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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

2,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.48/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 426 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.90/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 537 lb · 34 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.62/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 311 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,225 2,900 2,039
Feeder cattle 1,472 2,068 1,564
Slaughter cattle 657 614 397
Replacement cattle 96 218 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (398), Madison (223), Okeechobee (879), and Sumter County (725). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady instances 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 212.00–215.00 $212.87 $490 +11.07
250 250 2 212.00 $212.00 $530 +8.52
300–345 327 7 190.00–200.00 $193.87 $634 +0.21
350–395 368 15 182.00–195.00 $189.40 $697 +3.16
400–445 425 27 175.00–195.00 $180.28 $766 +4.20
450–495 467 17 170.00–184.00 $179.25 $837 +4.73
500–545 537 34 167.00–178.00 $170.90 $918 +1.06
550–595 574 5 156.00–163.00 $159.14 $913 -11.05
600–645 622 3 143.00–150.00 $145.92 $908 -9.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 14 198.00 $198.00 $396 +17.98
250–270 257 3 190.00–195.00 $191.75 $493 +1.35
300–345 319 11 180.00–197.00 $187.46 $598 +1.01
350–370 357 6 176.00–185.00 $177.82 $635 +3.46
400–445 418 13 169.00–186.00 $175.84 $735 +8.68
450–495 478 8 165.00–171.00 $167.85 $802 +0.68
500–545 518 8 158.00–167.00 $162.55 $842 +5.25
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -9.00
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 -3.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 +0.08
315–330 319 7 182.00–186.00 $184.82 $590 +1.41
350–385 368 5 164.00–175.00 $170.95 $629 +3.51
400–445 414 17 156.00–176.00 $162.01 $671 -2.35
450–495 472 3 154.00–163.00 $159.19 $751 +5.19
500–545 506 7 150.00–156.00 $155.08 $785 +11.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 +44.77
200–245 223 8 170.00–182.00 $174.08 $388 +19.59
250–295 265 21 160.00–180.00 $172.16 $456 +9.04
300–345 311 28 165.00–175.00 $171.62 $534 +10.71
350–395 373 28 164.00–172.00 $168.09 $627 +8.87
400–445 426 44 150.00–169.00 $160.48 $684 +3.97
450–495 467 24 146.00–164.00 $157.36 $735 +4.80
500–545 516 14 145.00–158.00 $152.20 $785 +9.27
550–595 573 4 138.00–142.00 $139.71 $801 +2.07
600–645 618 3 128.00–138.00 $133.87 $827 +14.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 3 170.00–180.00 $173.08 $308 +35.76
200 200 1 162.00 $162.00 $324 +17.01
250–295 273 2 148.00–155.00 $151.21 $413 +2.50
300–340 325 19 135.00–172.00 $158.87 $516 +3.44
350–395 375 16 145.00–162.00 $156.52 $587 +4.73
400–445 418 12 146.00–158.00 $153.48 $642 +10.60
450–495 462 10 146.00–153.00 $150.73 $696 +12.73
500–545 529 23 120.00–144.00 $139.00 $735 +16.70
550 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 +11.00
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 +16.45
250–295 273 2 135.00–138.00 $136.38 $372 +10.38
300–345 329 7 140.00–156.00 $148.03 $487 -0.10
350–375 362 12 140.00–151.00 $141.92 $514 -1.60
400–445 421 11 125.00–146.00 $134.06 $564 +2.81
465–475 468 4 122.00–128.00 $126.48 $592 +0.74
500–545 522 3 134.00–137.00 $135.29 $706 +22.29
600 600 2 112.00 $112.00 $672 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 +8.55
250–295 272 5 184.00–192.00 $188.01 $511 +14.96
300–340 329 10 160.00–194.00 $187.21 $616 -2.16
350–385 379 12 180.00–188.00 $182.64 $692 +9.36
400–435 426 14 170.00–176.00 $173.06 $737 +4.12
460–475 468 2 162.00–166.00 $164.03 $768 +2.03
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 +3.00
550–595 573 2 144.00–149.00 $146.40 $839 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
265–285 272 3 185.00–190.00 $188.25 $512 -14.53
320–340 330 4 180.00–190.00 $185.15 $611 -6.12
350–395 384 19 186.00–197.50 $188.21 $723 +3.93
400–445 419 8 178.00–188.00 $182.44 $764 +7.91
500–545 523 3 160.00–168.00 $164.55 $861 +6.38
600–645 627 3 142.00–149.00 $144.91 $909 -9.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 182.00 $182.00 $364 +10.76
250 250 1 177.00 $177.00 $442 +3.11
300–345 332 13 170.00–186.00 $183.74 $610 —
350–395 368 6 168.00–178.00 $173.90 $640 —
400–425 419 12 158.00–168.00 $161.80 $678 +5.52
460–470 468 6 150.00–158.00 $156.69 $733 +3.62
500 500 2 138.00 $138.00 $690 -5.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1415 1149 80-85% 42 60.00–76.00 $73.02 $839 -4.57
915–1410 1216 80-85% 69 68.00–85.00 $77.18 $939 —
1020–1410 1290 80-85% 22 74.00–93.00 $83.91 $1,082 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1190 949 85-90% 25 53.00–61.00 $57.10 $542 —
710–1285 1013 85-90% 60 57.00–76.00 $66.74 $676 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1310 1235 75-80% 2 71.00–74.00 $72.59 $896 —
1115–1555 1296 75-80% 9 75.00–78.00 $76.11 $986 -3.51
1100–1865 1345 75-80% 13 80.00–89.00 $82.63 $1,111 -8.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1895 1488 17 90.00–105.00 $96.55 $1,437 —
1510–1915 1659 5 111.00–119.00 $115.59 $1,918 +8.86
1225–2190 1685 12 97.00–114.00 $107.07 $1,804 +0.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–810 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 74.00–76.00 $75.06 $574
810–1045 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–88.00 $84.51 $784

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1110 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–775.00 $752.48 —

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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.