Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

1,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.78/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 517 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.89/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 460 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.35/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,099	3,681	1,461
Feeder cattle	725	2,896	1,067
Slaughter cattle	374	698	394
Replacement cattle	—	87	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1099). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	8	215.00–232.00	$223.10	$598	+10.66
330–340	336	7	210.00–225.00	$216.32	$727	+6.76
350–390	370	6	200.00–215.00	$207.09	$766	+20.61
405–435	418	9	185.00–205.00	$195.76	$818	+16.81
450–485	468	10	170.00–185.00	$177.78	$832	+7.30
510–525	517	17	165.00–175.00	$169.78	$878	+5.94
560–575	566	7	160.00–169.00	$163.92	$928	+4.55
610–640	633	4	157.00–161.75	$160.60	$1,017	+4.30
650–660	654	7	155.00–161.00	$157.59	$1,031	+1.89
700–720	713	3	135.00–137.00	$135.65	$967	-2.43
750–760	757	3	128.00–131.00	$128.99	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	268	3	190.00–200.00	$193.42	$518	+8.83
310–335	323	4	192.00–200.00	$196.16	$634	+2.03
350–375	363	4	185.00–192.00	$188.62	$685	+12.99
410–420	416	5	170.00–182.00	$174.73	$727	+7.63
460–485	473	4	157.00–167.00	$161.87	$766	+1.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	4	175.00–182.00	$178.43	$639	+8.54
425–435	428	3	160.00–167.00	$164.63	$705	+6.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	185.00–200.00	$190.18	$533	+13.97
310–325	319	7	170.00–190.00	$178.34	$569	+7.96
360–375	368	10	165.00–180.00	$172.35	$634	+10.87
400–420	410	8	157.00–167.00	$162.12	$665	+13.45
450–470	460	16	150.00–160.00	$154.89	$712	+9.97
500–515	507	9	150.00–160.00	$154.52	$783	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	6	155.00–162.00	$158.64	$579	+8.44
410–420	416	7	145.00–150.00	$147.11	$612	+4.78
510–530	520	4	137.00–147.00	$141.90	$738	+13.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	4	147.00–155.00	$150.91	$503	+5.23
355–380	370	5	145.00–150.00	$146.92	$544	+7.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1320	1190	80-85%	28	78.00–85.00	$80.39	$957	+4.28
1110–1615	1400	80-85%	12	87.00–95.50	$88.84	$1,244	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1200	1142	85-90%	30	72.00–78.00	$75.16	$858	—
860–1415	1245	85-90%	5	66.00–71.00	$67.18	$836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1685	1505	4	95.00–101.00	$98.36	$1,480	+0.70
1380–1665	1532	11	103.00–108.00	$104.88	$1,607	+7.22
1510–1840	1643	4	112.00–117.00	$113.86	$1,871	—

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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.