Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

7,313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.83/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 424 lb · 82 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.56/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 374 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.38/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 521 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,313	2,026	9,653
Feeder cattle	5,503	1,155	7,407
Slaughter cattle	1,543	871	1,935
Replacement cattle	267	—	311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to most markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays. Year to date receipts totaled 9,339 compared to 14,821 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	224	8	370.00–385.00	$376.21	$843	+16.21
250–295	269	21	325.00–385.00	$353.10	$950	-30.82
300–345	333	41	275.00–355.00	$323.66	$1,078	-30.15
350–395	369	42	260.00–345.00	$314.25	$1,160	-11.13
400–445	418	42	275.00–330.00	$307.20	$1,284	-0.40
450–495	471	58	260.00–310.00	$279.02	$1,314	+1.47
500–545	523	46	240.00–285.00	$259.93	$1,359	+10.76
550–595	568	29	235.00–277.50	$253.11	$1,438	+29.44
600–645	625	16	232.00–245.00	$239.30	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	258	5	257.50–310.00	$289.51	$747	-40.49
300–340	319	19	240.00–320.00	$292.26	$932	—
350–395	369	23	240.00–330.00	$289.58	$1,069	-15.42
400–430	416	30	227.50–305.00	$270.91	$1,127	-13.77
450–495	471	36	220.00–276.00	$260.89	$1,229	+5.91
500–545	526	29	220.00–255.00	$240.04	$1,263	+5.24
550–595	570	6	240.00–250.00	$243.11	$1,386	+35.11
600–645	615	3	225.00–232.00	$227.98	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	4	320.00–325.00	$321.28	$1,022	—
370–385	378	2	300.00–305.00	$302.45	$1,143	—
410–420	416	5	245.00–265.00	$252.88	$1,052	—
455–480	469	6	245.00–265.00	$253.97	$1,191	—

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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	231	18	285.00–325.00	$306.99	$709	-10.91
250–295	275	31	240.00–330.00	$285.83	$786	-7.88
300–345	316	70	260.00–285.00	$272.37	$861	+2.73
350–395	374	78	235.00–275.00	$259.56	$971	+2.51
400–445	424	82	235.00–265.00	$247.83	$1,051	+2.30
450–495	469	65	222.50–257.00	$243.55	$1,142	+8.30
500–545	521	73	212.50–247.00	$229.38	$1,195	+6.17
550–595	565	34	215.00–247.00	$227.13	$1,283	+19.73
600–645	611	6	200.00–220.00	$211.18	$1,290	+26.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	4	270.00–305.00	$286.99	$640	-15.26
250–295	266	17	220.00–285.00	$262.11	$697	-15.18
300–345	325	37	230.00–270.00	$251.53	$817	+1.99
350–395	377	49	215.00–260.00	$241.10	$909	-0.01
400–445	425	38	210.00–248.00	$231.24	$983	+0.44
450–495	472	42	210.00–242.00	$224.82	$1,061	+0.94
500–545	522	20	210.00–226.00	$218.45	$1,140	+13.45
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	227	3	280.00–285.00	$283.24	$643	—
270–280	275	4	270.00–275.00	$272.45	$749	—
310–325	316	10	255.00–265.00	$258.43	$817	—
360–385	370	10	240.00–250.00	$244.92	$906	—
405–435	420	11	220.00–238.00	$229.07	$962	—
465–485	473	5	220.00–226.00	$222.46	$1,052	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	340.00–345.00	$341.45	$785	—
250–295	269	16	235.00–365.00	$292.89	$788	-37.11
300–345	327	9	245.00–350.00	$294.10	$962	-37.02
350–390	377	13	245.00–325.00	$266.17	$1,003	-38.83
400–445	420	26	230.00–305.00	$258.84	$1,087	—
450–490	473	29	225.00–270.00	$240.65	$1,138	+5.65
510–540	524	7	210.00–245.00	$227.85	$1,194	—
550–595	580	5	220.00–232.00	$223.08	$1,294	—
620–645	630	3	200.00–215.00	$208.37	$1,313	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	9	250.00–365.00	$332.50	$765	-34.57
250	250	1	385.00	$385.00	$962	+47.02
300–345	325	17	265.00–365.00	$323.01	$1,050	—
350–395	371	12	260.00–345.00	$304.12	$1,128	—
400–445	423	8	252.50–305.00	$290.97	$1,231	-25.03
450–495	476	18	255.00–285.00	$265.09	$1,262	+17.77
500–545	523	9	240.00–250.00	$244.62	$1,279	+12.23
550–575	566	4	232.00–245.00	$238.20	$1,348	+16.01
600–645	629	4	230.00–235.00	$232.20	$1,461	—
755–765	760	2	145.00–160.00	$152.55	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	269	11	320.00–325.00	$322.79	$868	—
315–325	322	3	300.00–310.00	$303.26	$976	—
365–385	372	12	290.00–295.00	$291.20	$1,083	—
420–440	434	7	270.00–288.00	$280.17	$1,216	—
480–490	485	2	250.00–255.00	$252.53	$1,225	—
580–595	588	2	220.00–225.00	$222.47	$1,308	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1460	1085	80-85%	52	75.00–104.00	$98.59	$1,070	—
920–1510	1167	80-85%	118	84.00–109.00	$100.66	$1,175	—
925–1730	1291	80-85%	97	95.00–117.00	$106.66	$1,377	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1290	906	85-90%	30	60.00–86.00	$77.23	$700	-2.75
720–1320	986	85-90%	95	70.00–96.00	$87.16	$859	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1325	1249	75-80%	10	106.00–114.00	$109.93	$1,373	—
1225–1330	1276	75-80%	4	101.00–104.00	$102.52	$1,308	+0.09
1105–1785	1530	75-80%	16	88.00–109.00	$96.67	$1,479	-9.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1835	1382	24	102.00–119.00	$114.20	$1,578	—
1200–1935	1556	61	105.00–125.00	$119.24	$1,855	—
1050–1965	1634	42	122.00–133.00	$127.57	$2,084	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–810	762	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	117.00–130.00	$124.78	$951
805–880	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	129.00–148.00	$137.37	$1,154
840–875	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	114.00–116.00	$115.02	$987
825–895	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	120.00–128.00	$123.84	$1,065
995–1020	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	98.00–105.00	$102.16	$1,027

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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
930–1085	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–900.00	$833.67	—

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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.