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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

3,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.20/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 382 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.88/cwt ≈ $633/hd at 425 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.75/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 523 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,190 497 3,891
Feeder cattle 2,514 320 3,202
Slaughter cattle 510 177 463
Replacement cattle 166 — 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (closed), Columbia (824), Ocala (701) and Okeechobee (1665). No trends available due to the market closures last week of Arcadia, Ocala, Okeechobee because of the approaching hurricane. Arcadia closed Monday because of hurricane damages in Arcadia.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 180.00–190.00 $184.77 $597 —
350–375 362 3 186.00–200.00 $193.06 $699 —
400–445 423 9 178.00–187.50 $183.37 $776 -10.02
450–495 465 11 170.00–181.00 $178.12 $828 —
500–545 521 6 161.00–172.00 $167.31 $872 +7.27
550–595 573 10 150.00–159.00 $155.14 $889 —
600–645 618 16 147.00–160.00 $154.10 $952 —
680–685 682 5 140.00–145.00 $142.01 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 364 9 170.00–192.50 $184.41 $671 —
400–445 423 11 160.00–180.00 $167.25 $707 —
450–495 473 5 160.00–175.00 $168.94 $799 —
500–545 526 11 150.00–160.00 $155.24 $817 —
560–575 571 4 140.00–145.00 $143.77 $821 —
600–645 622 3 135.00–140.00 $137.61 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 318 6 187.50–192.50 $191.63 $609 —
400–445 422 3 154.00–160.00 $157.23 $664 —
450–495 469 7 150.00–167.50 $162.20 $761 —
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 —
550–590 567 3 130.00–137.50 $133.57 $757 —
600–645 623 2 126.00–134.00 $129.86 $809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 190.00–195.00 $192.29 $346 —
200–245 225 11 155.00–170.00 $161.31 $363 —
250–295 277 8 155.00–170.00 $160.88 $446 -21.53
300–345 327 9 150.00–160.00 $153.78 $503 -2.00
350–395 382 28 140.00–170.00 $147.20 $562 -5.21
400–445 425 26 140.00–162.50 $148.88 $633 —
450–495 472 13 136.00–147.50 $141.34 $667 +4.65
510–520 513 3 150.00–160.00 $153.38 $787 +17.15
500–545 525 18 131.00–144.00 $137.48 $722 +1.25
550–595 580 12 125.00–137.00 $128.95 $748 -7.23
650–660 657 3 132.50–140.00 $137.53 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 175.00–177.00 $175.92 $317 —
200–245 220 11 140.00–170.00 $151.33 $333 —
250–295 272 20 140.00–152.00 $145.02 $394 —
300–345 328 11 135.00–149.00 $141.51 $464 -0.22
360–395 370 21 130.00–160.00 $137.61 $509 —
400–445 425 17 127.50–150.00 $139.83 $594 +2.39
450–495 471 14 126.00–140.00 $134.26 $632 +0.31
500–545 522 19 124.00–131.00 $128.11 $669 -4.90
550–595 566 7 117.00–126.00 $121.20 $686 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 150.00 $150.00 $262 —
250–295 265 3 135.00–138.00 $136.89 $363 —
300–345 314 6 134.00–138.00 $136.59 $429 —
350–395 380 17 130.00–150.00 $143.85 $547 —
400–445 425 12 122.00–140.00 $134.56 $572 —
460–470 469 7 127.50–130.00 $129.65 $608 —
500–540 519 5 117.50–122.50 $118.68 $616 —
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 —
690–695 692 3 90.00–98.00 $92.68 $641 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 2 205.00 $205.00 $359 —
200–245 231 6 180.00–200.00 $191.37 $442 —
250–295 277 9 152.00–166.00 $157.55 $436 —
300–345 328 16 157.50–200.00 $173.96 $571 —
350–385 372 13 160.00–190.00 $169.95 $632 +6.30
400–445 429 11 150.00–180.00 $163.57 $702 —
450–495 471 8 140.00–170.00 $153.10 $721 —
500–545 522 8 139.00–155.00 $147.25 $769 —
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 185.00 $185.00 $342 —
200–245 227 5 165.00–175.00 $168.52 $383 —
250–295 265 7 145.00–200.00 $177.05 $469 —
300–325 319 9 162.00–195.00 $189.39 $604 —
350–395 371 11 156.00–182.50 $172.77 $641 —
400–445 423 11 142.00–175.00 $159.90 $676 —
450–480 467 7 137.00–160.00 $155.37 $726 —
500–525 516 9 134.00–147.50 $142.65 $736 —
560–580 573 3 130.00–132.50 $130.81 $750 —
600–645 632 7 115.00–127.50 $118.76 $751 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 183 5 210.00–225.00 $215.74 $395 —
200–245 215 3 195.00–210.00 $204.30 $439 —
250–295 278 13 168.00–187.50 $176.56 $491 -30.00
300–340 321 4 180.00–192.50 $188.39 $605 -10.63
350–380 363 16 185.00–190.00 $188.78 $685 -10.82
400–440 422 14 157.50–184.00 $166.91 $704 -6.37
450–495 477 5 152.00–157.50 $153.64 $733 —
500–535 518 3 159.00–165.00 $161.40 $836 —
600–620 612 6 120.00–143.00 $125.41 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1480 1170 80-85% 27 60.00–72.00 $69.60 $814 —
915–1485 1205 80-85% 68 70.00–79.00 $74.70 $900 —
985–1510 1316 80-85% 43 78.00–88.00 $80.41 $1,058 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1280 987 85-90% 20 50.00–62.00 $55.99 $553 —
715–1290 1023 85-90% 51 57.00–71.00 $64.54 $660 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1760 1513 75-80% 2 78.00 $78.00 $1,180 —
1325–1810 1570 75-80% 4 80.00–84.00 $80.86 $1,270 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1630 1560 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,622 —
1585–2250 1824 10 106.00–113.00 $108.97 $1,988 —
1910–2085 2010 3 100.00–112.00 $106.27 $2,136 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–970 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 85.00–95.00 $90.37 $816
795–1055 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 97.00–105.00 $100.44 $929
925–1060 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 78.00–80.00 $79.07 $785
945–1185 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 126.00–142.00 $133.65 $1,442
1210–1245 1236 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 78.00–81.00 $80.27 $992
1060–1325 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 88.00–99.00 $94.01 $1,169

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885–1045 965 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–900.00 $854.15 —
985–1005 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–925.00 $874.50 —
980–1070 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,025.00 $985.85 —
1025–1285 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,170.73 —

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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.