Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

3,514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.46/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 414 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.59/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 525 lb · 51 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.52/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 380 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,514	4,619	3,989
Feeder cattle	2,734	3,684	3,175
Slaughter cattle	668	703	658
Replacement cattle	112	232	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (942), Madison (754), Okeechobee (1049), and Sumter County (769). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	180.00	$180.00	$450	+2.07
300–345	317	13	174.00–197.00	$184.43	$585	+4.73
350–395	365	11	172.00–180.00	$177.00	$646	+0.88
400–445	423	26	168.00–178.00	$172.42	$729	+0.38
450–495	472	23	162.00–172.00	$166.89	$788	+12.59
500–545	518	29	145.00–162.00	$152.52	$790	-9.00
550–595	569	17	134.00–158.00	$146.28	$832	+0.20
600–645	625	12	132.00–145.00	$140.80	$880	-1.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	-22.06
300–345	330	8	160.00–172.00	$165.46	$546	-8.35
350–395	370	10	166.00–175.00	$170.58	$631	+3.81
400–445	431	19	140.00–166.00	$153.38	$661	+0.90
450–495	474	17	140.00–168.00	$152.24	$722	-2.71
500–540	519	17	135.00–158.00	$147.35	$765	-2.55
550–595	569	7	124.00–148.00	$133.25	$758	-7.27
600–645	630	5	120.00–138.00	$128.64	$810	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	160.00	$160.00	$480	-23.17
350–395	369	10	140.00–167.00	$155.74	$575	-8.84
400–445	428	10	127.00–170.00	$148.73	$637	-1.89
450–495	474	12	146.00–158.00	$151.30	$717	+4.70
500–530	519	4	134.00–148.00	$140.54	$729	±0.00
550–595	569	6	110.00–134.00	$125.43	$714	+0.43
600–645	623	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$700	-12.59
680–685	683	2	122.00–128.00	$124.99	$854	+0.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	+9.40
250–295	274	12	135.00–160.00	$148.38	$407	-24.81
300–345	327	26	130.00–165.00	$146.86	$480	-3.55
350–395	371	19	132.00–155.00	$143.24	$531	-2.93
400–445	431	32	124.00–140.00	$129.98	$560	-6.90
450–495	474	26	123.00–142.50	$133.91	$635	+0.06
520–530	523	6	142.50–147.50	$144.98	$758	+15.37
500–545	525	45	116.00–140.00	$127.54	$670	-2.07
550–595	574	30	112.00–140.00	$123.18	$707	-3.77
560–585	579	6	140.00–147.50	$141.21	$818	+14.26
600–645	612	9	110.00–125.00	$118.54	$725	-1.13
620–645	628	8	127.50–137.50	$133.85	$841	+14.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	+12.10
250–295	259	5	120.00–130.00	$127.72	$331	-24.78
300–345	325	23	124.00–150.00	$136.70	$444	-10.74
350–395	380	43	122.00–147.00	$129.52	$492	-8.09
400–445	414	56	115.00–144.00	$127.46	$528	-3.63
450–495	475	38	114.00–138.00	$125.88	$598	-0.37
500–545	522	39	110.00–130.00	$122.91	$642	-0.09
550–595	575	6	109.00–114.00	$110.52	$635	-1.62
600–645	623	2	103.00–109.00	$105.89	$660	-4.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	140.00–150.00	$146.20	$314	-17.46
250–285	265	3	115.00–162.00	$146.50	$388	-10.19
300–340	320	9	118.00–155.00	$137.11	$439	-9.72
350–395	369	24	114.00–148.00	$134.91	$498	-5.26
400–440	421	10	110.00–138.00	$126.66	$533	+3.22
450–495	477	19	110.00–128.00	$118.10	$563	-5.29
500–545	526	20	100.00–119.00	$110.02	$579	-1.95
550–595	572	3	100.00–106.00	$101.99	$583	-0.36
690–698	694	2	90.00–98.00	$94.02	$652	-2.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	21	150.00–170.00	$165.50	$450	+3.89
300–345	331	10	150.00–170.00	$158.47	$525	-20.97
350–395	379	10	140.00–168.00	$153.60	$582	-12.09
400–445	428	14	125.00–158.00	$134.15	$574	-7.91
450–470	464	9	140.00–164.00	$159.17	$739	+21.04
500–535	519	5	134.00–158.00	$148.57	$771	+9.25
550	550	1	122.00	$122.00	$671	-2.36
640–645	643	2	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$868	+29.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	155.00–160.00	$156.52	$517	-23.88
350–395	369	21	120.00–158.00	$132.13	$488	-13.19
400–420	414	8	140.00–170.00	$164.89	$683	+6.22
465–485	475	10	110.00–158.00	$129.33	$614	-17.35
510–535	525	5	140.00–146.00	$143.67	$754	+9.36
550–595	571	10	108.00–136.00	$125.77	$718	+0.59
630–635	633	2	124.00–128.00	$126.01	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	223	4	230.00–235.00	$233.65	$521	+6.44
250–295	266	4	169.00–175.00	$172.07	$458	-1.97
300	300	2	176.00	$176.00	$528	-3.26
350–395	371	6	155.00–180.00	$163.21	$606	-15.06
400–445	418	6	145.00–170.00	$157.93	$660	+2.61
450	450	1	152.00	$152.00	$684	-8.87
500–545	526	7	140.00–151.00	$145.71	$766	+0.89
550–595	573	4	126.00–136.00	$131.38	$753	+11.20

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1280	1008	85-90%	56	40.00–55.00	$47.56	$479	-2.55
710–1295	1070	85-90%	104	50.00–61.00	$55.39	$593	-3.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1465	1172	80-85%	45	51.00–66.00	$63.02	$739	-12.37
935–1480	1284	80-85%	61	58.00–71.00	$66.03	$848	—
1235–1560	1353	80-85%	10	70.00–76.00	$72.79	$985	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1345	1220	75-80%	8	63.00–65.00	$64.51	$787	-5.51
1235–1635	1362	75-80%	5	67.00–71.00	$68.53	$933	—
1200–1495	1368	75-80%	3	72.00–76.00	$73.80	$1,010	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1625	1415	13	78.00–94.00	$86.42	$1,223	-3.30
1100–2010	1559	9	90.00–101.00	$94.20	$1,469	-3.38
1335–1790	1563	8	98.00–105.00	$101.92	$1,593	+4.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1020	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	84.00–86.00	$85.13	$770
920–985	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	88.00–97.00	$92.65	$883

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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.