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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

4,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.63/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 527 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.50/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 477 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.42/cwt -11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 525 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,021 1,099 3,999
Feeder cattle 3,125 725 3,042
Slaughter cattle 768 374 782
Replacement cattle 128 — 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1171), Columbia (874), Ocala (499) and Okeechobee (1477). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 211 7 190.00–260.00 $227.40 $480 —
250–275 263 4 215.00–230.00 $222.14 $584 -0.96
300–345 323 30 195.00–230.00 $211.38 $683 -4.94
350–395 376 20 192.00–225.00 $209.72 $789 +2.63
400–445 417 34 165.00–210.00 $189.04 $788 -6.72
450–495 472 30 166.00–200.00 $178.78 $844 +1.00
473–478 value added 476 32 173.00–174.00 $173.50 $826 —
509–537 value added 522 29 166.00–170.00 $167.51 $874 —
500–545 529 61 158.00–180.00 $166.21 $879 -3.57
550–595 578 31 154.00–176.00 $161.89 $936 -2.03
602–628 value added 619 24 151.00–154.00 $151.97 $941 —
600–645 625 35 144.00–172.00 $151.34 $946 -9.26
660–665 663 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $968 -11.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 4 200.00–210.00 $206.84 $534 +13.42
300–345 325 9 190.00–205.00 $195.59 $636 -0.57
350–395 374 17 180.00–200.00 $190.56 $713 +1.94
400–445 424 17 157.00–185.00 $171.08 $725 -3.65
450–495 470 41 145.00–180.00 $161.87 $761 ±0.00
500–545 523 45 146.00–165.00 $156.32 $818 —
550–595 573 15 140.00–156.00 $148.65 $852 —
600–645 631 16 138.00–142.00 $139.66 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
300–345 322 3 184.00–188.00 $185.58 $598 —
350–395 374 10 174.00–185.00 $179.29 $671 +0.86
400–445 423 12 160.00–177.00 $166.02 $702 +1.39
450–495 473 10 150.00–159.00 $154.99 $733 —
500–545 528 19 142.00–155.00 $147.42 $778 —
560–590 575 2 130.00–138.00 $134.10 $771 —
600–645 623 2 124.00–132.00 $127.86 $797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 9 165.00–180.00 $167.93 $388 —
250–295 273 9 174.00–200.00 $184.59 $504 -5.59
300–345 321 25 168.00–190.00 $174.79 $561 -3.55
350–395 371 26 156.00–185.00 $166.61 $618 -5.74
400–445 430 33 146.00–175.00 $152.87 $657 -9.25
450–495 472 48 140.00–165.00 $146.48 $691 -8.41
481–496 value added 487 25 144.00–151.00 $146.54 $714 —
500–545 520 23 134.00–152.00 $142.08 $739 -12.44
500–549 value added 527 45 141.00–148.00 $144.10 $759 —
550–595 567 12 127.50–150.00 $139.10 $789 —
600–645 623 4 120.00–124.00 $121.71 $758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 4 150.00–185.00 $168.23 $380 —
250–295 272 20 158.00–175.00 $167.56 $456 —
300–345 321 16 155.00–167.00 $161.56 $519 —
350–395 374 17 149.00–165.00 $157.26 $588 -1.38
400–445 422 29 136.00–160.00 $144.47 $610 -2.64
450–495 473 26 130.00–150.00 $136.64 $646 —
500–545 510 20 125.00–135.00 $132.41 $675 -9.49
550–595 574 7 112.00–126.00 $121.08 $695 —
600–645 629 4 112.00–118.00 $115.70 $728 —
655–660 657 3 100.00–105.00 $101.68 $668 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 217 3 175.00–177.50 $175.81 $382 —
250–295 280 10 148.00–169.00 $155.89 $436 —
300–345 328 10 148.00–157.50 $151.46 $497 +0.55
350–395 377 14 138.00–147.00 $141.34 $533 -5.58
400–435 415 7 128.00–147.00 $137.69 $571 —
450–495 473 2 124.00–128.00 $125.90 $596 —
500–545 527 7 118.00–124.00 $120.56 $635 —
550–595 573 8 100.00–120.00 $110.92 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 232 5 210.00–220.00 $213.75 $496 —
250–295 274 11 212.00–229.00 $220.00 $603 —
300–345 328 5 200.00–210.00 $202.93 $666 —
350–395 378 12 192.00–200.00 $195.89 $740 —
400–445 421 6 175.00–190.00 $182.47 $768 —
450–495 477 5 157.00–166.00 $159.29 $760 —
500–545 529 11 148.00–166.00 $153.76 $813 —
550–595 580 11 140.00–151.00 $146.15 $848 —
660–665 663 4 137.00–142.00 $139.51 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 211 6 200.00–225.00 $212.72 $449 —
250–295 273 2 195.00–200.00 $197.29 $539 —
300–345 327 11 190.00–200.00 $193.65 $633 —
350–395 375 7 180.00–192.00 $185.93 $697 —
400–445 424 9 162.00–179.00 $169.35 $718 —
450–495 479 7 148.00–167.50 $154.27 $739 —
500–545 513 5 141.00–146.00 $144.14 $739 —
575–585 578 3 132.50–140.00 $137.47 $795 —
690–695 693 2 120.00–129.00 $124.52 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 180.00–185.00 $181.45 $417 —
250–295 276 5 182.00–205.00 $191.85 $530 —
300–345 328 12 180.00–189.00 $181.82 $596 —
350–395 372 9 172.50–182.00 $177.17 $659 —
400–445 433 7 135.00–161.00 $147.18 $637 —
470–485 478 2 155.00–159.00 $156.97 $750 —
500–545 514 7 128.00–147.00 $137.19 $705 —
560–575 564 4 127.50–130.00 $129.36 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1410 1175 80-85% 19 60.00–76.00 $73.77 $867 -6.62
915–1415 1177 80-85% 58 70.00–91.00 $82.57 $972 +2.18
1020–1590 1275 80-85% 44 80.00–104.00 $88.49 $1,128 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1280 1026 85-90% 23 50.00–66.00 $61.65 $633 —
745–1295 1055 85-90% 65 62.00–79.00 $70.65 $745 —
1180–1340 1287 85-90% 6 81.00–83.00 $82.39 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1455 1286 75-80% 5 82.00–86.00 $83.41 $1,073 —
1175–1595 1334 75-80% 4 73.00–76.00 $74.88 $999 —
1100–1625 1358 75-80% 5 77.00–81.00 $79.27 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1860 1498 5 100.00–110.00 $104.53 $1,566 —
1250–1825 1566 10 98.00–115.00 $108.60 $1,701 —
1545–1930 1725 4 115.00–121.00 $118.84 $2,050 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–905 848 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–110.00 $104.66 $888
820–1005 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–90.00 $84.49 $771
895–1125 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 85.00–90.00 $87.78 $887
950–1120 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–77.00 $73.79 $764
985–1095 1046 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 76.00–80.00 $77.67 $812

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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.