Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

9,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.36/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 472 lb · 100 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.30/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 525 lb · 79 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.68/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 419 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,482	10,205	9,694
Feeder cattle	7,229	8,021	7,682
Slaughter cattle	1,961	1,874	1,668
Replacement cattle	292	310	344

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 293,473 compared to 266,888 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	390.00	$390.00	$780	—
250–295	268	22	295.00–375.00	$341.11	$914	-14.22
300–345	323	41	270.00–360.00	$317.15	$1,024	-22.81
350–395	368	52	250.00–345.00	$303.67	$1,118	-19.52
400–445	421	67	240.00–325.00	$290.58	$1,223	+15.82
450–495	470	58	250.00–300.00	$269.86	$1,268	+8.23
500–545	525	79	240.00–270.00	$253.30	$1,330	+5.27
550–595	572	61	225.00–255.00	$243.47	$1,393	+3.41
600–645	623	31	210.00–240.00	$228.06	$1,421	+3.09
650–685	669	9	205.00–230.00	$217.28	$1,454	+0.61
716–745	730	6	190.00–200.00	$191.67	$1,399	-11.24
765–795	773	5	195.00–220.00	$213.96	$1,654	+18.96
860	860	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	262	6	225.00–320.00	$267.32	$700	-28.62
300–345	321	12	285.00–325.00	$304.51	$977	-4.12
350–385	363	24	255.00–320.00	$284.06	$1,031	-2.26
400–445	414	18	220.00–310.00	$265.14	$1,098	+8.25
450–495	471	26	220.00–265.00	$248.98	$1,173	+0.57
500–545	521	28	210.00–252.00	$231.92	$1,208	-4.12
550–575	558	8	220.00–240.00	$231.76	$1,293	+0.90
600–645	627	5	210.00–226.00	$218.52	$1,370	+8.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	362	9	245.00–270.00	$257.38	$932	-11.29
425–435	428	7	275.00–280.00	$278.55	$1,192	+24.50
465–480	471	5	240.00–256.00	$249.18	$1,174	+9.21
525–535	528	3	230.00–235.00	$231.69	$1,223	—
560–570	565	2	220.00–225.00	$222.52	$1,257	-2.43

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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	218	6	275.00–290.00	$283.05	$617	+8.98
250–295	275	31	265.00–295.00	$281.48	$774	-5.22
300–345	326	58	270.00–285.00	$274.53	$895	+0.78
350–395	369	65	230.00–275.00	$258.10	$952	+0.68
400–445	419	77	215.00–262.00	$247.68	$1,038	+4.88
450–495	472	100	215.00–255.00	$235.36	$1,111	-2.25
500–545	528	71	195.00–237.00	$220.56	$1,165	-1.43
530–540	535	4	220.00–240.00	$230.09	$1,231	+8.10
550–595	568	31	205.00–224.00	$218.10	$1,239	+4.83
600–645	623	12	189.00–216.00	$197.63	$1,231	-47.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	6	210.00–265.00	$231.87	$529	-18.13
250–295	277	21	210.00–265.00	$232.29	$643	-43.20
300–345	319	32	210.00–270.00	$235.19	$750	-13.93
350–395	372	48	195.00–340.00	$230.90	$859	-1.07
400–445	422	41	185.00–250.00	$226.95	$958	+6.75
450–495	474	49	185.00–237.00	$215.39	$1,021	-6.82
500–545	522	16	185.00–218.00	$202.04	$1,055	-12.94
550–595	573	25	175.00–216.00	$193.62	$1,109	-2.05
600–645	629	9	182.00–200.00	$191.40	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	4	280.00–285.00	$282.61	$622	—
360–385	373	13	225.00–252.00	$238.33	$889	+5.53
415–435	423	13	220.00–240.00	$232.52	$984	-1.78
515–530	524	8	210.00–215.00	$211.84	$1,110	—
560–595	571	7	200.00–205.00	$201.48	$1,150	—

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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	217	16	265.00–400.00	$353.23	$767	-17.97
250–295	269	20	240.00–350.00	$319.78	$860	-1.94
300–340	318	16	250.00–340.00	$284.59	$905	-12.08
350–395	374	19	250.00–325.00	$271.00	$1,014	-11.65
400–445	422	27	240.00–300.00	$277.20	$1,170	+9.78
450–495	470	18	220.00–270.00	$249.99	$1,175	-8.07
500–545	523	22	220.00–247.00	$228.67	$1,196	-10.75
550–590	558	6	220.00–225.00	$220.84	$1,232	-0.05
600–645	624	9	185.00–218.00	$201.34	$1,256	—
655–680	663	5	195.00–210.00	$202.98	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	11	230.00–370.00	$268.54	$599	+28.54
250–295	276	10	230.00–330.00	$276.15	$762	-3.18
300–345	326	16	220.00–325.00	$249.23	$812	-19.58
350–395	375	11	200.00–315.00	$238.27	$894	-55.55
400–445	429	21	200.00–285.00	$239.49	$1,027	+2.98
450–485	473	14	190.00–256.00	$215.31	$1,018	-15.61
500–545	512	11	210.00–235.00	$215.09	$1,101	+4.43
550	550	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	-24.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	315.00–320.00	$317.42	$1,032	+6.83
365–390	372	8	290.00–305.00	$299.33	$1,114	+15.91
415–435	426	8	255.00–270.00	$262.23	$1,117	-1.62
470–480	476	8	238.00–250.00	$245.55	$1,169	-0.26
515–535	523	5	220.00–226.00	$222.46	$1,163	-0.65
575–585	582	3	210.00–215.00	$211.65	$1,232	-1.08

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1390	1107	80-85%	86	79.00–94.00	$89.77	$994	—
915–1505	1202	80-85%	150	82.00–100.00	$92.41	$1,111	—
930–1625	1288	80-85%	30	92.00–106.00	$100.47	$1,294	-2.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1095	922	85-90%	18	65.00–78.00	$73.04	$673	—
715–1300	992	85-90%	158	74.00–90.00	$81.26	$806	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1310	1210	75-80%	7	88.00–91.00	$89.33	$1,081	—
1320–1340	1330	75-80%	3	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$1,343	-3.02
1245–1610	1446	75-80%	13	87.00–97.00	$91.57	$1,324	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1675	1457	12	105.00–120.00	$113.84	$1,659	—
1235–1920	1537	55	102.00–125.00	$113.84	$1,750	—
1300–2050	1651	41	121.00–135.00	$128.34	$2,119	-1.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1085	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	110.00–128.00	$118.96	$1,065
890–1025	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	116.00–122.00	$119.21	$1,142
935–1015	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$1,308
835–1110	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	100.00–118.00	$108.15	$1,063
985–1120	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	90.00–114.00	$97.12	$1,052
1015–1235	1123	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	85.00–102.00	$92.51	$1,039

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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.