Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.11/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 563 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	819	2,225	1,181
Feeder cattle	606	1,472	654
Slaughter cattle	213	657	527
Replacement cattle	—	96	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (819). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	190.00–197.00	$192.28	$610	+4.82
360–385	373	6	183.00–187.00	$185.07	$690	+7.25
400–415	408	4	175.00–181.00	$178.06	$726	+2.22
455–465	460	4	167.00–169.00	$167.99	$773	+0.14
555–575	565	8	152.00–162.00	$156.91	$887	+6.91
625–635	630	4	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$888	+6.99
655–675	668	3	135.00–140.00	$138.37	$924	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	200.00–209.00	$206.21	$676	+12.34
410–425	415	3	182.00–190.00	$184.73	$767	+4.45
450–465	456	5	176.00–181.00	$178.04	$812	-1.21
505–525	515	6	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$901	+4.00
555–570	565	3	167.00–172.00	$168.64	$953	+9.50
605–615	611	4	160.00–169.00	$162.73	$994	+16.81
650–665	660	3	145.00–149.00	$147.69	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	5	175.00–185.00	$180.73	$567	-4.09
360–370	365	6	171.00–180.00	$175.44	$640	+4.49
500–540	520	4	148.00–157.00	$152.33	$792	-2.75
560–590	577	7	143.00–151.00	$146.33	$844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	6	160.00–165.00	$162.38	$427	+11.17
360–370	365	4	152.00–157.00	$154.47	$564	-2.05
400–420	411	7	150.00–155.00	$152.08	$625	-1.40
460–470	466	5	145.00–150.00	$146.97	$685	-3.76
500–530	513	9	132.00–138.00	$134.75	$691	-4.25
610–625	618	4	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$772	+3.94
655–665	660	4	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	147.00–152.00	$149.42	$471	+1.39
360–375	365	3	140.00–145.00	$141.71	$517	-0.21
480–490	486	9	130.00–180.00	$151.97	$739	+25.49
500–535	515	7	122.00–130.00	$125.56	$647	-9.73
550–575	563	10	120.00–130.00	$125.11	$704	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	4	165.00–174.00	$169.39	$539	-2.23
360–385	370	5	160.00–167.00	$164.09	$607	-4.00
400–420	410	6	157.00–160.00	$158.54	$650	-1.94
500–525	510	5	140.00–143.00	$141.76	$723	-10.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1810	1235	80-85%	12	83.00–89.00	$85.11	$1,051	+7.93
1085–1650	1335	80-85%	22	77.00–82.00	$79.32	$1,059	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1355	1197	85-90%	20	72.00–77.00	$75.57	$905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1450	1400	2	91.00–95.00	$93.07	$1,303	—
1335–1605	1425	3	97.00–105.00	$100.00	$1,425	—

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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.