Cattle AuctionPrices

Florida cattle auction prices

7 sales at 5 USDA-reported barns from Oct 15 to October 21, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$370.43/cwt
4-week average
$378.67
13-week average
$378.57
4-week vs 13-week
0.0%
52-wk low $357.10high $486.45

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$280.00/cwt
4-week average
$286.78
13-week average
$291.43
4-week vs 13-week
−1.6%
52-wk low $271.61high $372.48

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$323.70/cwt
4-week average
$330.59
13-week average
$344.10
4-week vs 13-week
−3.9%
52-wk low $323.70high $426.36

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Arcadia Livestock Auction, Arcadia Wed Oct 21 658 $379.34—$325.86 Steady (−0.1%)
Townsend Livestock Auction, Madison Tue Oct 20 560 $365.29—$308.50 Steady (−0.9%)
Okeechobee Livestock Auction, Okeechobee Tue Oct 20 441 $360.67—$313.61 Steady (−0.4%)
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Lakeland Tue Oct 20 296 $352.85$285.00†$329.87 Steady (−0.4%)
Okeechobee Livestock Auction, Okeechobee Mon Oct 19 434 $356.54$275.00†$319.94 Steady (−0.4%)
Columbia Livestock Auction, Lake City Mon Oct 19 460 $391.65—$340.29 Rising (+2.7%)
Arcadia Livestock Auction, Arcadia Mon Oct 19 562 $372.23—$315.92 Steady (−0.1%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN Oct 192,785 $331.54$348.45$320.91
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Florida barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 5 Florida barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.