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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

2,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.80/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 471 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.56/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 325 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.49/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 428 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,884 3,407 2,506
Feeder cattle 1,894 2,235 1,701
Slaughter cattle 848 985 726
Replacement cattle 142 187 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (838), Madison (436), Okeechobee (1082), and Sumter County (528). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady to weak, feeder heifers steady to firm. 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
200–245 223 2 225.00–235.00 $229.49 $512 -22.08
250–295 276 5 215.00–235.00 $221.90 $612 -10.07
300–330 315 13 190.00–230.00 $215.44 $679 -1.61
350–395 369 13 185.00–210.00 $200.71 $741 -4.09
400–445 422 19 175.00–200.00 $189.62 $800 -5.23
450–495 476 15 165.00–190.00 $178.83 $851 +0.24
500–545 524 17 155.00–183.00 $169.51 $888 -7.20
550–595 573 16 152.50–178.00 $164.43 $942 +7.94
600–645 625 12 150.00–158.00 $154.15 $963 -1.40
650–690 668 8 147.50–152.50 $151.22 $1,010 —
700–740 723 5 130.00–137.50 $134.05 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 195.00–205.00 $199.77 $545 -14.67
300–345 330 3 208.00–212.00 $209.21 $690 +3.75
350–395 366 6 185.00–196.00 $192.89 $706 -8.02
400–445 422 5 175.00–186.00 $179.59 $758 -0.17
450–495 476 15 145.00–179.00 $162.74 $775 +0.57
500–545 526 9 140.00–170.00 $155.86 $820 -9.00
550–575 556 4 152.00–160.00 $155.80 $866 —
610–645 630 5 135.00–145.00 $138.46 $872 -8.54
680–695 688 2 137.50–140.00 $138.76 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 198.00–200.00 $198.98 $643 +8.20
350–395 364 8 165.00–188.00 $176.16 $641 -11.93
400–445 426 10 140.00–178.00 $158.85 $677 -12.49
450–485 471 4 152.00–160.00 $157.94 $744 +7.46
500–545 518 5 145.00–160.00 $152.52 $790 —
550 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 174 4 195.00–210.00 $203.38 $354 —
200–245 231 8 192.00–205.00 $195.96 $453 -7.11
250–295 275 16 175.00–192.00 $182.04 $501 -4.34
300–345 325 25 167.00–185.00 $174.56 $567 -3.03
350–395 374 23 166.00–178.00 $172.39 $645 +6.14
400–445 428 25 155.00–170.00 $164.49 $704 +6.09
450–495 471 38 144.00–165.00 $155.80 $734 +3.71
500–545 522 19 135.00–158.00 $150.04 $783 +1.06
550–595 580 12 138.00–152.50 $145.23 $842 +3.58
600–645 625 4 131.00–140.00 $134.41 $840 +6.41
650–695 678 9 112.00–130.00 $122.53 $831 —
720–745 728 3 117.50–120.00 $119.15 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 180.00 $180.00 $297 —
200–245 230 13 175.00–186.00 $179.60 $413 -11.40
250–295 268 15 160.00–174.00 $168.39 $451 -3.73
300–345 324 9 155.00–169.00 $160.93 $521 +2.81
350–395 376 21 140.00–178.00 $153.44 $577 -2.35
400–445 425 20 140.00–160.00 $149.66 $636 +5.10
450 450 1 142.00 $142.00 $639 +1.59
500–545 530 3 144.00–146.00 $144.63 $767 +13.44
550–595 577 13 110.00–137.00 $119.32 $688 -5.88
600–645 615 3 120.00–128.00 $125.20 $770 —
690–695 691 4 100.00–110.00 $107.49 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 187 3 170.00–172.00 $170.61 $319 —
200–245 222 15 160.00–185.00 $170.99 $380 -3.75
300–345 328 5 152.00–160.00 $155.14 $509 -5.15
350–395 370 11 135.00–156.00 $142.03 $526 +1.39
400–445 423 8 132.00–142.00 $138.01 $584 +6.41
460–470 465 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $581 +0.11
500–545 520 13 110.00–137.00 $119.66 $622 +2.11
550–595 565 3 118.00–120.00 $119.30 $674 +17.30
600–645 623 2 112.00–118.00 $114.89 $716 +22.40
680–685 683 4 90.00–94.00 $92.01 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 10 210.00–225.00 $220.00 $499 +4.96
250–275 268 6 212.00–220.00 $214.64 $575 -0.87
300–345 323 2 206.00–212.00 $208.79 $674 +19.14
350–395 368 13 160.00–198.00 $178.72 $658 -1.24
400–440 425 13 155.00–184.00 $168.17 $715 -19.72
450–495 473 8 160.00–176.00 $170.53 $807 +18.13
500–545 528 3 165.00–170.00 $166.92 $881 +1.44
550–595 584 4 160.00–165.00 $161.18 $941 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 6 225.00–240.00 $232.86 $512 -11.38
250–295 275 12 217.00–232.00 $224.76 $618 -0.80
300–340 315 4 210.00–220.00 $217.46 $685 -6.20
350–395 368 8 190.00–209.00 $196.30 $722 -18.70
400–435 426 9 180.00–190.00 $184.45 $786 +0.11
450 450 1 181.00 $181.00 $814 +6.01
500–545 523 2 175.00–178.00 $176.44 $923 -1.56
550 550 1 179.00 $179.00 $984 +12.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 210.00–215.00 $212.61 $489 +2.61
250 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 -5.92
300–345 331 10 180.00–200.00 $189.47 $627 -13.52
350–395 380 9 172.00–182.00 $178.18 $677 -7.31
400–440 420 3 164.00–170.00 $166.57 $700 -11.32
450–495 468 3 162.00–168.00 $165.56 $775 +7.56
500–545 525 5 152.00–162.00 $156.47 $821 +4.47
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1420 1106 80-85% 99 57.00–75.00 $72.55 $802 —
905–1580 1245 80-85% 62 65.00–84.00 $77.90 $970 -5.24
1020–1545 1282 80-85% 39 76.00–94.00 $85.09 $1,091 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 894 85-90% 30 40.00–59.00 $54.96 $491 —
705–1290 1012 85-90% 87 60.00–74.00 $66.53 $673 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1500 1296 75-80% 6 71.00–75.00 $73.47 $952 -16.81
1230–1460 1336 75-80% 13 81.00–85.00 $82.57 $1,103 —
1130–1705 1393 75-80% 9 76.00–85.00 $80.26 $1,118 -5.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1675 1519 15 90.00–107.00 $97.85 $1,486 —
1435–1940 1611 8 95.00–114.00 $104.87 $1,689 —
1910–2075 1993 2 117.00–119.00 $118.04 $2,353 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–890 868 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 84.00–88.00 $85.95 $746
820–1020 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–108.00 $104.43 $961
1010–1140 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 90.00–94.00 $92.12 $990
1100–1150 1122 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 91.00–97.50 $94.55 $1,061

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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.