Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

2,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.56/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 474 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.73/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 424 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $187.26/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 383 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,506	2,630	2,637
Feeder cattle	1,670	1,733	1,768
Slaughter cattle	735	653	778
Replacement cattle	101	244	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (702), Madison (280), Okeechobee (958), and Sumter County (566). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady, instances 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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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	200.00	$200.00	$400	+24.81
250–295	280	3	197.00–207.00	$199.98	$560	+11.27
300–335	318	5	186.00–200.00	$195.25	$621	+1.86
350–395	372	23	184.00–198.00	$190.79	$710	+1.65
400–445	425	13	167.50–188.00	$175.48	$746	-0.36
450–495	470	11	170.00–185.00	$177.62	$835	+4.92
500–545	520	7	170.00–177.50	$174.50	$907	+13.84
550–595	575	7	152.50–166.00	$158.63	$912	-9.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	+37.84
250–295	271	7	182.00–190.00	$186.42	$505	-0.11
300–345	318	7	176.00–190.00	$184.32	$586	-3.78
350–375	358	3	177.00–182.00	$178.74	$640	-5.04
400–420	409	5	165.00–180.00	$171.00	$699	+5.20
450–495	471	6	160.00–168.00	$164.68	$776	+13.11
500–545	524	4	158.00–165.00	$161.16	$844	—
580–590	585	2	146.00–150.00	$147.98	$866	—
690–695	693	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	172.00–184.00	$177.39	$396	+27.39
250–295	273	2	164.00–165.00	$164.46	$449	-3.54
300–345	321	11	166.00–188.00	$178.32	$572	-4.73
350–395	369	10	162.00–178.00	$170.00	$627	-5.26
400	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	-14.29
500–545	531	5	146.00–154.00	$150.14	$797	—
550–595	573	2	137.00–138.00	$137.48	$788	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	160.00–170.00	$164.58	$296	+11.50
200–245	236	5	150.00–162.00	$152.03	$359	-2.27
250–295	264	19	156.00–171.00	$166.27	$439	-0.25
300–345	318	8	160.00–174.00	$168.02	$534	-0.53
350–395	379	26	152.50–171.00	$165.92	$629	+7.65
400–445	424	22	155.00–170.00	$161.33	$684	+4.33
450–495	474	31	148.00–162.50	$154.56	$733	+4.31
500–545	522	20	138.00–157.00	$150.05	$783	+9.91
550–595	580	5	122.00–148.00	$134.32	$779	—
600–645	620	3	124.00–130.00	$127.26	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	185	10	140.00–150.00	$143.04	$265	+7.27
200–245	227	7	135.00–142.00	$138.12	$314	+1.01
250–295	263	7	148.00–155.00	$153.45	$404	+2.91
300–345	329	25	150.00–170.00	$157.72	$519	+5.79
350–395	366	18	145.00–160.00	$152.78	$559	+3.55
400–445	424	27	145.00–157.50	$151.73	$643	+7.77
450–495	471	8	145.00–155.00	$151.05	$711	+11.14
500–545	523	13	130.00–145.00	$137.52	$719	+3.95
550–595	582	13	118.00–137.00	$121.77	$709	+3.33
600–645	629	7	100.00–118.00	$108.50	$682	-6.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	+5.00
250–295	271	13	130.00–166.00	$143.42	$389	-5.27
300–345	324	18	140.00–158.00	$148.63	$482	+0.40
350–395	369	17	135.00–150.00	$141.26	$521	-0.92
400–445	423	12	132.00–148.00	$142.22	$602	+6.60
450–495	474	8	130.00–140.00	$133.35	$632	+8.47
500–545	525	6	120.00–130.00	$125.15	$657	+7.94
550–595	568	3	118.00–121.00	$119.62	$679	+9.62
600–645	620	3	102.00–105.00	$103.63	$643	-0.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	190.00–200.00	$194.65	$346	+34.65
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	+39.11
300–345	322	5	185.00–193.00	$189.04	$609	+8.29
350–395	383	26	177.00–198.00	$187.26	$717	+7.87
400–445	428	6	165.00–176.00	$170.39	$729	-1.13
455–470	460	3	165.00–167.50	$166.65	$767	+0.08
525–540	533	2	162.00–164.00	$162.99	$869	+4.77
570–585	580	3	158.00–160.00	$158.66	$920	-4.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	4	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$315	—
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	+33.00
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+5.48
300–345	319	8	178.00–198.00	$193.18	$616	+17.67
350–390	369	9	160.00–188.00	$173.88	$642	+15.41
400–435	413	5	166.00–178.00	$172.51	$712	+12.14
450	450	1	165.00	$165.00	$742	—
500–540	530	8	142.50–164.00	$152.51	$808	-4.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	170.00–180.00	$172.90	$398	—
250–295	278	10	162.00–198.00	$185.78	$516	+7.08
300–345	323	2	165.00–166.00	$165.47	$534	-9.96
350–380	360	5	170.00–178.00	$174.04	$627	+2.98
400	400	1	159.00	$159.00	$636	+21.86
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	+17.53
570–580	575	4	130.00–136.00	$132.97	$765	+4.59
690–695	692	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	$773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1465	1195	80-85%	130	66.00–83.00	$76.89	$919	—
910–1480	1201	80-85%	37	60.00–78.00	$75.39	$905	-1.72
980–1470	1296	80-85%	50	75.00–88.00	$83.89	$1,087	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	973	85-90%	33	53.00–64.00	$60.02	$584	+0.32
895–1285	1092	85-90%	52	61.00–74.00	$67.89	$741	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1840	1450	75-80%	11	85.00–89.00	$86.36	$1,252	—
1185–1845	1507	75-80%	10	70.00–84.00	$79.42	$1,197	—
1125–1880	1541	75-80%	4	77.00–79.00	$78.04	$1,203	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,676	—
1180–1975	1487	12	87.00–105.00	$99.02	$1,472	—
1300–2160	1724	7	97.00–111.00	$104.31	$1,798	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–890	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–84.00	$81.27	$665
710–990	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	103.00–110.00	$107.08	$910
955–1045	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	95.00–99.00	$97.09	$971

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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.