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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

2,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.85/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 366 lb · 53 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.94/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 315 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.33/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 429 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,232 1,576 2,184
Feeder cattle 1,553 1,034 1,672
Slaughter cattle 576 458 462
Replacement cattle 103 84 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (430), Madison (343), Okeechobee (883), and Sumter County (576). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 178 4 195.00–202.00 $199.62 $355 —
200–245 218 3 198.00–212.00 $206.12 $449 —
250–295 266 4 204.00–216.00 $210.65 $560 —
300–345 309 11 210.00–216.00 $214.44 $663 +10.10
350–395 369 21 177.00–209.00 $199.52 $736 +17.26
400–445 422 19 170.00–200.00 $179.75 $759 +2.98
450–495 470 18 172.50–184.00 $177.96 $836 +3.41
500–545 527 10 165.00–177.00 $170.12 $897 -1.61
550 550 1 172.00 $172.00 $946 +14.16
600–645 618 3 154.00–163.00 $159.21 $984 +18.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 188 14 175.00–185.00 $179.11 $337 —
200 200 1 190.00 $190.00 $380 —
250–295 270 8 185.00–200.00 $192.53 $520 -5.17
300–345 316 7 192.00–204.00 $198.04 $626 +4.30
350–395 368 21 165.00–197.00 $187.33 $689 +9.97
400–440 424 7 160.00–185.00 $171.91 $729 -0.27
450–495 470 11 155.00–172.00 $162.58 $764 -3.20
500 500 1 164.00 $164.00 $820 +0.09
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 160.00 $160.00 $296 —
200 200 2 180.00 $180.00 $360 —
310–340 325 4 182.00–190.00 $185.82 $604 +9.82
350–395 362 10 170.00–188.00 $177.28 $642 +6.07
405–435 420 4 157.00–165.00 $161.14 $677 —
450–495 471 8 150.00–168.00 $158.82 $748 +18.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 189 5 190.00–200.00 $191.75 $362 +21.75
200–245 224 5 180.00–195.00 $186.96 $419 +23.57
250–295 271 14 176.00–189.00 $183.80 $498 +10.40
300–345 315 26 147.50–186.00 $174.94 $551 +5.21
350–395 366 53 147.50–176.00 $166.85 $611 +3.90
400–445 429 23 147.50–166.00 $157.33 $675 +9.13
450–495 473 14 140.00–163.00 $150.25 $711 +0.09
500–545 526 17 130.00–155.00 $143.46 $755 +14.18
550–595 574 13 120.00–155.00 $139.03 $798 +17.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 184 7 170.00–180.00 $173.26 $319 +23.26
200–245 223 2 170.00–175.00 $172.25 $384 —
250–295 273 8 155.00–178.00 $165.51 $452 +5.65
300–345 325 21 125.00–174.00 $152.68 $496 -2.40
350–395 372 22 135.00–164.00 $146.42 $545 +7.21
400–445 426 15 135.00–153.00 $145.08 $618 +11.94
450–495 475 23 130.00–152.00 $140.57 $668 +4.62
500–545 516 7 130.00–142.50 $135.99 $702 —
560–580 570 2 135.00–137.50 $136.23 $777 +23.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 178 7 155.00–165.00 $160.54 $286 —
260–270 263 10 160.00–168.00 $162.46 $427 +5.27
300–345 324 6 145.00–165.00 $152.75 $495 +4.37
350–380 364 14 135.00–150.00 $143.96 $524 +7.25
400–445 420 16 120.00–142.00 $132.23 $555 +0.73
450–495 471 14 120.00–138.00 $129.20 $609 +13.10
500 500 1 116.00 $116.00 $580 +7.56
550–595 573 4 110.00–118.00 $113.84 $652 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 180 2 190.00–205.00 $197.08 $355 —
200–245 234 8 210.00–235.00 $215.59 $504 —
250 250 1 206.00 $206.00 $515 +4.17
325–345 335 4 170.00–180.00 $174.85 $586 -21.67
365–385 368 12 160.00–196.00 $186.21 $685 -5.98
400–445 422 15 155.00–186.00 $179.77 $759 +1.03
450 450 1 179.00 $179.00 $806 +16.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 179 4 175.00–185.00 $180.74 $324 —
200–245 222 10 192.00–228.00 $220.21 $489 +34.31
260–270 263 3 212.00–215.00 $213.97 $563 +33.63
300–345 323 2 196.00–198.00 $196.93 $636 +14.41
400–445 428 6 142.00–168.00 $152.84 $654 -24.79
450–495 472 7 164.00–170.00 $166.68 $787 +11.76
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 +7.00
550 550 1 156.00 $156.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 160.00 $160.00 $288 —
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 +15.51
315–330 317 9 190.00–196.00 $195.31 $619 +8.39
360–370 365 2 172.00–176.00 $174.03 $635 +1.42
415–440 427 8 130.00–168.00 $145.13 $620 -12.74
550–595 573 2 142.00–150.00 $145.84 $836 —
650–655 652 3 110.00–112.00 $111.33 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1465 1107 80-85% 54 58.00–88.00 $85.19 $943 —
930–1485 1159 80-85% 47 70.00–93.00 $88.59 $1,027 -4.56
925–1675 1244 80-85% 37 80.00–102.00 $93.96 $1,169 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 895 85-90% 11 66.00–70.00 $68.27 $611 —
725–1205 1011 85-90% 42 68.00–80.00 $75.15 $760 +13.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1250 1180 75-80% 2 89.00 $89.00 $1,050 —
1110–1730 1360 75-80% 12 89.00–95.00 $91.84 $1,249 -1.14
1130–1740 1393 75-80% 17 91.00–104.00 $97.79 $1,362 +4.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2350 1548 26 102.00–116.00 $110.99 $1,718 —
1225–1935 1550 10 91.00–110.00 $104.71 $1,623 —
1370–2120 1626 12 116.00–124.00 $119.50 $1,943 +10.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–975 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 86.00–95.00 $90.97 $803
880–955 918 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–110.00 $105.20 $966
790–1000 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 90.00–112.50 $96.37 $896
935–965 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 78.00–84.00 $81.05 $770

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805–855 830 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 825.00–850.00 $837.12 —

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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.