Florida cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 8 Florida auctions and 219 head, the head-weighted average was $378.58/cwt (lot range $336.74–$414.64). That ranked 18th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Florida sold more 400–499 lb steers (287 head) than 500–600 lb steers (219 head), and the lighter band brought about $73/cwt more. The count includes USDA’s statewide daily summary report, which can overlap individual barn reports.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	287	$451.79
500–600 lb	219	$378.58
601–700 lb	98	$333.44

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Florida barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary (statewide AMS report)	84	$380.25
Townsend Livestock Auction, Madison	30	$362.88
Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue), Okeechobee	25	$388.43
Arcadia Livestock Auction (Wed), Arcadia	22	$395.36
Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon), Okeechobee	21	$361.91

Worked example from a real sale

From Townsend Livestock Auction (Madison, FL) on 2026-11-03, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Townsend Livestock Auction",
  "state": "FL", "report_date": "2026-11-03",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 22,
  "weight_avg": 576, "price_avg": 345.69,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 22 steers, about 576 lb average, at $345.69 per cwt. That is about $2,000 a head (576 ÷ 100 × 345.69), or roughly $43,800 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Florida lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=FL&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.