	$970	+3.75
450–495	470	35	210.00–240.00	$225.05	$1,058	+9.09
500–545	525	35	190.00–226.00	$213.72	$1,122	+2.61
550–595	568	12	185.00–218.00	$202.21	$1,149	-5.69
600	600	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,194	-12.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	15	195.00–270.00	$216.97	$579	—
300–345	331	11	230.00–260.00	$247.69	$820	+28.26
360–390	378	18	190.00–245.00	$216.56	$819	-25.99
410–430	421	12	200.00–228.00	$216.73	$912	+24.12
455–480	468	7	217.00–225.00	$220.63	$1,033	—
515–540	529	7	180.00–215.00	$190.51	$1,008	—
560–585	571	4	195.00–206.00	$201.56	$1,151	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	8	280.00–340.00	$316.35	$696	—
250–295	272	19	275.00–360.00	$311.26	$847	-12.75
300–345	323	31	280.00–365.00	$309.75	$1,000	+2.85
350–395	376	26	270.00–330.00	$311.24	$1,170	+4.65
400–445	427	42	245.00–300.00	$275.31	$1,176	+2.77
450–495	469	21	250.00–280.00	$263.95	$1,238	+1.27
500–545	528	23	225.00–247.00	$237.86	$1,256	-2.10
550–595	576	19	220.00–238.00	$227.83	$1,312	-0.92
600–645	623	4	220.00–228.00	$224.00	$1,396	+2.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	219	4	250.00–320.00	$270.03	$591	—
250–295	277	14	250.00–320.00	$275.65	$764	-24.35
300–345	324	12	270.00–345.00	$311.53	$1,009	—
350–395	377	17	220.00–317.00	$259.20	$977	+1.16
400–445	423	12	225.00–375.00	$267.92	$1,133	-5.02
450–495	474	6	210.00–267.00	$230.98	$1,095	+4.10
500–545	527	18	210.00–240.00	$222.02	$1,170	+9.62
550–590	580	5	190.00–216.00	$198.97	$1,154	-0.37
600–645	623	2	204.00–205.00	$204.48	$1,274	-1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	205.00–215.00	$209.95	$552	-115.14
310–340	326	12	200.00–315.00	$249.44	$813	+36.86
360–385	372	15	180.00–295.00	$240.91	$896	-51.62
415–440	433	14	180.00–266.00	$209.68	$908	-22.92
460–480	474	5	190.00–255.00	$216.75	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1555	1103	80-85%	75	87.00–99.00	$92.78	$1,023	-7.05
745–1755	1181	80-85%	141	86.00–109.00	$94.54	$1,117	-10.44
925–1490	1226	80-85%	55	94.00–114.00	$102.54	$1,257	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	894	85-90%	26	70.00–89.00	$77.35	$692	—
720–1300	1011	85-90%	134	78.00–94.00	$83.69	$846	-4.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1410	1270	75-80%	10	102.00–107.00	$105.11	$1,335	—
1185–1345	1270	75-80%	3	95.00	$95.00	$1,206	—
1100–1620	1329	75-80%	26	85.00–101.00	$93.23	$1,239	-15.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1655	1345	12	110.00–120.00	$116.31	$1,564	—
1255–2010	1505	48	112.00–128.00	$120.94	$1,820	-2.59
1445–2150	1714	25	125.00–135.00	$129.70	$2,223	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–895	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	118.00–124.00	$121.38	$965
785–925	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	100.00–108.00	$104.83	$902
715–980	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	110.00–118.00	$112.75	$979
880–1210	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	97.00–125.00	$108.68	$1,129
970–1115	1049	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	84.00–89.00	$86.10	$903
1160–1225	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	90.00–96.00	$92.92	$1,109

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1170	1108	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,418.85	—

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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.