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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

3,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.19/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 427 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.26/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 523 lb · 44 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $186.01/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 378 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,398 5,009 4,593
Feeder cattle 2,679 4,309 3,781
Slaughter cattle 555 571 647
Replacement cattle 164 129 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (689), Madison (564), Okeechobee (1126), and Sumter County (1019). Compared to one weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 230.00 $230.00 $460 +2.74
250–285 276 5 205.00–220.00 $208.71 $576 -6.04
300–345 324 21 170.00–207.00 $194.27 $629 -6.17
350–395 378 41 180.00–190.00 $186.01 $703 +1.91
400–445 421 30 168.00–185.00 $176.09 $741 -0.25
450–495 474 27 156.00–177.50 $166.08 $787 +4.03
500–545 528 30 148.00–159.00 $152.52 $805 +0.21
550–595 575 16 136.00–155.00 $143.30 $824 -3.63
600–645 628 10 138.00–148.00 $141.43 $888 -2.68
690–695 692 6 136.00–140.00 $137.34 $950 +3.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 267 5 175.00–197.00 $190.52 $509 -6.13
300–345 322 16 155.00–194.00 $184.51 $594 +6.28
350–395 376 16 165.00–178.00 $172.69 $649 +1.23
400–445 422 16 155.00–171.00 $164.46 $694 +7.22
450–495 479 26 147.00–164.00 $154.89 $742 +5.33
500–545 524 14 136.00–148.00 $141.66 $742 -4.68
550–595 569 5 133.00–142.00 $137.17 $780 -2.10
600–645 621 6 129.00–135.00 $132.62 $824 +0.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 7 180.00–188.00 $183.87 $509 -5.00
300–345 321 8 170.00–182.00 $176.95 $568 -4.12
350–395 371 7 160.00–166.00 $162.09 $601 -4.34
400–445 423 18 145.00–160.00 $152.91 $647 -3.56
450–495 471 8 144.00–154.00 $149.67 $705 +10.91
500–545 518 8 128.00–140.00 $132.31 $685 +0.93
550–595 573 2 124.00–126.00 $124.96 $716 -9.81
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 5 170.00–182.00 $175.09 $387 -34.21
250–295 272 9 157.00–175.00 $162.78 $443 -8.99
300–345 315 4 155.00–169.00 $163.12 $514 +1.52
350–395 375 14 137.50–166.00 $148.12 $555 -3.43
400–445 427 45 130.00–146.00 $139.19 $594 -4.12
450–495 474 32 130.00–145.00 $134.77 $639 +0.04
500–545 523 44 125.00–136.00 $130.26 $681 -1.09
550–595 583 16 119.00–133.00 $122.51 $714 +0.01
600–645 623 5 115.00–124.00 $118.73 $740 +1.51
715–720 718 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 4 155.00–162.00 $157.73 $356 -2.25
250–295 271 18 140.00–155.00 $146.99 $398 -10.07
300–345 331 22 122.50–166.00 $147.79 $489 +6.60
350–395 377 34 132.50–158.00 $140.02 $528 -0.52
400–445 423 33 125.00–146.00 $132.29 $560 -2.22
450–490 469 22 120.00–135.00 $126.18 $592 +1.13
515–545 527 12 115.00–122.50 $119.22 $628 +0.98
550–595 573 2 113.00–114.00 $113.48 $650 +9.72
600–645 623 2 112.00–113.00 $112.48 $701 +12.48
690–695 691 5 107.00–110.00 $109.40 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 140.00–147.00 $143.15 $319 -31.85
250–295 272 3 130.00–135.00 $132.20 $360 -16.74
300–345 319 8 140.00–146.00 $143.50 $458 +2.13
350–395 365 25 128.00–156.00 $142.46 $520 +5.87
400–445 416 32 116.00–138.00 $125.55 $522 +1.60
450–495 471 19 110.00–126.00 $117.71 $554 +0.44
500–545 515 3 106.00–112.00 $109.88 $566 -1.97
550 550 1 95.00 $95.00 $522 -10.04
600 600 1 95.00 $95.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 4 200.00–210.00 $204.83 $457 -8.39
250–285 268 7 150.00–200.00 $171.99 $461 -18.31
300–340 322 8 150.00–188.00 $177.60 $572 -2.97
350–395 375 15 150.00–178.00 $163.17 $612 -4.42
400–445 423 2 162.00–168.00 $164.84 $697 +8.90
450–480 467 12 135.00–156.00 $143.05 $668 -6.51
500–540 520 6 127.50–142.00 $134.65 $700 -7.81
550–595 573 5 130.00–138.00 $134.71 $772 +1.75
650–655 653 3 112.00–118.00 $113.99 $744 -10.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 233 5 215.00–228.00 $220.82 $515 -10.41
250–285 270 10 165.00–216.00 $193.30 $522 -14.67
300–345 328 6 194.00–200.00 $197.57 $648 +3.96
360–380 368 4 170.00–190.00 $179.86 $662 +0.80
400–440 423 10 166.00–180.00 $170.61 $722 +2.99
455–485 471 7 150.00–175.00 $161.44 $760 +4.37
500–540 524 7 140.00–155.00 $148.80 $780 -0.96
550–595 577 5 132.00–144.00 $138.99 $802 -2.88
600–615 608 4 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $805 -1.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 217 3 185.00–192.00 $189.18 $411 -9.55
250 250 1 182.00 $182.00 $455 -6.10
300–345 323 3 178.00–182.00 $179.91 $581 +2.47
350–395 369 5 162.00–168.00 $166.37 $614 +1.39
400–435 423 4 152.00–160.00 $154.39 $653 +9.64
450–495 470 11 110.00–154.00 $124.53 $585 -7.77
500 500 2 136.00 $136.00 $680 +2.53
550–595 564 4 124.00–129.00 $127.43 $719 +5.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1134 80-85% 29 44.00–56.00 $53.46 $606 —
945–1465 1186 80-85% 51 52.00–64.00 $58.68 $696 +0.56
980–1435 1324 80-85% 35 51.00–69.00 $63.29 $838 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1270 969 85-90% 20 37.00–50.00 $41.94 $406 —
910–1285 1038 85-90% 24 43.00–55.00 $49.26 $511 +0.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1435 1393 75-80% 2 51.00–54.00 $52.45 $731 —
1160–1855 1506 75-80% 7 61.00–72.00 $66.65 $1,004 —
1355–2045 1693 75-80% 9 56.00–96.00 $66.25 $1,122 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1760 1499 7 76.00–87.00 $82.29 $1,234 —
1325–2125 1644 18 81.00–93.00 $87.98 $1,446 —
1725–2325 1934 5 94.00–98.00 $96.13 $1,859 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1080 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00–72.00 $69.86 $704

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.