Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

2,285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.65/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 364 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.13/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 423 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.56/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 571 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,285	2,209	2,617
Feeder cattle	1,623	1,533	2,115
Slaughter cattle	535	542	420
Replacement cattle	127	134	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (411), Madison (503), Okeechobee (697), and Sumter County (674). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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	267	8	198.00–215.00	$205.10	$548	-6.15
300–345	330	3	200.00–208.00	$202.42	$668	-5.15
350–395	373	14	185.00–198.00	$191.57	$715	+3.72
400–445	422	21	170.00–195.00	$180.62	$762	-3.91
450–495	470	11	162.50–180.00	$170.99	$804	-5.90
500–545	528	5	168.00–176.00	$171.51	$906	+3.62
550–595	573	2	160.00–167.00	$163.36	$936	+5.27
600–645	623	2	158.00–159.00	$158.48	$987	+8.13
690–695	693	4	136.00–144.00	$139.99	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	186.00	$186.00	$465	-4.72
300–345	323	4	191.00–195.00	$192.91	$623	+8.95
350–395	373	15	170.00–187.00	$176.96	$660	-10.17
400–445	423	20	160.00–188.00	$169.73	$718	+4.03
450–490	467	14	147.50–167.00	$155.97	$728	-10.23
500–545	528	11	147.50–162.00	$154.20	$814	+4.52
550–580	563	4	140.00–155.00	$147.40	$830	+5.40
600	600	1	146.00	$146.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	170.00–178.00	$173.67	$474	—
300	300	1	184.00	$184.00	$552	-1.22
350–395	373	2	170.00–174.00	$171.88	$641	-8.94
400–445	426	10	140.00–176.00	$159.30	$679	-4.70
500	500	1	154.00	$154.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	7	160.00–174.00	$167.11	$458	+3.92
300–345	323	19	168.00–178.00	$172.74	$558	+6.17
350–395	364	41	159.00–170.00	$166.65	$607	+1.87
400–445	423	25	150.00–169.00	$162.13	$686	+2.86
450–495	474	19	148.00–163.00	$154.91	$734	+2.92
500–545	522	18	147.00–160.00	$152.59	$797	+0.57
550–595	571	25	119.00–147.50	$138.56	$791	+12.15
600–645	627	7	118.00–140.00	$129.21	$810	+16.52
650–675	663	6	116.00–137.50	$130.49	$865	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	6	146.00–158.00	$151.43	$416	+0.68
300–345	322	6	162.00–170.00	$167.05	$538	+10.24
350–395	370	11	150.00–162.00	$155.99	$577	+5.16
400–445	427	18	140.00–156.00	$147.57	$630	+1.78
450–495	474	12	140.00–152.00	$145.91	$692	+9.21
500–545	520	11	132.00–142.50	$137.98	$717	-0.77
565–585	579	13	118.00–137.50	$130.01	$753	+19.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	261	9	140.00–170.00	$160.08	$418	-0.85
300–335	319	8	142.00–158.00	$151.41	$483	+4.75
350–395	376	9	120.00–144.00	$134.10	$504	-8.87
400–435	414	7	120.00–143.00	$133.80	$554	-6.13
450–495	471	12	122.50–142.00	$132.34	$623	-0.16
500	500	1	126.00	$126.00	$630	-4.00
550–590	567	7	100.00–116.00	$110.40	$626	+6.72
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—

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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	3	182.00–195.00	$186.87	$420	-23.13
250–295	273	2	195.00–206.00	$200.05	$546	-7.63
300–345	325	3	205.00–210.00	$206.88	$672	-2.05
350–395	371	8	170.00–200.00	$184.22	$683	-8.08
400–430	421	12	162.50–184.00	$178.45	$751	+6.14
450–495	470	12	170.00–178.00	$174.57	$820	+11.04
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	+9.04
550–595	576	15	150.00–164.00	$154.03	$887	-0.61
640–645	643	3	132.00–138.00	$133.99	$862	-16.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.25	$384	-12.34
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	-5.77
300	300	1	199.00	$199.00	$597	+3.14
350–395	373	8	160.00–187.00	$172.63	$644	-9.88
400–445	421	14	155.00–178.00	$168.11	$708	-2.93
450–485	467	6	145.00–168.00	$149.93	$700	-5.72
500–525	511	8	150.00–165.00	$156.54	$800	+17.89
550–590	573	8	127.50–154.00	$137.68	$789	-4.37
600–645	622	5	114.00–147.00	$134.59	$837	-8.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	4	184.00–200.00	$192.15	$623	+3.12
370–380	375	11	170.00–178.00	$174.31	$654	+2.31
400–445	423	4	160.00–168.00	$163.48	$692	+1.47
450	450	1	157.00	$157.00	$706	+4.05
520–535	530	3	140.00–142.00	$140.65	$745	-7.35
550–570	558	5	126.00–140.00	$133.13	$743	+3.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1440	1115	80-85%	30	60.00–77.00	$73.31	$817	—
920–1445	1217	80-85%	88	71.00–85.00	$81.09	$987	-1.32
945–1435	1260	80-85%	47	76.00–91.00	$84.81	$1,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1085	892	85-90%	12	57.00–61.00	$59.27	$529	—
720–1270	1053	85-90%	55	51.00–76.00	$68.66	$723	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1900	1375	75-80%	5	80.00–84.00	$82.18	$1,130	-5.18
1445	1445	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,084	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2020	1573	12	91.00–108.00	$99.89	$1,571	-14.31
1550–1820	1671	7	101.00–114.00	$105.74	$1,767	—
1750–1960	1899	4	110.00–124.00	$118.98	$2,259	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–850	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–88.00	$85.07	$706
835–890	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	90.00–100.00	$94.84	$818
930–1025	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	73.00–76.00	$74.57	$729
865–1100	983	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	80.00–87.00	$83.92	$825

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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
870–1005	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,038.40	—
990–1050	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$924.26	-62.68

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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.