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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

3,694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.84/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 427 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.18/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 523 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.74/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 522 lb · 44 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,694 1,606 4,012
Feeder cattle 2,658 1,333 2,968
Slaughter cattle 778 273 885
Replacement cattle 258 — 159

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1012), Columbia (807), Ocala (581) and Okeechobee (1294). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher and bulls firm. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 15 197.00–230.00 $215.46 $582 +0.61
300–345 309 14 190.00–222.00 $209.50 $647 —
350–395 366 11 175.00–210.00 $192.57 $705 -4.13
400–445 421 21 178.00–192.00 $184.50 $777 -4.48
450–495 469 23 160.00–181.00 $172.58 $809 +0.66
500–545 523 52 152.00–170.00 $162.18 $848 -2.95
550–595 575 31 149.00–168.00 $160.08 $920 +0.01
600–645 622 22 145.00–160.00 $156.25 $972 -0.02
650–695 669 9 140.00–158.00 $150.28 $1,005 -1.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 5 187.00–205.00 $194.78 $547 —
300–345 321 14 185.00–200.00 $192.66 $618 +1.10
350–395 377 13 179.00–190.00 $185.28 $699 +3.35
400–445 423 20 168.00–179.00 $172.73 $731 +2.95
450–495 468 36 150.00–170.00 $163.53 $765 +3.64
500–545 522 17 146.00–160.00 $154.30 $805 -3.86
550–595 573 16 150.00–157.00 $153.78 $881 +0.22
600–645 633 12 141.00–149.00 $142.44 $902 —
690–695 692 3 136.00–137.00 $136.33 $943 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 176.00 $176.00 $440 —
300 300 1 178.00 $178.00 $534 —
350–395 373 10 165.00–177.00 $172.78 $644 —
400–445 429 14 158.00–166.00 $161.18 $691 —
450–495 468 15 150.00–160.00 $156.94 $734 +8.69
500–530 522 5 136.00–145.00 $142.25 $743 —
550–595 585 15 130.00–146.00 $139.86 $818 —
600–645 632 11 131.00–140.00 $134.70 $851 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 4 165.00–175.00 $168.51 $371 —
250–295 268 24 165.00–195.00 $176.35 $473 +1.07
300–345 319 10 162.00–171.00 $166.85 $532 -13.11
350–395 370 17 155.00–170.00 $163.27 $604 +0.61
400–445 426 57 145.00–167.00 $149.35 $636 -6.01
425–440 fancy 433 6 180.00–212.50 $196.53 $851 —
460–465 fancy 461 5 175.00–180.00 $176.01 $811 —
450–495 476 32 136.00–155.00 $143.16 $681 -6.66
500–545 522 44 130.00–145.00 $136.74 $714 -4.71
550–595 569 23 121.00–142.00 $133.64 $760 -2.81
600–645 635 8 111.00–136.00 $121.28 $770 -7.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 233 6 140.00–152.00 $145.13 $338 —
250–295 270 11 150.00–167.00 $159.85 $432 —
300–345 322 10 154.00–167.00 $159.93 $515 -1.62
350–395 375 22 145.00–158.00 $150.40 $564 -0.52
400–445 425 32 135.00–150.00 $141.13 $600 -5.84
450–495 471 34 126.00–145.00 $135.28 $637 -7.80
500–545 522 20 120.00–135.00 $127.33 $665 -4.94
550–595 576 14 117.50–135.00 $123.95 $714 -3.81
600–645 631 13 100.00–125.00 $115.32 $728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 140.00 $140.00 $280 —
250–295 269 8 138.00–166.00 $151.81 $408 —
300–345 325 13 142.00–157.50 $150.25 $488 +0.12
350–395 369 8 138.00–146.00 $141.96 $524 —
400–445 422 13 127.00–137.00 $131.65 $556 -4.44
450–495 473 10 119.00–128.00 $121.83 $576 -10.55
500–545 523 4 110.00–119.00 $115.44 $604 —
550 550 2 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
600–645 623 2 109.00–112.00 $110.45 $688 —
690–695 693 2 91.00–96.00 $93.49 $648 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 229 5 215.00–220.00 $217.05 $497 —
250–295 273 13 165.00–211.00 $182.39 $498 —
300–345 325 11 155.00–197.50 $173.96 $565 —
350–395 374 7 179.00–186.00 $182.06 $681 —
400–445 431 7 164.00–173.00 $167.34 $721 —
450–495 470 11 140.00–169.00 $152.75 $718 —
500–545 518 3 145.00–150.00 $147.59 $765 —
580–595 588 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $817 —
650–655 652 5 137.00–139.00 $137.80 $898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 4 210.00–225.00 $218.05 $486 —
250–295 268 10 185.00–222.00 $198.57 $532 —
300–345 325 9 165.00–210.00 $186.54 $606 —
350–395 365 5 190.00–199.00 $195.85 $715 —
400–445 429 7 170.00–180.00 $173.15 $743 —
450–495 467 11 150.00–164.00 $159.12 $743 —
500–545 524 9 152.00–162.00 $156.38 $819 —
570–580 575 4 142.00–147.00 $144.48 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 6 180.00–210.00 $197.72 $433 —
250–295 271 5 172.00–197.50 $182.67 $495 —
300–345 318 3 170.00–178.00 $174.46 $555 —
350–395 377 5 170.00–175.00 $171.93 $648 —
410–430 420 2 160.00–169.00 $164.39 $690 —
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1395 1121 80-85% 43 60.00–76.00 $74.30 $833 -8.27
925–1385 1126 80-85% 89 70.00–86.00 $80.36 $905 -2.21
985–1470 1199 80-85% 55 80.00–98.00 $86.85 $1,041 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1085 887 85-90% 29 57.00–61.00 $59.49 $528 —
720–1280 1063 85-90% 69 62.00–79.00 $70.52 $750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1440 1286 75-80% 9 87.00–91.00 $89.01 $1,145 —
1150–1610 1291 75-80% 7 83.00–86.00 $83.78 $1,082 —
1330 1330 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,051 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1795 1405 15 90.00–105.00 $99.69 $1,401 —
1225–1735 1479 20 96.00–115.00 $106.35 $1,573 —
1580–2140 1860 2 113.00–123.00 $117.25 $2,181 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–810 790 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 110.00–116.00 $112.92 $892
815–1050 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–108.00 $104.50 $975
930–960 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 88.00–93.00 $90.54 $856
895–1035 969 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 74.00–80.00 $76.63 $743
915–1055 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 99.00–106.00 $102.25 $1,007
890–1215 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 89.00–93.00 $91.48 $976
1160–1250 1203 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 83.00–88.00 $85.48 $1,028

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205–1300 1253 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,277.84 —

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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.