Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

2,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.96/cwt -12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 522 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.58/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 429 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $164.37/cwt -10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,288	2,427	2,674
Feeder cattle	1,570	1,683	1,801
Slaughter cattle	612	621	786
Replacement cattle	106	123	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (378), Madison (436), Okeechobee (883), and Sumter County (591). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows firm.

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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	194.00	$194.00	$388	-20.42
250–295	270	9	200.00–240.00	$221.88	$599	+9.99
300–340	320	11	180.00–210.00	$191.25	$612	-7.10
350–395	368	16	179.00–195.00	$186.44	$686	-8.13
400–445	426	17	160.00–190.00	$176.33	$751	-2.68
450–495	470	16	155.00–181.00	$167.48	$787	-9.90
500–545	522	32	147.50–175.00	$159.96	$835	-12.75
550–595	574	6	150.00–161.00	$154.77	$888	-10.21
600–645	623	10	145.00–159.00	$150.13	$935	-7.69
650–665	660	3	142.50–145.00	$143.34	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	170.00	$170.00	$340	-5.00
250	250	1	198.00	$198.00	$495	+7.85
300–345	332	13	165.00–188.00	$174.12	$578	-15.26
350–390	373	18	155.00–186.00	$169.62	$633	-11.59
400–445	423	23	150.00–176.00	$164.37	$695	-10.02
450–495	468	13	150.00–167.00	$156.56	$733	-7.27
500–545	515	10	140.00–156.00	$150.64	$776	-10.58
550–595	573	2	144.00–150.00	$146.88	$842	-10.93
600	600	1	146.00	$146.00	$876	-0.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	157.00	$157.00	$314	—
250–295	287	9	182.00–186.00	$182.60	$524	—
300–345	321	15	145.00–186.00	$173.07	$556	-5.77
360–390	375	13	147.50–178.00	$160.03	$600	-8.59
400–425	414	11	140.00–160.00	$144.86	$600	-15.53
450–465	459	7	140.00–160.00	$148.41	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	175.00–185.00	$179.65	$320	-34.74
250–295	282	19	160.00–175.00	$164.52	$464	-5.00
300–345	325	15	160.00–176.00	$169.39	$551	+0.01
350–395	373	10	158.00–170.00	$163.34	$609	+2.67
400–445	429	29	145.00–174.00	$156.58	$672	+1.08
450–495	472	14	142.50–168.00	$151.05	$713	+2.17
500–545	521	21	136.00–158.00	$143.98	$750	-3.05
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	+1.27
660–665	661	4	112.00–120.00	$114.01	$754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	181	11	157.00–165.00	$158.45	$287	—
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	+8.29
250–295	271	12	144.00–160.00	$152.91	$414	+1.41
300–345	327	16	147.00–168.00	$158.93	$520	+0.34
350–395	375	14	145.00–158.00	$153.47	$576	+9.40
400–445	423	14	137.50–163.00	$147.82	$625	+3.88
450–495	474	7	137.50–156.00	$145.37	$689	+6.75
500–545	531	4	138.00–146.00	$140.39	$745	+8.51
550–595	576	7	115.00–135.00	$129.28	$745	+5.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	140.00–150.00	$144.58	$260	—
200–245	223	2	145.00–152.00	$148.15	$330	-2.55
250–295	275	12	134.00–168.00	$158.25	$435	+10.26
300–340	320	19	140.00–158.00	$149.24	$478	-1.70
350–395	369	10	130.00–146.00	$136.06	$502	+8.45
400–445	425	13	130.00–152.00	$138.35	$588	-0.69
450	450	1	144.00	$144.00	$648	+15.60
500–525	521	9	120.00–130.00	$121.29	$632	+9.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	178	5	180.00–190.00	$185.73	$331	—
200–245	215	3	160.00–165.00	$163.10	$351	—
250–295	281	4	175.00–184.00	$177.25	$498	+2.86
300–345	327	19	135.00–186.00	$162.03	$530	-21.84
350–395	379	16	158.00–178.00	$162.35	$615	-4.27
400–445	426	7	130.00–160.00	$140.30	$598	—
450–485	468	8	120.00–160.00	$127.26	$596	-23.76
500	500	1	146.00	$146.00	$730	—
600–645	619	4	130.00–136.00	$133.94	$829	+13.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	200.00	$200.00	$340	—
200–245	226	7	170.00–180.00	$173.94	$393	+3.94
300–345	329	7	182.00–190.00	$184.88	$608	-4.29
350–395	379	11	168.00–186.00	$173.35	$657	-12.06
400–445	421	6	168.00–176.00	$173.40	$730	+24.22
450–495	471	9	160.00–169.00	$164.11	$773	+27.60
500–545	520	3	152.00–159.00	$155.89	$811	+15.85
550	550	1	149.00	$149.00	$820	+15.04
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	222.00	$222.00	$366	-12.93
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	-25.36
270–285	278	2	180.00–185.00	$182.57	$508	-16.83
300–325	310	3	190.00–202.00	$195.51	$606	-0.26
350–395	368	5	179.00–188.00	$184.64	$679	+1.16
400–445	422	3	176.00–182.00	$178.56	$754	+1.78
450	450	1	175.00	$175.00	$788	+3.33
515–530	523	4	160.00–168.00	$163.94	$857	+1.47
550–580	565	3	150.00–154.00	$152.31	$861	—
600–645	623	2	153.00–155.00	$153.96	$959	+19.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1047	80-85%	33	57.00–74.00	$71.11	$745	—
910–1410	1144	80-85%	99	66.00–79.00	$75.34	$862	+2.25
915–1385	1168	80-85%	43	75.00–84.00	$81.44	$951	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1065	839	85-90%	7	41.00–59.00	$53.98	$453	—
710–1285	994	85-90%	77	60.00–75.00	$66.44	$660	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1300	1182	75-80%	3	75.00–76.00	$75.31	$890	—
1140–1490	1306	75-80%	15	74.00–81.00	$77.24	$1,009	—
1105–1685	1362	75-80%	24	78.00–86.00	$83.26	$1,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1670	1549	8	87.00–99.00	$94.22	$1,459	—
1345–2175	1643	8	100.00–104.00	$102.92	$1,691	—
1560–1825	1658	3	110.00–114.00	$111.57	$1,850	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–955	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–106.00	$103.27	$904
830–1050	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	114.00–122.00	$118.47	$1,114
1065–1110	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	108.00–112.00	$109.96	$1,196

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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.