Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

Florida cattle market

Auction averages from 7 reporting markets in Florida, head-weighted across 1,515 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $377.54; ▲ 6.35
Cull cows: $118.41; ▼ 6.31
Head sold: 1,515
Markets: 7

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Florida auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb266 head

Steers: $554.27▲ 12.30
Heifers: $451.34▼ 2.01
Steer premium: $102.93

400–500 lb322 head

Steers: $450.10▲ 25.72
Heifers: $389.56▲ 15.11
Steer premium: $60.54

500–600 lb252 head

Steers: $377.54▲ 6.35
Heifers: $339.87▲ 10.82
Steer premium: $37.67

600–700 lb95 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

700–800 lb6 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb2 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: ——

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	$554.27	$1,940	▲ 12.30	$451.34	▼ 2.01	$102.93	266
400–500 lb	$450.10	$2,012	▲ 25.72	$389.56	▲ 15.11	$60.54	322
500–600 lb	$377.54	$2,065	▲ 6.35	$339.87	▲ 10.82	$37.67	252
600–700 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	95
700–800 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	6
900–1000 lb	thin	—	thin	—	—	—	2

What’s a calf worth in Florida?

At this week's Florida class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,076

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $377.54 per hundredweight — up $6.35 on last week.

Based on 135 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

The Florida Cattle Square

Full tool

Every weight class priced against every other, at Florida averages. Sell down the side, buy across the top; the figure is what the spread pays per pound of gain.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

Your cost of gain$1.10/lb

Return on gain for selling each weight class and buying each other weight class, at Florida averages.
Sell ↓ Buy →	300	400	500
300	—
400		—
500			—

Each figure is the return on gain in dollars per pound — what the spread between the two classes pays you for a pound. Green means the trade is ahead of your cost of gain, red means it is behind. Below the diagonal you sell the heavier animal and buy back lighter, so you want a high figure. Above it you are trading up and buying pounds ready-made, so you want a low one. Tap any cell for the whole trade.

This week's best spreads

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Florida auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$118.41 /cwt
▼ 6.31310 head
Boner 80-85%$123.99 /cwt
▼ 5.66137 head
Lean 85-90%$113.58 /cwt
▼ 4.30159 head
Slaughter bulls$167.60 /cwt
▼ 4.8076 head
Stock cows$133.33 /cwt
thin30 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$118.41 /cwt	▼ 6.31	310
Boner 80-85%	$123.99 /cwt	▼ 5.66	137
Lean 85-90%	$113.58 /cwt	▼ 4.30	159
Slaughter bulls	$167.60 /cwt	▼ 4.80	76
Stock cows	$133.33 /cwt	thin	30

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.