Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

2,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $166.90/cwt -8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 418 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.28/cwt ≈ $891/hd at 635 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.15/cwt -14.87 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,632	792	2,874
Feeder cattle	1,894	507	2,144
Slaughter cattle	614	285	675
Replacement cattle	124	—	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (840), Columbia (538), Ocala (283) and Okeechobee (971). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	3	250.00–267.50	$255.72	$455	—
210–245	228	2	230.00–240.00	$234.62	$535	—
250–295	265	11	176.00–225.00	$194.90	$516	-14.88
300–345	320	5	180.00–186.00	$183.22	$586	-18.55
350–395	374	7	174.00–182.00	$178.16	$666	-14.12
400–445	426	7	169.00–179.00	$173.31	$738	-15.00
450–495	478	16	160.00–174.00	$166.11	$794	-11.97
500–545	509	20	154.00–174.00	$160.09	$815	-14.38
550–595	574	4	156.00–164.00	$159.41	$915	—
600–649	635	22	136.00–158.00	$140.28	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
250–295	278	11	160.00–202.00	$178.92	$497	-12.62
300–345	320	12	170.00–192.00	$178.46	$571	-10.66
350–395	370	14	164.00–182.00	$173.82	$643	+6.06
400–445	418	23	159.00–177.00	$166.90	$698	-8.04
450–495	467	7	154.00–170.00	$162.08	$757	-1.85
500–540	522	5	152.00–167.00	$159.99	$835	-3.29
550–595	568	3	150.00–154.00	$151.62	$861	—
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	6	162.00–180.00	$173.35	$560	-3.37
350–395	373	7	159.00–174.00	$168.76	$629	-3.64
400–445	424	13	150.00–167.00	$156.66	$664	—
450–495	473	2	148.00–150.00	$148.95	$705	—
500–545	515	3	140.00–148.00	$145.18	$748	—
550–595	573	2	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$808	—
600	600	1	133.00	$133.00	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	7	155.00–200.00	$167.52	$385	—
250–295	268	14	145.00–160.00	$153.92	$413	-16.73
300–345	320	10	146.00–172.00	$156.03	$499	-14.96
350–395	378	12	142.00–166.00	$158.46	$599	-3.79
400–445	423	17	142.00–158.00	$149.59	$633	-8.24
450–495	468	9	140.00–154.00	$148.01	$693	-3.92
500–545	524	21	124.00–137.00	$131.15	$687	-14.87
550–590	577	18	120.00–130.00	$127.50	$736	—
638	638	7	130.00	$130.00	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	140.00–145.00	$141.07	$330	—
250–295	270	17	130.00–160.00	$141.83	$383	-13.03
300–345	321	15	127.50–160.00	$143.82	$462	-16.68
350–395	375	15	127.00–157.50	$146.45	$549	-6.14
400–445	426	10	134.00–145.00	$138.38	$589	-9.04
450–495	467	5	132.00–143.00	$137.52	$642	-5.53
500–545	523	8	116.00–125.00	$119.96	$627	-16.03
550–595	573	4	110.00–118.00	$113.84	$652	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	4	130.00–135.00	$131.58	$300	—
250–295	269	7	120.00–167.50	$153.40	$413	—
300–345	309	12	128.00–150.00	$136.66	$422	-7.35
350–395	389	11	138.00–144.00	$138.84	$540	+0.46
400–435	421	4	128.00–137.50	$131.37	$553	—
450	450	2	128.00	$128.00	$576	—
500–530	518	6	110.00–115.00	$110.84	$574	—
550	550	5	100.00	$100.00	$550	—

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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	219	6	188.00–230.00	$206.79	$453	—
250–295	271	13	175.00–217.50	$193.59	$525	—
300–345	323	2	186.00–190.00	$187.86	$607	—
350–395	373	10	172.00–195.00	$180.57	$674	—
400–445	427	12	154.00–178.00	$167.64	$716	—
450–495	473	13	150.00–167.00	$155.52	$736	—
500–545	540	13	158.00–162.00	$159.29	$860	—
600–645	623	2	149.00–150.00	$149.48	$931	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
250–280	267	7	160.00–205.00	$175.81	$469	—
300–345	328	6	172.00–178.00	$174.58	$573	—
350	350	2	168.00	$168.00	$588	—
400–445	419	14	160.00–176.00	$166.24	$697	—
450–495	476	8	154.00–159.00	$156.57	$745	—
500–545	526	4	156.00–158.00	$156.72	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	3	160.00–164.00	$161.91	$526	—
350–395	372	5	152.00–160.00	$155.49	$578	—
400–445	416	4	152.00–158.00	$155.39	$646	—
450–495	470	3	145.00–149.00	$147.27	$692	—
660–665	662	3	117.50–120.00	$119.16	$789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1380	1122	80-85%	12	57.00–76.00	$73.19	$821	—
915–1460	1170	80-85%	37	66.00–83.00	$76.32	$893	—
980–1470	1226	80-85%	34	75.00–90.00	$83.24	$1,021	+4.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1070	931	85-90%	11	46.00–59.00	$55.72	$519	—
715–1275	963	85-90%	38	55.00–77.00	$68.16	$656	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1485	1296	75-80%	6	76.00–80.00	$77.55	$1,005	—
1155–1535	1382	75-80%	19	79.00–87.00	$81.88	$1,132	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2335	1393	10	85.00–101.00	$94.15	$1,312	—
1300–1865	1611	18	94.00–110.00	$99.96	$1,610	—
1325–1865	1757	6	107.00–115.00	$113.30	$1,991	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1045	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	80.00–88.00	$85.02	$795
1005–1330	1139	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	72.00–74.00	$73.61	$838

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1340–1405	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–73.00	$70.56	$969

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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
1060–1160	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,154.50	—
1210–1295	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,025.00	$973.30	—

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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.