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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

4,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.36/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 428 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.51/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 474 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.46/cwt -10.69 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 530 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,913 1,380 1,470
Feeder cattle 3,265 1,021 1,117
Slaughter cattle 1,440 359 353
Replacement cattle 208 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1473), Columbia (900), Ocala (571) and Okeechobee (1969). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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
200–245 226 6 215.00–250.00 $241.73 $546 —
250–295 270 12 210.00–235.00 $220.96 $597 +5.50
300–345 320 15 190.00–225.00 $204.82 $655 —
350–395 374 22 197.00–220.00 $207.88 $777 -0.41
400–445 422 24 175.00–208.00 $192.49 $812 +0.61
450–495 468 42 168.00–186.00 $176.76 $827 -0.69
500–545 530 47 156.00–174.00 $164.46 $872 -10.69
550–595 580 33 158.00–169.00 $161.75 $938 -5.10
600–645 615 23 150.00–160.00 $156.69 $964 -6.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 207.00 $207.00 $518 —
300–330 320 5 170.00–202.00 $180.00 $576 -14.72
350–385 367 9 170.00–192.00 $182.31 $669 -11.53
400–445 422 21 160.00–196.00 $178.65 $754 +3.53
450–495 473 8 158.00–172.00 $164.57 $778 -1.88
500–545 516 9 155.00–165.00 $160.93 $830 -3.65
550–595 578 23 140.00–158.00 $151.85 $878 —
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 180.00–188.00 $184.14 $595 —
350–395 379 7 170.00–190.00 $179.85 $682 -1.85
400–435 414 6 160.00–180.00 $164.97 $683 —
450–495 466 8 153.00–164.00 $159.36 $743 +1.95
500–545 523 7 142.00–152.00 $147.66 $772 —
550–595 573 2 140.00–142.00 $140.96 $808 -2.81
600 600 2 138.00 $138.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 15 170.00–185.00 $177.15 $484 +4.14
300–345 326 27 167.50–185.00 $174.44 $569 -4.34
350–390 370 24 155.00–180.00 $165.88 $614 -1.48
400–445 428 58 135.00–170.00 $149.36 $639 -13.09
450–495 474 49 140.00–160.00 $146.51 $694 -13.41
500–545 516 33 134.00–150.00 $143.44 $740 -1.13
550–595 571 23 130.00–140.00 $137.50 $785 -3.26
600–645 627 13 115.00–132.00 $125.97 $790 -10.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 9 157.00–168.00 $162.92 $443 —
300–345 329 16 142.00–170.00 $162.86 $536 -0.72
350–395 373 28 145.00–162.00 $152.45 $569 —
400–445 421 27 134.00–155.00 $142.74 $601 -4.72
450–495 471 22 130.00–145.00 $137.37 $647 -9.77
500–545 510 13 132.00–138.00 $135.45 $691 -3.53
550–575 561 6 128.00–135.00 $131.38 $737 —
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 —
690–695 693 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 4 170.00–177.50 $173.71 $396 —
250–295 264 10 140.00–167.00 $155.45 $410 —
300–345 328 11 150.00–160.00 $154.81 $508 +7.41
350–395 370 13 145.00–152.00 $148.31 $549 +5.86
400–445 422 12 126.00–140.00 $133.85 $565 -4.51
450–495 465 4 124.00–128.00 $126.44 $588 -6.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 7 200.00–237.50 $224.58 $519 —
250–295 274 5 216.00–227.00 $219.55 $602 —
300–345 321 7 204.00–216.00 $209.35 $672 —
350–385 369 8 170.00–210.00 $187.84 $693 —
400–445 425 12 178.00–190.00 $186.12 $791 —
450–495 476 32 153.00–178.00 $162.72 $775 —
500–545 529 14 151.00–165.00 $157.42 $833 —
550–595 572 7 147.00–158.00 $152.21 $871 —
600–645 623 2 140.00–146.00 $142.89 $890 —
660–665 663 3 140.00–147.00 $142.32 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 185.00–190.00 $187.25 $418 —
250–295 284 8 200.00–210.00 $202.20 $574 —
300–345 325 13 147.50–202.00 $180.48 $587 —
350–395 370 12 185.00–202.00 $193.64 $716 —
400–445 429 6 168.00–174.00 $170.25 $730 —
450–495 477 17 145.00–164.00 $151.22 $721 —
500–545 524 8 148.00–154.00 $150.49 $789 —
550–570 560 3 135.00–147.00 $140.60 $787 —
600–645 628 4 128.00–134.00 $129.93 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 6 185.00–205.00 $193.08 $531 —
300–345 322 12 185.00–192.00 $188.82 $608 —
350–395 375 13 170.00–192.00 $183.14 $687 —
400–445 419 8 160.00–166.00 $163.52 $685 —
450–490 474 5 150.00–159.00 $153.57 $728 —
515–535 528 3 142.50–145.00 $144.19 $761 —
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1415 1126 80-85% 68 64.00–80.00 $76.98 $867 -6.72
920–1655 1175 80-85% 100 75.00–90.00 $81.50 $958 —
920–1660 1309 80-85% 44 84.00–103.00 $89.38 $1,170 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1240 983 85-90% 36 61.00–68.00 $64.13 $630 —
1015–1040 1030 85-90% 10 80.00–81.00 $80.39 $828 +4.54
715–1285 1035 85-90% 123 66.00–78.00 $72.07 $746 -3.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $866 —
1165 1165 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,048 —
1150–1300 1232 75-80% 5 81.00–84.00 $82.22 $1,013 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1665 1496 6 84.00–110.00 $102.26 $1,530 —
1215–1870 1615 19 95.00–112.00 $106.48 $1,720 —
1600–1710 1655 6 116.00–122.00 $118.90 $1,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1100 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 85.00–91.00 $88.00 $830
885–1010 948 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 107.00–115.00 $110.74 $1,050
955–1090 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 96.00–104.00 $100.26 $1,026
1085–1235 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 85.00–94.00 $89.79 $1,042

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775–855 809 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 775.00–875.00 $820.28 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1100 995 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,100.00 $988.44 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680–865 773 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $644.01 —

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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.