Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

2,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $217.86/cwt ≈ $693/hd at 318 lb · 39 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $217.00/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 332 lb · 39 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.94/cwt ≈ $620/hd at 282 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,517	1,317	2,076
Feeder cattle	1,688	777	1,456
Slaughter cattle	652	540	554
Replacement cattle	177	—	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (728), Columbia (426), Ocala (547) and Okeechobee (816). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	16	205.00–247.50	$222.73	$601	-7.75
300–345	332	39	212.00–235.00	$217.00	$720	-2.81
350–395	364	8	204.00–222.00	$209.53	$763	-2.61
400–445	421	12	175.00–202.00	$187.22	$788	-9.80
450–495	471	8	170.00–190.00	$182.23	$858	-8.61
500–540	524	4	177.00–185.00	$180.51	$946	-0.63
560–590	574	6	150.00–177.00	$163.66	$939	-11.05
600–610	602	5	148.00–170.00	$160.22	$965	+4.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	12	200.00–235.00	$210.82	$586	+4.95
300–345	313	15	200.00–225.00	$210.47	$659	+8.09
350–395	373	5	190.00–200.00	$194.12	$724	+4.55
400–445	425	14	160.00–187.00	$173.86	$739	-5.66
470–480	478	4	170.00–175.00	$173.77	$831	+0.67
500–540	523	6	145.00–175.00	$159.52	$834	-5.58
550–590	563	3	160.00–165.00	$163.25	$919	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	230.00–232.50	$231.18	$527	—
250	250	1	185.00	$185.00	$462	—
300–345	322	5	195.00–205.00	$200.21	$645	—
350–395	377	5	185.00–192.00	$187.10	$705	+10.43
400–445	423	6	165.00–175.00	$168.93	$715	+4.08
475–490	480	3	155.00–165.00	$158.40	$760	-3.88
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	236	5	180.00–192.00	$182.03	$430	—
250–295	275	16	172.00–190.00	$178.59	$491	-5.10
300–345	314	13	170.00–185.00	$175.93	$552	-4.02
350–395	369	16	158.00–172.00	$164.79	$608	-7.55
400–445	423	13	148.00–170.00	$156.99	$664	-13.89
450–495	465	19	140.00–167.00	$158.12	$735	+3.23
505–535	521	10	140.00–157.00	$148.66	$775	+1.30
550–595	568	3	141.00–147.00	$144.58	$821	-0.13
600–635	612	3	130.00–135.00	$132.29	$810	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	10	162.00–175.00	$167.55	$375	—
250–295	273	14	155.00–177.50	$164.26	$448	—
300–345	313	9	160.00–167.00	$162.73	$509	-1.05
350–395	365	11	152.00–160.00	$155.88	$569	+0.67
400–445	422	10	127.50–157.00	$140.34	$592	—
450–495	472	11	130.00–153.00	$139.73	$660	-2.88
505–540	523	12	121.00–135.00	$129.75	$679	—
600	600	2	118.00	$118.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	238	6	150.00–160.00	$151.40	$360	—
250–295	271	10	145.00–166.00	$152.74	$414	—
300–345	330	6	150.00–155.00	$151.72	$501	—
350–395	373	10	110.00–148.00	$129.26	$482	—
400–445	423	4	128.00–136.00	$131.86	$558	-0.80
450–480	467	6	120.00–132.00	$126.25	$590	-6.32
510–520	515	4	110.00–112.50	$111.26	$573	—
550–595	580	3	118.00–122.00	$119.26	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	4	215.00–222.00	$217.72	$490	—
250–295	282	25	215.00–230.00	$219.94	$620	—
300–345	318	39	197.50–226.00	$217.86	$693	—
350–395	368	13	190.00–214.00	$206.02	$758	—
400–445	423	8	165.00–196.00	$179.09	$758	—
450–495	477	9	155.00–180.00	$165.73	$791	—
500–530	516	4	155.00–174.00	$161.07	$831	—
560–595	586	5	145.00–155.00	$152.36	$893	—
600–645	623	2	138.00–140.00	$138.96	$866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	8	200.00–247.50	$211.91	$485	—
250–295	275	13	200.00–222.50	$211.38	$581	—
300–345	323	9	205.00–215.00	$209.19	$676	—
350–395	373	2	197.00–198.00	$197.47	$737	—
400–445	422	5	178.00–186.00	$181.95	$768	—
500–545	526	5	147.00–165.00	$153.32	$806	—
575–585	580	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$821	—
600–645	623	2	134.00–136.00	$134.96	$841	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	228	4	220.00–230.00	$227.58	$519	—
250–295	271	7	197.00–210.00	$207.51	$562	—
300–345	317	5	190.00–200.00	$196.78	$624	—
350–395	373	2	190.00–192.00	$190.94	$712	—
400	400	1	166.00	$166.00	$664	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1400	1115	80-85%	23	57.00–92.00	$85.48	$953	+9.64
915–1510	1164	80-85%	45	68.00–97.00	$80.02	$931	—
915–1605	1211	80-85%	47	76.00–106.00	$94.46	$1,144	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1080	915	85-90%	16	40.00–67.00	$62.74	$574	—
705–1285	1003	85-90%	45	50.00–77.00	$69.50	$697	+3.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,135	—
1125–1520	1303	75-80%	5	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$1,192	—
1100–1515	1319	75-80%	15	95.00–103.00	$100.08	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1985	1548	13	91.00–106.00	$100.01	$1,548	—
1500–2020	1794	18	99.00–112.00	$105.85	$1,899	—
1505–2110	1837	10	109.00–117.00	$113.09	$2,077	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–780	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	86.00–94.00	$90.17	$674
710–1065	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–76.00	$73.60	$654
730–1270	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	79.00–82.00	$80.10	$801
1040–1135	1097	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	70.00–76.00	$73.72	$809

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890–930	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–925.00	$899.45	—
940–1170	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,275.00	$1,161.64	—

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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.