Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

10,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.44/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 472 lb · 96 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.65/cwt -18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 372 lb · 90 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.16/cwt -20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 427 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,699	9,482	9,617
Feeder cattle	7,645	7,229	7,463
Slaughter cattle	1,881	1,961	1,812
Replacement cattle	1,173	292	342

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 304,172 compared to 276,505 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
200–245	218	6	360.00–392.00	$381.01	$831	-8.99
250–295	264	16	260.00–380.00	$327.44	$864	-13.67
300–345	319	29	250.00–350.00	$322.06	$1,027	+4.91
350–395	369	49	245.00–330.00	$287.42	$1,061	-16.25
400–445	423	78	230.00–300.00	$269.08	$1,138	-21.50
450–495	468	53	220.00–275.00	$253.64	$1,187	-16.22
500–545	525	67	220.00–260.00	$241.80	$1,269	-11.50
550–595	575	44	220.00–250.00	$233.27	$1,341	-10.20
600–645	620	20	218.00–235.00	$224.83	$1,394	-3.23
660–683	675	10	220.00–225.00	$224.51	$1,515	+7.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	320.00–325.00	$322.29	$880	+54.97
300–325	309	20	285.00–315.00	$301.79	$933	-2.72
350–395	372	32	215.00–300.00	$260.88	$970	-23.18
400–445	419	43	200.00–265.00	$231.47	$970	-33.67
450–495	471	30	190.00–250.00	$229.78	$1,082	-19.20
500–545	522	22	180.00–237.00	$217.86	$1,137	-14.06
550–595	572	10	210.00–235.00	$224.89	$1,286	-6.87
600–645	630	3	210.00–218.00	$212.54	$1,339	-5.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	319	7	255.00–285.00	$270.86	$864	—
355–385	368	10	220.00–265.00	$248.35	$914	-9.03
410–440	421	17	220.00–285.00	$243.60	$1,026	-34.95
450–480	460	11	225.00–252.00	$235.75	$1,084	-13.43
560–575	570	3	220.00–225.00	$223.36	$1,273	+0.84

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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	216	4	260.00–300.00	$272.83	$589	-10.22
250–295	281	16	240.00–265.00	$249.62	$701	-31.86
300–345	323	56	210.00–275.00	$244.15	$789	-30.38
350–395	372	90	200.00–268.00	$239.65	$891	-18.45
400–445	427	80	200.00–255.00	$227.16	$970	-20.52
450–495	472	96	200.00–245.00	$226.44	$1,069	-8.92
500–545	523	64	195.00–235.00	$212.53	$1,112	-8.03
550–595	574	42	180.00–218.00	$199.06	$1,143	-19.04
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	+22.37
600–645	623	22	180.00–197.00	$187.71	$1,169	-9.92
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	217	5	245.00–290.00	$273.39	$593	+41.52
250–295	282	7	225.00–245.00	$233.28	$658	+0.99
300–345	323	52	180.00–270.00	$221.44	$715	-13.75
350–395	366	66	180.00–255.00	$217.38	$796	-13.52
400–445	424	55	180.00–245.00	$214.96	$911	-11.99
450–495	470	37	180.00–236.00	$220.58	$1,037	+5.19
500–545	529	27	170.00–248.00	$197.22	$1,043	-4.82
550–595	568	7	175.00–200.00	$187.22	$1,063	-6.40
600–645	627	5	170.00–185.00	$175.89	$1,103	-15.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	265.00–270.00	$268.72	$760	—
300–335	316	22	225.00–260.00	$241.99	$765	—
355–380	368	12	220.00–245.00	$230.41	$848	-7.92
415–425	422	3	230.00–235.00	$231.64	$978	-0.88
465–485	476	5	220.00–228.00	$222.57	$1,059	—
515–535	525	6	210.00–225.00	$213.91	$1,123	+2.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	5	370.00–385.00	$376.00	$752	+22.77
250–295	272	13	250.00–345.00	$317.68	$864	-2.10
300–345	329	37	230.00–335.00	$275.54	$907	-9.05
350–395	373	42	240.00–300.00	$263.54	$983	-7.46
400–445	431	30	220.00–290.00	$242.96	$1,047	-34.24
450–495	479	28	220.00–255.00	$239.99	$1,150	-10.00
500–545	528	27	220.00–255.00	$231.69	$1,223	+3.02
550–595	572	8	217.00–245.00	$228.56	$1,307	+7.72
600–645	628	6	192.00–200.00	$195.24	$1,226	-6.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	340.00–345.00	$342.25	$763	+73.71
250–295	277	10	220.00–325.00	$264.05	$731	-12.10
300–345	329	21	230.00–325.00	$273.77	$901	+24.54
350–395	365	15	210.00–300.00	$270.10	$986	+31.83
400–445	425	32	200.00–280.00	$238.79	$1,015	-0.70
450–495	472	18	187.50–264.00	$232.84	$1,099	+17.53
500–545	521	9	190.00–244.00	$220.12	$1,147	+5.03
550–575	564	5	208.00–235.00	$226.73	$1,279	+26.73
600	600	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	327	9	305.00–315.00	$311.21	$1,018	-6.21
370–385	379	8	286.00–300.00	$292.08	$1,107	-7.25
415–435	431	8	255.00–270.00	$265.57	$1,145	+3.34
460–475	468	9	245.00–254.00	$248.76	$1,164	+3.21
510–535	530	5	230.00–235.00	$230.96	$1,224	+8.50
565–595	571	9	220.00–225.00	$221.56	$1,265	+9.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1470	1120	80-85%	72	77.00–92.00	$88.43	$990	-1.34
920–1690	1239	80-85%	153	79.00–97.00	$91.13	$1,129	—
945–1585	1285	80-85%	55	94.00–106.00	$98.80	$1,270	-1.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1170	960	85-90%	43	65.00–80.00	$72.69	$698	-8.57
715–1325	1014	85-90%	175	73.00–87.00	$79.91	$810	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1295	1230	75-80%	3	88.00–89.00	$88.65	$1,090	-0.68
1115–1475	1281	75-80%	10	98.00–102.00	$100.37	$1,286	—
1110–1960	1508	75-80%	8	93.00–95.00	$93.91	$1,416	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1690	1468	12	95.00–113.00	$105.57	$1,550	-8.27
1335–2155	1593	44	100.00–121.00	$114.34	$1,821	—
1550–2235	1787	9	120.00–129.00	$122.49	$2,189	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–865	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	120.00–122.50	$121.26	$1,043
890–985	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$113.15	$1,061
895–1115	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	128.00–150.00	$137.87	$1,355
910–1085	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	118.00–138.00	$127.49	$1,295
985–1185	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	112.00–144.00	$124.43	$1,297
990–1155	1097	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	90.00–110.00	$95.84	$1,051

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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
895–1085	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,000.00	$988.70	—
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
955–1135	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,202.15	—
1140–1205	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,265.66	—

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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.