Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

3,681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.37/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 572 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.52/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 526 lb · 84 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.92/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 476 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,681	3,694	3,702
Feeder cattle	2,896	2,658	3,002
Slaughter cattle	698	778	635
Replacement cattle	87	258	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (940), Madison (590), Okeechobee (1649), and Sumter County (502). Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to firm. 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
250–295	273	9	195.00–235.00	$212.44	$580	-3.02
300–345	322	10	201.00–222.00	$209.56	$675	+0.06
350–395	380	37	167.50–195.00	$186.48	$709	-6.09
400–445	420	30	165.00–195.00	$178.95	$752	-5.55
450–495	467	48	164.00–174.00	$170.48	$796	-2.10
500–545	522	75	160.00–170.00	$163.84	$855	+1.66
550–595	572	88	153.00–167.50	$159.37	$912	-0.71
600–645	619	63	150.00–167.50	$156.30	$967	+0.05
650–670	666	9	140.00–160.00	$155.70	$1,037	+5.42
700–735	720	7	133.00–150.00	$138.08	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	180.00–190.00	$184.59	$504	-10.19
300–345	329	4	192.00–198.00	$194.13	$639	+1.47
350–395	370	31	150.00–186.00	$175.63	$650	-9.65
400–445	429	19	162.00–174.00	$167.10	$717	-5.63
450–495	473	29	154.00–168.00	$160.06	$757	-3.47
500–545	524	41	137.00–158.00	$151.51	$794	-2.79
550–595	572	13	140.00–151.00	$146.87	$840	-6.91
600–645	622	5	140.00–149.00	$144.31	$898	+1.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	170.00	$170.00	$425	-6.00
300–345	324	6	181.00–189.00	$184.81	$599	+6.81
350–395	372	12	164.00–178.00	$169.89	$632	-2.89
400–445	425	16	153.00–168.00	$158.59	$674	-2.59
450–495	471	11	144.00–152.00	$148.87	$701	-8.07
500–545	520	11	140.00–148.00	$143.41	$746	+1.16
550–595	578	6	130.00–142.00	$135.89	$785	-3.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	10	169.00–184.00	$176.21	$472	-0.14
300–345	328	16	165.00–177.00	$170.38	$559	+3.53
350–395	374	27	156.00–168.00	$161.48	$604	-1.79
400–445	428	33	142.00–160.00	$148.67	$636	-0.68
450–495	476	76	138.00–153.00	$144.92	$690	+1.76
500–545	526	84	132.00–150.00	$139.52	$734	+2.78
550–595	576	34	126.00–155.00	$138.16	$796	+4.52
600–645	620	19	122.00–140.00	$131.40	$815	+10.12
650–695	678	8	112.00–129.00	$121.87	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	180.00–185.00	$182.61	$402	+37.48
250–295	278	5	157.00–165.00	$162.84	$453	+2.99
300–345	317	14	155.00–168.00	$161.60	$512	+1.67
350–395	365	20	145.00–158.00	$150.20	$548	-0.20
400–445	421	25	133.00–174.00	$142.33	$599	+1.20
450–495	472	26	128.00–142.50	$136.02	$642	+0.74
500–545	521	16	124.00–130.00	$128.59	$670	+1.26
550–595	571	13	118.00–140.00	$129.87	$742	+5.92
600–645	615	3	113.00–120.00	$117.55	$723	+2.23
690–695	693	3	100.00–110.00	$103.32	$716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	8	142.00–164.00	$151.62	$422	-0.19
300–345	326	5	140.00–152.00	$145.68	$475	-4.57
350–395	371	11	135.00–144.00	$139.58	$518	-2.38
450–480	462	10	118.00–135.00	$128.14	$592	+6.31
515–540	528	6	116.00–120.00	$118.05	$623	+2.61
550–595	576	7	105.00–122.00	$114.93	$662	+4.93
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	-0.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	160.00–170.00	$164.77	$458	-17.62
300	300	1	190.00	$190.00	$570	+16.04
350–395	369	4	178.00–188.00	$182.43	$673	+0.37
400–445	430	13	140.00–176.00	$154.60	$665	-12.74
450–475	464	4	150.00–168.00	$163.12	$757	+10.37
520–540	527	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$755	-4.30
560–590	572	6	135.00–146.00	$140.30	$803	+1.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	4	192.00–196.00	$194.09	$530	+11.42
300–345	323	4	180.00–188.00	$184.84	$597	+10.38
350–395	380	5	165.00–178.00	$169.57	$644	-2.36
400–445	426	9	155.00–168.00	$161.82	$689	-2.57
520–530	526	5	140.00–148.00	$143.16	$753	+2.16
560–565	564	4	130.00–134.00	$130.99	$739	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	6	200.00–210.00	$203.35	$636	+16.81
350–395	368	8	160.00–196.00	$179.44	$660	-16.41
400–440	425	5	157.50–176.00	$162.89	$692	-10.26
450–495	472	5	154.00–163.00	$157.90	$745	-1.22
525–530	527	3	147.50–150.00	$149.16	$786	-7.22
585–590	588	3	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$858	+1.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1455	1157	80-85%	50	64.00–78.00	$76.11	$881	—
910–1395	1208	80-85%	99	74.00–83.00	$80.00	$966	—
965–1680	1301	80-85%	36	83.00–93.00	$85.54	$1,113	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1285	970	85-90%	20	55.00–62.00	$59.06	$573	—
910–1285	1057	85-90%	47	63.00–78.00	$68.94	$729	-1.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1740	1266	75-80%	8	76.00–79.00	$77.42	$980	-11.59
1235–1590	1378	75-80%	10	85.00–96.00	$88.47	$1,219	—
1240–1910	1468	75-80%	6	81.00–84.00	$82.55	$1,212	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1780	1505	10	93.00–105.00	$97.66	$1,470	—
1520–1685	1603	2	109.00–113.00	$111.10	$1,781	—
1450–1920	1675	9	99.00–110.00	$104.38	$1,748	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1045	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–78.00	$73.67	$711
975–1105	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	81.00–90.00	$85.22	$886
1110–1275	1193	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	73.00–81.00	$76.72	$915

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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
875–895	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$862.36	—

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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.