Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

2,630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.27/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 372 lb · 26 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.54/cwt -11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $419/hd at 278 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.96/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 422 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,630	819	2,320
Feeder cattle	1,733	606	1,859
Slaughter cattle	653	213	403
Replacement cattle	244	—	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (886), Columbia (643), Ocala (465) and Okeechobee (636). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady instances weak. Replacement cows fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	173	3	170.00–175.00	$173.17	$300	—
200–245	224	7	170.00–185.00	$175.19	$392	—
250–295	268	12	186.00–190.00	$188.71	$506	—
300–345	321	4	190.00–196.00	$193.39	$621	-12.82
350–395	375	13	186.00–195.00	$189.14	$709	—
400–445	423	8	164.00–188.00	$175.84	$744	-8.89
450–495	470	14	156.00–180.00	$172.70	$812	-5.34
500–545	528	14	150.00–173.00	$160.66	$848	-14.24
560–580	567	3	165.00–170.00	$168.29	$954	-0.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	3	155.00–160.00	$157.16	$357	—
250–295	271	7	172.00–195.00	$186.53	$505	—
300–345	315	8	180.00–195.00	$188.10	$593	-4.18
350–395	366	10	180.00–188.00	$183.78	$673	-1.29
400–440	420	11	145.00–182.00	$165.80	$696	-12.26
470–480	475	6	145.00–162.00	$151.57	$720	-16.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
250	250	2	168.00	$168.00	$420	—
310–335	324	11	180.00–187.00	$183.05	$593	+2.32
355–375	366	7	170.00–179.00	$175.26	$641	-0.18
400–435	418	3	158.00–179.00	$169.29	$708	—
690–695	692	5	111.00–117.00	$114.59	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	175	5	130.00–140.00	$135.77	$238	—
200–245	231	7	135.00–142.00	$137.11	$317	—
250–295	278	22	137.50–165.00	$150.54	$419	-11.84
300–345	325	17	135.00–165.00	$151.93	$494	—
350–395	377	18	135.00–157.00	$149.23	$563	-5.24
400–445	422	19	130.00–154.00	$143.96	$608	-8.12
450–495	471	14	130.00–147.00	$139.91	$659	-7.06
500–540	513	6	128.00–138.00	$133.57	$685	-1.18
550–595	573	2	117.00–120.00	$118.44	$679	—
600–645	619	8	110.00–118.00	$115.17	$713	-9.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	3	150.00–160.00	$153.08	$272	—
200–245	219	7	148.00–160.00	$154.30	$338	—
250–295	273	13	160.00–174.00	$166.52	$455	—
300–345	317	15	164.00–172.00	$168.55	$534	-0.84
350–395	372	26	140.00–172.00	$158.27	$589	-5.82
400–445	423	16	140.00–166.00	$157.00	$664	-1.54
450–495	470	14	140.00–161.00	$150.25	$706	—
500–545	522	7	130.00–145.00	$140.14	$732	-1.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	172	3	120.00–125.00	$123.20	$212	—
200	200	2	125.00	$125.00	$250	—
250–295	276	9	130.00–165.00	$148.69	$410	—
300–345	318	16	144.00–155.00	$148.23	$471	-1.19
350–395	376	11	135.00–150.00	$142.18	$535	+0.47
400–445	422	11	130.00–140.00	$135.62	$572	—
450–485	467	3	120.00–130.00	$124.88	$583	-27.09
500–545	519	8	110.00–124.00	$117.21	$608	-8.35
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	-15.11
600	600	1	104.00	$104.00	$624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	—
200–245	220	6	170.00–180.00	$175.89	$387	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
300–345	323	11	165.00–200.00	$180.75	$584	—
350–395	378	12	164.00–196.00	$179.39	$678	—
400–445	429	11	152.00–185.00	$171.52	$736	—
450–495	471	17	150.00–178.00	$166.57	$785	—
500–545	531	11	149.00–172.00	$158.22	$840	—
550–595	568	3	160.00–165.00	$162.93	$925	—
620–635	628	2	136.00–143.00	$139.46	$876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	157.00	$157.00	$314	—
250–295	268	10	167.50–180.00	$174.52	$468	—
300–330	317	9	156.00–195.00	$175.51	$556	—
350–395	374	18	145.00–189.00	$158.47	$593	—
400–440	424	8	145.00–175.00	$160.37	$680	—
485–490	488	4	140.00–147.50	$143.73	$701	—
500–545	515	3	154.00–158.00	$156.59	$806	—
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	158.00–200.00	$178.70	$488	—
300–345	330	7	170.00–189.00	$175.43	$579	—
350–395	368	6	166.00–175.00	$171.06	$630	—
400–425	413	7	132.00–160.00	$137.14	$566	—
460–470	465	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$662	—
550–575	565	4	120.00–144.00	$128.38	$725	—
600–645	623	2	125.00–126.00	$125.48	$782	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1420	1048	80-85%	30	60.00–75.00	$72.27	$757	—
925–1700	1206	80-85%	70	67.00–83.00	$77.11	$930	-8.00
915–1580	1226	80-85%	28	75.00–85.00	$80.32	$985	-4.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1120	992	85-90%	21	56.00–63.00	$59.70	$592	—
705–1285	1056	85-90%	67	61.00–77.00	$68.57	$724	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1635	1291	75-80%	7	78.00–81.00	$79.01	$1,020	—
1100–1445	1299	75-80%	5	84.00–87.00	$85.37	$1,109	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1650	1350	23	89.00–102.00	$93.55	$1,263	—
1395–1850	1528	19	104.00–113.00	$106.72	$1,631	—
1645	1645	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,941	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–750	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	110.00–116.00	$113.07	$829
735–780	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–108.00	$103.88	$787
720–980	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–86.00	$82.54	$702
880–950	915	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	74.00–85.00	$79.29	$726
780–1135	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	99.00–112.00	$104.59	$1,002

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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
850–1020	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–850.00	$804.55	—
930–1030	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$689.41	—
960–1040	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,059.31	—

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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.