Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

2,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.50/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 422 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.03/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 522 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.01/cwt -6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 422 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,427	887	2,395
Feeder cattle	1,683	479	1,549
Slaughter cattle	621	408	734
Replacement cattle	123	—	112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (720), Columbia (486), Ocala (299) and Okeechobee (922). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady 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
200–245	224	6	190.00–245.00	$214.42	$480	—
250–295	264	8	205.00–215.00	$211.89	$559	—
300–345	320	19	195.00–210.00	$198.35	$635	-6.46
375–390	383	4	191.00–198.00	$194.57	$745	+1.94
400–445	422	24	172.00–188.00	$179.01	$755	-6.02
450–495	462	19	171.00–183.00	$177.38	$819	+0.44
500–545	515	23	161.00–180.00	$172.71	$889	-0.85
550–595	567	13	140.00–174.00	$164.98	$935	-1.55
600–645	618	8	154.00–162.00	$157.82	$975	-2.46
700–720	713	3	126.00–130.00	$128.69	$918	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	175.00	$175.00	$350	—
250–265	258	2	185.00–195.00	$190.15	$491	—
300–345	311	6	185.00–192.00	$189.38	$589	+2.28
350–385	369	8	175.00–187.00	$181.21	$669	-0.66
400–445	425	10	165.00–180.00	$174.39	$741	-0.75
450–495	474	9	158.00–170.00	$163.83	$777	-3.62
500–545	521	13	157.00–167.00	$161.22	$840	-0.55
550–595	573	9	154.00–162.00	$157.81	$904	+2.90
600–645	623	2	146.00–148.00	$146.96	$916	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	5	175.00–184.00	$178.84	$554	-2.63
360–385	373	6	165.00–172.00	$168.62	$629	—
400–420	413	3	157.00–162.00	$160.39	$662	—
500–545	524	4	145.00–152.00	$149.19	$782	—
550–595	573	2	145.00–148.00	$146.44	$839	—
600–645	623	2	134.00–140.00	$136.89	$853	—

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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	182	3	210.00–220.00	$214.39	$390	—
200–245	224	7	160.00–187.00	$171.42	$384	—
250–295	270	13	165.00–180.00	$169.52	$458	-1.76
300–345	321	18	160.00–174.00	$169.38	$544	-1.68
350–395	375	23	142.00–167.50	$160.67	$603	-2.83
400–445	422	30	140.00–164.00	$155.50	$656	-3.60
450–495	472	22	135.00–159.00	$148.88	$703	-5.75
500–545	522	26	130.00–156.00	$147.03	$767	—
550–595	567	11	125.00–140.00	$132.73	$753	—
600–645	619	6	120.00–137.00	$128.23	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	4	140.00–170.00	$151.71	$343	—
250–295	270	13	140.00–160.00	$151.50	$409	—
300–345	323	12	155.00–168.00	$158.59	$512	-1.85
350–395	373	19	130.00–156.00	$144.07	$537	—
400–445	427	19	129.00–152.00	$143.94	$615	—
450–495	472	12	125.00–148.00	$138.62	$654	—
500–545	528	16	120.00–145.00	$131.88	$696	-2.07
550–595	573	2	120.00–128.00	$123.84	$710	-3.26
600–645	623	2	120.00–122.00	$120.96	$754	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	238	6	150.00–155.00	$150.70	$359	—
250–295	276	5	138.00–165.00	$147.99	$408	—
300–345	321	16	146.00–157.50	$150.94	$485	—
350–395	374	7	120.00–145.00	$127.61	$477	—
400–440	416	5	135.00–140.00	$139.04	$578	+1.58
450–495	467	9	120.00–135.00	$128.40	$600	-8.52
510–535	525	5	110.00–115.00	$111.94	$588	-10.51
550–595	573	2	112.00–118.00	$114.88	$658	—
600–645	623	2	112.00–114.00	$112.96	$704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–175	173	2	230.00–240.00	$234.93	$406	—
200–245	220	7	185.00–230.00	$210.36	$463	—
250–295	273	17	195.00–210.00	$199.40	$544	—
300–345	322	13	177.50–206.00	$195.77	$630	—
350–395	369	17	165.00–197.00	$183.48	$677	—
400–445	427	16	165.00–188.00	$176.78	$755	—
450–495	477	10	168.00–176.00	$171.67	$819	—
500–530	511	12	144.00–174.00	$162.47	$830	—
630–635	633	2	132.00–137.00	$134.51	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	$340	—
250–295	275	10	170.00–190.00	$178.75	$492	—
300–345	314	15	186.00–198.00	$189.17	$594	—
350–380	370	5	179.00–187.50	$185.41	$686	—
410–445	428	12	135.00–171.00	$149.18	$638	—
450–485	468	5	127.50–159.00	$136.51	$639	—
500–545	528	5	125.00–160.00	$140.04	$739	—
560–570	565	2	130.00–138.00	$133.96	$757	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	6	170.00–180.00	$174.39	$474	—
300–330	320	6	180.00–187.50	$183.87	$588	—
350–395	371	6	160.00–172.50	$166.62	$618	—
460–470	462	5	150.00–155.00	$151.02	$698	—
630–635	633	2	117.50–122.50	$119.99	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1395	1129	80-85%	83	67.00–82.00	$76.07	$859	—
915–1395	1142	80-85%	52	54.00–75.00	$73.09	$835	—
920–1550	1242	80-85%	66	75.00–90.00	$83.59	$1,038	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1285	1035	85-90%	73	61.00–78.00	$67.39	$697	—
720–1285	1037	85-90%	27	45.00–70.00	$59.68	$619	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1315	1216	75-80%	6	83.00–85.00	$84.34	$1,026	—
1235–1335	1272	75-80%	3	72.00–74.00	$73.35	$933	—
1250–1635	1451	75-80%	5	77.00–80.00	$78.56	$1,140	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1655	1399	6	93.00–97.00	$94.66	$1,324	+0.51
1220–1995	1600	12	100.00–108.00	$103.12	$1,650	—
1390–1945	1600	7	105.00–115.00	$110.09	$1,761	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1080	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	86.00–95.00	$89.68	$911
1135–1230	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	70.00–75.00	$72.37	$853

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1155	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–72.00	$66.43	$620

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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.