Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

1,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.77/cwt ≈ $470/hd at 269 lb · 31 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.81/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 325 lb · 28 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $188.34/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 322 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,986	758	1,841
Feeder cattle	1,441	546	1,326
Slaughter cattle	434	212	477
Replacement cattle	111	—	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (487), Columbia (477), Ocala (347) and Okeechobee (675). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	223	3	195.00–245.00	$229.22	$511	—
250–295	272	17	195.00–217.00	$205.84	$560	+2.59
300–345	327	20	196.00–206.00	$199.32	$652	+1.19
350–395	369	14	184.00–200.00	$190.64	$703	-3.43
400–445	423	20	178.00–190.00	$182.19	$771	-4.22
450–495	469	14	159.00–184.00	$172.21	$808	-6.33
500–545	525	12	145.00–176.00	$157.73	$828	-14.17
550–595	565	11	166.00–174.00	$171.19	$967	+3.88
600	600	1	166.00	$166.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	8	180.00–200.00	$191.54	$521	+1.87
300–345	322	21	169.00–195.00	$188.34	$606	+2.24
350–385	371	18	157.50–188.00	$179.73	$667	-2.69
400–445	421	14	155.00–180.00	$169.85	$715	-5.33
450–485	473	4	145.00–167.00	$151.48	$717	-16.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	165.00–170.00	$167.25	$373	—
250	250	1	175.00	$175.00	$438	—
300–345	329	7	178.00–185.00	$179.77	$591	—
365–390	378	6	170.00–178.00	$173.06	$654	+0.68
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	-4.74
450–485	465	3	154.00–160.00	$157.08	$730	—
500–530	512	5	132.00–152.00	$141.68	$725	—
600	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	180.00–187.00	$183.30	$321	—
200–245	232	5	160.00–175.00	$163.56	$379	—
250–295	269	31	166.00–182.00	$174.77	$470	—
300–345	325	28	167.00–179.00	$172.81	$562	+4.41
350–390	366	10	155.00–172.00	$163.98	$600	-4.86
400–445	419	18	150.00–167.00	$158.64	$665	-6.24
450–495	473	16	140.00–154.00	$144.80	$685	-19.85
500–545	518	6	134.00–155.00	$142.08	$736	-13.29
550–595	571	6	122.00–130.00	$126.26	$721	-12.12
600–645	618	6	113.00–122.00	$118.56	$733	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	2	160.00	$160.00	$272	—
200–245	233	5	145.00–158.00	$149.50	$348	—
250–295	275	16	140.00–167.00	$153.02	$421	-5.72
300–345	323	15	136.00–166.00	$155.38	$502	+0.79
350–395	370	19	135.00–160.00	$147.93	$547	-7.52
400–445	428	19	135.00–150.00	$141.79	$607	-11.65
450–495	475	5	130.00–142.00	$135.75	$645	-16.71
500–545	527	12	120.00–135.00	$125.16	$660	—
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	—
690–695	693	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$707	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	155.00	$155.00	$264	—
200–245	218	3	135.00–138.00	$136.56	$298	—
250–295	268	6	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$386	—
300–345	328	19	147.00–156.00	$150.83	$495	—
350–395	367	15	140.00–150.00	$145.06	$532	—
400–445	422	13	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$570	-3.79
450–475	464	9	120.00–130.00	$124.63	$578	-10.53
520–530	525	2	113.00–118.00	$115.48	$606	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	197.00–208.00	$201.28	$453	—
250–295	266	5	194.00–200.00	$197.81	$526	—
300–345	327	12	175.00–206.00	$190.97	$624	—
350–395	373	2	184.00–188.00	$185.88	$693	—
400–445	418	10	160.00–188.00	$176.43	$737	—
450–495	473	14	145.00–177.00	$165.07	$781	—
500–545	521	8	145.00–170.00	$157.56	$821	—
550–595	577	3	164.00–172.00	$166.88	$963	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	—
260–270	265	2	192.50–195.00	$193.73	$513	—
300–320	312	5	180.00–185.00	$182.95	$571	—
375–385	379	5	167.50–175.00	$170.55	$646	—
500–525	511	7	127.50–148.00	$131.47	$672	—
550–595	573	4	120.00–148.00	$135.59	$777	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	188.00	$188.00	$470	—
300–345	325	3	188.00–194.00	$191.20	$621	—
350–395	374	5	176.00–187.50	$181.07	$677	—
400–445	415	3	172.00–174.00	$173.29	$719	—
450	450	1	169.00	$169.00	$760	—
510–520	513	3	141.00–150.00	$146.96	$754	—
550	550	1	160.00	$160.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1415	1092	80-85%	20	72.00–76.00	$74.25	$811	—
915–1445	1178	80-85%	76	65.00–86.00	$77.99	$919	—
920–1410	1221	80-85%	32	74.00–86.00	$81.17	$991	-8.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1285	1016	85-90%	48	55.00–78.00	$69.01	$701	—
885–1280	1066	85-90%	21	54.00–60.00	$57.00	$608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$910	—
1160–1635	1362	75-80%	9	81.00–85.00	$82.92	$1,129	—
1235–1880	1459	75-80%	7	77.00–80.00	$78.77	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1525	1316	9	94.00–104.00	$99.35	$1,307	—
850–1975	1446	16	99.00–111.00	$105.94	$1,532	+4.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1025	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–76.00	$73.17	$710
895–1065	984	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	70.00–77.00	$73.05	$719
1125–1155	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$1,037

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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.