Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

2,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.73/cwt -16.33 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 421 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.56/cwt -13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 479 lb · 32 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.78/cwt ≈ $520/hd at 274 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,416	718	2,254
Feeder cattle	1,644	474	1,687
Slaughter cattle	575	244	476
Replacement cattle	197	—	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (627), Columbia (714), Ocala (439) and Okeechobee (636). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, instances firm. Feeder classes 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	212	3	200.00–210.00	$204.80	$434	—
250–295	275	16	215.00–230.00	$222.65	$612	+0.74
300–345	324	23	200.00–230.00	$215.38	$698	+2.68
350–395	368	16	190.00–215.00	$200.31	$737	—
400–445	420	14	180.00–202.00	$189.88	$797	-4.21
450–495	476	7	168.00–186.00	$175.96	$838	-9.42
465–490 value added	480	25	168.00–174.00	$170.33	$818	—
500–545	526	5	169.00–174.00	$170.35	$896	-8.22
550–595	573	2	158.00–162.00	$159.92	$916	-11.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	274	9	175.00–207.00	$187.43	$514	-17.48
300–345	321	10	170.00–219.00	$199.67	$641	-1.89
350–395	361	12	187.00–199.00	$195.93	$707	+2.72
400–445	422	13	165.00–190.00	$170.69	$720	-8.92
500	500	1	154.00	$154.00	$770	—
600	600	1	142.00	$142.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	192.00–194.00	$192.92	$527	—
300–345	322	3	197.00–200.00	$198.60	$639	—
350–395	373	2	182.00–190.00	$185.76	$693	+7.19
450	450	1	152.00	$152.00	$684	—
500	500	1	149.00	$149.00	$745	-3.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	170.00–180.00	$174.71	$306	—
200–245	216	4	185.00–200.00	$194.48	$420	—
250–295	274	29	180.00–199.00	$189.78	$520	—
300–345	325	28	170.00–190.00	$180.36	$586	+3.87
350–395	377	16	160.00–178.00	$168.81	$636	+1.38
400–427 value added	417	25	144.00–151.00	$148.58	$620	—
400–445	424	33	135.00–165.00	$145.33	$616	-17.73
450–495	467	16	142.00–160.00	$149.88	$700	-9.55
460–476 value added	473	11	143.00–145.00	$143.35	$678	—
500–545	514	6	132.00–155.00	$146.66	$754	-3.09
550–595	573	2	139.00–140.00	$139.48	$799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	2	150.00	$150.00	$255	—
200–245	231	5	170.00–187.50	$179.51	$415	—
250–290	273	11	155.00–180.00	$164.65	$449	—
300–345	329	13	135.00–178.00	$159.05	$523	-4.19
350–395	367	13	150.00–166.00	$161.61	$593	+5.04
400–445	423	8	140.00–148.00	$144.58	$612	-8.81
450–495	477	5	120.00–134.00	$126.26	$602	-19.87
500–545	520	3	120.00–128.00	$124.54	$648	-13.13
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	-0.39
630–635	633	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$639	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	—
200–245	229	5	160.00–172.50	$165.33	$379	—
250–295	275	10	135.00–166.00	$151.16	$416	—
300	300	2	160.00	$160.00	$480	+12.76
350–395	376	7	140.00–156.00	$146.29	$550	—
400–445	416	8	130.00–138.00	$132.15	$550	-8.93
450–470	460	4	120.00–129.00	$124.50	$573	-10.34
550–595	574	4	100.00–118.00	$108.64	$624	—

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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	222	3	205.00–217.00	$210.26	$467	—
250–295	275	7	220.00–232.00	$224.54	$617	—
300–345	327	13	216.00–226.00	$219.10	$716	—
350–395	376	8	197.50–212.00	$202.86	$763	—
400–445	421	10	160.00–203.00	$182.71	$769	—
450–495	468	10	155.00–172.00	$163.96	$767	—
500–545	518	10	145.00–168.00	$157.41	$815	—
550–575	562	5	156.00–167.00	$160.90	$904	—
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	195.00–200.00	$198.93	$465	—
250–295	275	14	207.00–237.50	$215.72	$593	—
300–345	321	7	206.00–222.50	$215.99	$693	—
350–395	371	12	190.00–201.00	$194.84	$723	—
415–435	425	2	180.00–188.00	$184.09	$782	—
450–475	464	4	160.00–165.00	$161.77	$751	—
500	500	1	156.00	$156.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	175.00–185.00	$180.32	$400	—
250–295	270	12	195.00–222.50	$214.51	$579	—
300–345	319	12	197.00–215.00	$206.33	$658	—
350–385	374	4	180.00–187.50	$183.29	$686	—
400–445	426	5	170.00–180.00	$174.21	$742	—
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
500	500	1	148.00	$148.00	$740	—
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1390	1084	80-85%	20	64.00–90.00	$85.63	$928	—
910–1400	1148	80-85%	60	72.00–95.00	$86.57	$994	-0.61
945–1395	1203	80-85%	27	80.00–105.00	$95.38	$1,147	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1105	966	85-90%	15	50.00–67.00	$61.73	$596	—
710–1285	1020	85-90%	32	68.00–81.00	$73.23	$747	-4.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,179	—
1110–1665	1366	75-80%	15	91.00–104.00	$97.30	$1,329	—
1265–1685	1489	75-80%	5	89.00–90.00	$89.60	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1835	1536	14	94.00–109.00	$106.17	$1,631	—
1185–2055	1690	23	100.00–115.00	$109.44	$1,850	—
1415–2060	1767	17	116.00–125.00	$119.48	$2,111	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1175	1097	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	80.00–85.00	$81.66	$896

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–910	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–70.00	$64.99	$590

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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
1150–1205	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,101.75	—
1195–1275	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,654.86	—

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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.