Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

6,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.93/cwt -9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 419 lb · 62 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.58/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 370 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.05/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 475 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,920	4,669	5,128
Feeder cattle	4,996	3,408	3,666
Slaughter cattle	1,690	1,070	1,360
Replacement cattle	234	191	102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows firm. Year to date receipts totaled 58,324 compared to 62,742 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	375.00	$375.00	$750	-53.99
250–295	266	4	385.00–435.00	$419.23	$1,115	-38.01
300–345	325	31	375.00–425.00	$403.55	$1,312	-7.06
350–395	370	38	335.00–410.00	$380.52	$1,408	+0.91
400–445	423	31	300.00–370.00	$334.42	$1,415	-5.37
450–490	471	24	290.00–350.00	$318.48	$1,500	-3.73
500–545	520	44	295.00–325.00	$311.34	$1,619	+9.11
550–595	566	24	270.00–320.00	$295.19	$1,671	+18.40
605–640	625	10	240.00–305.00	$280.63	$1,754	+14.36
710–735	721	5	230.00–247.50	$235.99	$1,701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	335.00	$335.00	$670	—
300–345	323	31	285.00–390.00	$366.32	$1,183	+10.21
350–390	373	29	280.00–385.00	$335.92	$1,253	-33.14
400–445	420	24	275.00–330.00	$302.07	$1,269	+12.37
450–490	467	13	260.00–305.00	$289.08	$1,350	+0.43
500–540	528	21	260.00–298.00	$280.19	$1,479	+10.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	331	5	355.00–370.00	$363.84	$1,204	—
360–385	374	8	340.00–360.00	$351.35	$1,314	+6.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	175	6	300.00–340.00	$315.86	$553	—
200–245	222	7	320.00–345.00	$330.24	$733	-31.71
250–295	276	35	325.00–360.00	$338.15	$933	-1.69
300–345	319	44	300.00–380.00	$328.63	$1,048	-10.76
350–395	370	53	275.00–360.00	$314.58	$1,164	-1.37
400–445	419	62	255.00–320.00	$281.93	$1,181	-9.72
450–495	475	45	250.00–295.00	$266.05	$1,264	-5.36
500–545	520	35	230.00–270.00	$252.25	$1,312	-4.24
550–595	574	15	225.00–250.00	$240.32	$1,379	-2.11
600–645	625	5	220.00–240.00	$232.42	$1,453	+10.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	178	4	280.00–310.00	$294.65	$524	—
200–245	223	4	295.00–320.00	$308.12	$687	-29.13
250–295	275	12	270.00–380.00	$313.12	$861	+6.30
300–345	322	38	245.00–365.00	$297.83	$959	-4.45
350–395	370	42	230.00–345.00	$280.44	$1,038	-0.60
400–445	424	45	230.00–305.00	$261.52	$1,109	-4.46
450–495	472	30	230.00–270.00	$252.23	$1,191	+7.23
500–545	517	8	210.00–245.00	$232.91	$1,204	-1.93
550–590	569	13	210.00–240.00	$225.42	$1,283	-4.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	275	3	355.00–360.00	$358.39	$986	+14.07
315–335	324	8	325.00–350.00	$333.14	$1,079	-4.24
365–385	377	10	300.00–325.00	$309.94	$1,168	—
410–435	425	12	240.00–364.00	$282.52	$1,201	—
455–465	463	4	265.00–270.00	$266.23	$1,233	+2.43
510–520	513	3	230.00–236.00	$232.03	$1,190	+3.28
620–625	624	4	200.00–204.00	$200.99	$1,254	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	4	375.00–415.00	$392.05	$717	—
200–245	223	4	360.00–430.00	$395.62	$882	-32.96
250–295	282	12	390.00–440.00	$409.65	$1,155	-10.71
300–345	324	29	320.00–400.00	$357.93	$1,160	-52.22
350–395	371	24	300.00–395.00	$351.43	$1,304	-24.61
400–445	419	15	297.50–405.00	$338.45	$1,418	+15.91
450–480	463	4	300.00–335.00	$311.11	$1,440	+16.67
500–540	528	12	280.00–315.00	$293.09	$1,548	-2.62
550–595	573	16	260.00–295.00	$281.13	$1,611	+6.97
610–635	618	5	215.00–230.00	$220.02	$1,360	-34.98
660–685	673	2	215.00–220.00	$217.45	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	211	4	350.00–405.00	$377.51	$797	-31.29
250–295	273	4	365.00–400.00	$376.47	$1,028	+2.48
300–345	322	16	290.00–375.00	$333.55	$1,074	-4.99
350–395	374	21	280.00–350.00	$322.88	$1,208	+0.53
410–440	428	6	255.00–395.00	$306.40	$1,311	+3.92
505–545	525	9	230.00–305.00	$275.01	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	3	410.00–420.00	$413.40	$1,315	—
360–375	369	5	395.00–400.00	$398.05	$1,469	+10.12
405–425	415	8	340.00–380.00	$359.45	$1,492	+24.39
460–480	467	3	320.00–326.00	$322.06	$1,504	-3.31
510–525	518	2	280.00–290.00	$284.93	$1,476	+2.69
565–590	582	3	260.00–268.00	$265.41	$1,545	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1400	1081	80-85%	73	90.00–117.00	$108.23	$1,170	+2.30
915–1445	1128	80-85%	167	100.00–126.00	$115.74	$1,306	—
920–1500	1154	80-85%	117	113.00–136.00	$124.68	$1,439	+11.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–810	798	85-90%	2	100.00–107.50	$103.81	$828	+2.38
720–1300	913	85-90%	26	80.00–96.00	$88.20	$805	—
715–1300	991	85-90%	119	91.00–110.00	$101.59	$1,007	+1.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1485	1270	75-80%	25	116.00–135.00	$124.25	$1,578	—
1100–1885	1294	75-80%	15	105.00–126.00	$113.73	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1455	1213	15	112.00–128.00	$121.70	$1,476	—
1020–1805	1416	39	120.00–138.00	$129.14	$1,829	—
1150–2190	1705	41	129.00–150.00	$140.96	$2,403	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–860	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	130.00–136.00	$132.94	$1,121
770–1010	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	130.00–144.00	$137.94	$1,210
900–1080	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	135.00–142.50	$138.32	$1,414
940–1165	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	110.00–128.00	$118.51	$1,234
1165–1235	1218	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	116.00–124.00	$122.09	$1,487

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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
1070–1085	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,597.20	+65.46

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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.