Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

8,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.02/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 427 lb · 100 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.27/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 371 lb · 85 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $262.22/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 473 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,021	7,295	11,281
Feeder cattle	6,021	5,636	8,854
Slaughter cattle	1,820	1,504	1,987
Replacement cattle	180	155	440

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Year to date receipts totaled 355,465 compared to 336,541 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	365.00	$365.00	$730	+10.51
250–295	270	34	280.00–400.00	$347.50	$938	+20.76
300–345	327	34	285.00–375.00	$340.11	$1,112	+17.41
350–395	373	48	295.00–348.00	$317.58	$1,185	+22.31
400–445	424	59	260.00–315.00	$288.26	$1,222	+7.95
450–495	473	74	245.00–285.00	$262.22	$1,240	-2.75
500–545	522	46	235.00–265.00	$252.47	$1,318	+0.53
550–595	576	32	230.00–255.00	$243.15	$1,401	+2.09
600–645	614	8	212.50–240.00	$222.39	$1,365	-5.97
650–660	653	3	205.00–215.00	$211.63	$1,382	-14.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	6	325.00–360.00	$349.39	$961	+49.80
300–345	319	15	290.00–365.00	$322.62	$1,029	+30.67
350–395	370	30	220.00–330.00	$280.76	$1,039	+3.76
400–445	427	26	235.00–300.00	$260.44	$1,112	+8.98
450–495	468	28	230.00–268.00	$251.38	$1,176	+6.69
500–545	525	23	215.00–250.00	$237.97	$1,249	±0.00
550–595	576	14	215.00–240.00	$227.29	$1,309	+2.79
600	600	2	217.00–220.00	$218.50	$1,311	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	3	340.00–345.00	$343.39	$961	—
360–385	375	6	250.00–310.00	$273.69	$1,026	+21.24
570–595	587	3	230.00–236.00	$234.06	$1,374	—
670–675	674	5	200.00–205.00	$200.99	$1,355	—

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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	228	13	300.00–325.00	$312.67	$713	+18.60
250–295	276	49	230.00–305.00	$278.45	$769	+12.95
300–345	324	62	235.00–285.00	$264.37	$857	+4.24
350–395	371	85	220.00–270.00	$249.27	$925	+0.95
400–445	427	100	220.00–255.00	$235.02	$1,004	-0.86
450–495	473	72	210.00–245.00	$226.00	$1,069	-3.14
500–545	526	54	210.00–235.00	$219.81	$1,156	+1.05
550–595	575	14	210.00–220.00	$213.26	$1,226	+4.74
600–645	623	9	160.00–215.00	$184.17	$1,147	-11.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	2	315.00–325.00	$320.07	$586	—
200	200	2	285.00–300.00	$292.50	$585	+24.90
250–295	271	22	210.00–280.00	$233.69	$633	-13.74
300–345	326	42	220.00–275.00	$242.90	$792	-6.85
350–395	369	38	210.00–260.00	$239.15	$882	+8.95
400–445	424	42	180.00–248.00	$228.50	$969	+8.71
450–495	468	33	210.00–235.00	$221.76	$1,038	-0.07
500–545	522	26	195.00–225.00	$210.75	$1,100	+3.85
565–590	574	8	185.00–208.00	$197.16	$1,132	+9.58
600–645	623	4	195.00–202.00	$197.46	$1,230	+10.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	5	255.00–260.00	$257.93	$833	+7.10
360–385	373	16	227.00–252.00	$239.70	$894	-4.61
410–440	428	16	220.00–235.00	$228.48	$978	+0.99
475–485	478	4	220.00–228.00	$222.03	$1,061	-0.85
560–590	573	4	190.00–200.00	$194.48	$1,114	-7.97

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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	226	5	365.00–375.00	$368.72	$833	+45.94
250–295	274	21	245.00–380.00	$314.00	$860	+6.19
300–345	323	24	280.00–365.00	$329.97	$1,066	+28.72
350–395	376	45	255.00–338.00	$281.91	$1,060	+2.26
400–445	422	19	257.50–315.00	$294.26	$1,242	+30.44
450–495	470	44	240.00–265.00	$252.81	$1,188	+1.49
500–545	525	31	220.00–260.00	$234.43	$1,231	-1.93
550–595	574	19	210.00–245.00	$220.59	$1,266	-6.39
600–645	623	4	205.00–218.00	$212.02	$1,321	+3.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	$700	+46.59
250–275	260	4	320.00–325.00	$323.73	$842	+29.65
300–340	322	13	245.00–355.00	$313.21	$1,009	-1.17
350–385	361	12	240.00–325.00	$294.71	$1,064	+11.42
400–445	427	17	240.00–300.00	$272.94	$1,165	+14.86
450	450	3	240.00–250.00	$243.33	$1,095	+3.98
500–545	530	11	210.00–238.00	$224.32	$1,189	-4.02
570–585	580	3	195.00–205.00	$201.72	$1,170	-10.28
600	600	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$1,185	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	350.00–360.00	$355.27	$810	—
320–330	325	2	315.00–325.00	$319.92	$1,040	—
370–385	378	4	305.00–310.00	$307.45	$1,162	+15.00
425–435	431	5	278.00–284.00	$281.63	$1,214	+10.52
515–530	521	5	220.00–228.00	$223.26	$1,163	-8.39
585–595	592	3	220.00–225.00	$223.35	$1,322	+1.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1460	1175	80-85%	73	75.00–95.00	$90.11	$1,059	—
910–1770	1205	80-85%	155	85.00–100.00	$94.32	$1,137	—
920–1475	1219	80-85%	60	95.00–112.00	$101.77	$1,241	+6.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–855	833	85-90%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$728	—
710–1095	875	85-90%	12	68.00–77.00	$72.40	$634	—
715–1320	1022	85-90%	117	75.00–92.00	$83.91	$858	-0.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1440	1294	75-80%	5	86.00–95.00	$90.47	$1,171	—
1130–1855	1376	75-80%	8	88.00–98.00	$92.53	$1,273	—
1145–1915	1418	75-80%	13	94.00–105.00	$99.65	$1,413	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2055	1467	28	100.00–117.00	$107.72	$1,580	—
1410–2030	1651	41	109.00–121.00	$114.94	$1,898	—
1400–2200	1668	23	118.00–134.00	$124.46	$2,076	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1020	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	106.00–118.00	$111.00	$966
720–1090	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	92.00–105.00	$99.89	$927
1055–1060	1059	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	90.00–96.00	$92.40	$979

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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.