Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.22/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $439/hd at 269 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.68/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 474 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.19/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 520 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,288	640	2,317
Feeder cattle	831	506	1,782
Slaughter cattle	363	134	509
Replacement cattle	94	—	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (249), Columbia (352), Ocala (136) and Okeechobee (551). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly 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
200	200	1	210.00	$210.00	$420	—
250–295	274	8	198.00–217.00	$206.67	$566	—
300–345	321	8	188.00–196.00	$192.12	$617	-15.15
350–395	369	14	179.00–188.00	$183.94	$679	-15.88
400–445	423	13	176.00–195.00	$182.68	$773	—
450–495	472	15	168.00–185.00	$175.41	$828	-6.20
500–545	514	5	174.00–180.00	$176.93	$909	-1.80
550	550	1	173.00	$173.00	$952	+0.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	187.00–192.00	$189.25	$422	—
250–295	272	3	188.00–190.00	$188.94	$514	—
300–345	323	2	180.00–185.00	$182.33	$589	-10.50
350–395	375	4	171.00–195.00	$183.45	$688	-1.90
400–445	425	9	169.00–181.00	$174.78	$743	—
500–545	523	2	156.00–163.00	$159.35	$833	-8.91
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	174.00	$174.00	$435	—
300	300	1	168.00	$168.00	$504	—
350	350	1	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
400–445	427	5	158.00–162.00	$159.96	$683	—
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-6.86
500	500	2	150.00	$150.00	$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	223	2	157.00–160.00	$158.35	$353	—
250–295	269	22	150.00–180.00	$163.22	$439	-8.94
300–345	321	10	166.00–176.00	$170.88	$549	-3.18
350–395	370	11	145.00–170.00	$162.90	$603	-8.87
400–445	420	15	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$651	-9.53
450–495	474	17	140.00–165.00	$154.68	$733	-3.76
500–545	520	17	130.00–160.00	$149.19	$776	-6.32
550–595	573	7	129.00–150.00	$140.92	$807	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	135.00	$135.00	$270	—
250–295	277	3	142.00–152.00	$145.70	$404	-14.58
300–345	321	8	136.00–162.00	$149.54	$480	-13.18
350–395	371	8	135.00–160.00	$149.20	$554	-7.74
410–435	423	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$645	—
450–495	468	3	136.00–139.00	$137.62	$644	-9.97
505–535	518	13	135.00–145.00	$141.20	$731	+2.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	277	6	120.00–136.00	$124.94	$346	—
300–345	323	2	146.00–150.00	$147.86	$478	—
350–395	380	5	140.00–148.00	$143.50	$545	+1.64
400	400	1	139.00	$139.00	$556	-3.47
450–495	469	4	120.00–129.00	$122.79	$576	—
515–540	528	5	113.00–125.00	$118.62	$626	—
560–585	568	3	110.00–118.00	$115.26	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	8	192.00–206.00	$196.48	$552	—
300–345	326	16	175.00–198.00	$185.67	$605	—
350–395	369	13	179.00–189.00	$184.65	$681	—
400–445	423	13	177.00–185.00	$180.67	$764	—
450–495	476	4	169.00–178.00	$172.12	$819	—
550–595	573	2	144.00–151.00	$147.36	$844	—
600–645	623	2	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$902	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	182.00–190.00	$185.60	$414	—
250–295	268	5	180.00–190.00	$185.60	$497	—
300–345	320	5	169.00–182.00	$174.95	$560	—
350–395	373	2	170.00–171.00	$170.47	$636	—
400–445	423	2	166.00–170.00	$167.89	$710	—
450	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
550	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	—
600–645	623	2	131.00–136.00	$133.41	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.25	$384	—
250	250	1	174.00	$174.00	$435	—
300–325	310	3	177.00–197.50	$188.43	$584	—
350–395	373	2	160.00–168.00	$163.76	$611	—
400	400	1	164.00	$164.00	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1220	1005	80-85%	10	57.00–83.00	$77.51	$779	—
965–1325	1148	80-85%	42	68.00–88.00	$80.85	$928	—
920–1390	1224	80-85%	26	74.00–93.00	$87.95	$1,077	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1160	967	85-90%	12	54.00–65.00	$59.07	$571	—
720–1175	1014	85-90%	27	64.00–81.00	$71.02	$720	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$927	—
1180–1520	1333	75-80%	6	90.00–93.00	$91.67	$1,222	—
1180–1595	1383	75-80%	6	72.00–88.00	$77.88	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2225	1528	8	90.00–107.00	$96.61	$1,476	—
1335–2080	1634	26	98.00–116.00	$104.61	$1,709	—
1470–2015	1690	12	113.00–125.00	$119.01	$2,011	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–915	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	90.00–100.00	$94.19	$742
885–1175	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	94.00–100.00	$97.70	$999
935–1140	1038	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	78.00–87.00	$82.06	$852

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1015	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–64.00	$61.89	$594

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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
1150–1240	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,144.35	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675–1070	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–600.00	$580.66	—

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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.