Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

9,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.83/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 468 lb · 101 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.32/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 368 lb · 84 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.22/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 427 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,606	9,495	7,186
Feeder cattle	7,652	7,270	5,340
Slaughter cattle	1,590	1,821	1,549
Replacement cattle	364	404	297

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows weak. Year to date receipts totaled 273,786 compared to 247,138 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
200	200	1	340.00	$340.00	$680	—
250–295	266	27	330.00–370.00	$345.12	$918	+0.15
300–345	323	63	270.00–360.00	$321.65	$1,039	-10.80
350–395	368	51	255.00–335.00	$306.68	$1,129	-8.87
400–445	426	55	255.00–315.00	$282.99	$1,206	-8.37
450–495	472	60	230.00–290.00	$269.78	$1,273	-5.61
500–545	523	59	240.00–280.00	$254.35	$1,330	-4.20
550–595	565	48	225.00–260.00	$246.43	$1,392	-0.46
600–645	624	27	220.00–242.00	$228.66	$1,427	-4.96
650–660	657	3	229.00–233.00	$231.68	$1,522	+1.34
725–735	730	2	220.00–235.00	$227.55	$1,661	+1.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	315.00–320.00	$318.14	$843	+61.63
300–340	322	20	230.00–340.00	$308.64	$994	+19.78
350–395	374	34	230.00–315.00	$276.87	$1,035	-11.69
400–445	427	31	225.00–282.00	$254.49	$1,087	-9.63
450–495	470	45	200.00–270.00	$249.11	$1,171	-7.01
500–545	519	22	215.00–245.00	$236.23	$1,226	+0.25
550–595	570	14	200.00–240.00	$229.07	$1,306	-1.70
600–645	611	4	210.00–222.00	$214.26	$1,309	-8.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	366	9	245.00–265.00	$256.25	$938	-5.04
415–435	418	8	275.00–280.00	$279.35	$1,168	+50.56

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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	223	10	260.00–280.00	$270.17	$602	+2.34
250–295	279	21	245.00–290.00	$278.57	$777	-2.93
300–345	326	65	225.00–300.00	$274.99	$896	-0.65
350–395	368	84	225.00–285.00	$256.32	$943	-5.34
400–445	427	71	230.00–260.00	$248.22	$1,060	-2.30
450–495	468	101	220.00–255.00	$237.83	$1,113	-5.85
500–545	522	68	210.00–245.00	$227.25	$1,186	-0.60
550–595	571	44	200.00–225.00	$213.39	$1,218	-4.89
600–645	628	14	185.00–215.00	$201.37	$1,265	-8.47
660–690	675	2	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$1,282	-11.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	16	200.00–265.00	$222.88	$608	-26.09
300–345	328	43	200.00–275.00	$246.93	$810	-6.47
350–395	368	53	205.00–260.00	$240.41	$885	+0.03
400–445	425	37	200.00–250.00	$229.79	$977	+0.43
450–495	475	31	190.00–250.00	$225.35	$1,070	+0.30
500–545	520	16	165.00–225.00	$205.77	$1,070	-7.95
550–595	573	14	175.00–216.00	$198.19	$1,136	-4.02
600–645	615	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$1,199	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	270.00–275.00	$272.39	$744	+55.42
315–345	323	12	250.00–265.00	$257.89	$833	+10.20
360–385	374	12	185.00–250.00	$229.21	$857	+12.65
420–435	424	4	230.00–235.00	$231.28	$981	+14.55
460–480	468	11	170.00–228.00	$202.55	$948	-18.08
515–545	530	2	210.00–216.00	$213.08	$1,129	+22.57
565–590	582	3	200.00–206.00	$201.94	$1,175	+0.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	345.00–350.00	$347.43	$660	—
200	200	1	325.00	$325.00	$650	+8.65
250–295	277	15	250.00–350.00	$309.41	$857	-1.85
300–345	328	26	260.00–350.00	$312.97	$1,027	+3.22
350–395	372	18	250.00–315.00	$288.93	$1,075	-22.31
400–445	424	20	240.00–295.00	$260.33	$1,104	-14.98
450–495	477	22	220.00–275.00	$242.27	$1,156	-21.68
500–545	527	11	230.00–250.00	$237.41	$1,251	-0.45
550–595	573	9	220.00–230.00	$225.62	$1,293	-2.21
600–645	623	2	210.00–218.00	$213.86	$1,332	-10.14
675–695	688	3	205.00–215.00	$208.27	$1,433	—
765–780	770	3	165.00–175.00	$168.38	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	330.00	$330.00	$644	—
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	$640	+49.97
250–295	275	25	215.00–345.00	$257.30	$708	-18.35
300–335	317	14	225.00–335.00	$287.10	$910	-24.43
350–395	370	16	220.00–305.00	$263.24	$974	+4.04
400–445	426	27	205.00–280.00	$243.33	$1,037	-24.59
450–495	471	23	200.00–264.00	$225.17	$1,061	-5.81
500–540	527	10	210.00–220.00	$214.21	$1,129	-7.81
550–585	566	4	210.00–235.00	$226.43	$1,282	+27.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	7	200.00–325.00	$238.48	$768	-10.96
370–385	381	8	275.00–290.00	$280.61	$1,069	+39.70
410–440	426	15	185.00–270.00	$233.96	$997	+24.28
460–485	467	15	240.00–255.00	$249.56	$1,165	+32.81
505–530	518	2	185.00–205.00	$195.24	$1,011	—
575–595	585	6	214.00–218.00	$216.03	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1425	1188	80-85%	72	84.00–99.00	$87.79	$1,043	-6.75
920–1525	1190	80-85%	128	84.00–105.00	$90.95	$1,082	-3.59
930–1615	1236	80-85%	50	94.00–103.00	$97.64	$1,207	-4.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1300	994	85-90%	30	68.00–88.00	$74.01	$736	—
715–1350	1056	85-90%	115	72.00–85.00	$79.23	$837	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1285	1191	75-80%	8	95.00–101.00	$98.24	$1,170	—
1195	1195	75-80%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,087	—
1100–1995	1383	75-80%	8	88.00–96.00	$90.76	$1,255	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1805	1425	32	95.00–117.00	$109.44	$1,560	—
1230–2105	1609	62	108.00–126.00	$116.15	$1,869	—
1240–1950	1649	12	116.00–124.00	$121.06	$1,996	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–910	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	118.00–128.00	$120.93	$971
925–1065	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	114.00–126.00	$117.77	$1,155
765–1445	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	96.00–106.00	$99.46	$1,099
1085–1185	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	82.00–89.00	$85.65	$972
1130–1325	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	94.00–104.00	$97.80	$1,196

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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
935–1115	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,032.23	—

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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.