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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

4,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.20/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 476 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.18/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 472 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.74/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 424 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,476 1,561 4,351
Feeder cattle 3,436 1,264 3,631
Slaughter cattle 823 297 515
Replacement cattle 217 — 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1196), Columbia (1030), Ocala (872) and Okeechobee (1378). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 —
250–280 260 6 170.00–210.00 $193.59 $503 —
300–345 316 4 176.00–180.00 $178.40 $564 -19.43
350–395 369 17 166.00–197.00 $179.96 $664 -7.45
400–445 425 30 166.00–190.00 $174.69 $742 -3.62
450–495 473 17 160.00–180.00 $170.37 $806 -4.07
500–545 516 31 150.00–172.00 $159.56 $823 -6.32
550–595 568 17 147.00–167.00 $155.49 $883 -2.07
600–645 615 12 138.00–156.00 $151.10 $929 +5.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 185.00 $185.00 $305 —
250–295 280 3 150.00–155.00 $151.49 $424 -37.28
300–345 320 12 160.00–190.00 $175.01 $560 -11.11
350–395 368 16 156.00–185.00 $169.57 $624 -7.36
400–445 420 31 156.00–175.00 $164.27 $690 —
450–495 471 14 150.00–167.50 $160.14 $754 —
500–545 518 12 150.00–160.00 $154.02 $798 +0.73
600–645 623 2 132.00–134.00 $132.96 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 -27.38
350–395 374 12 150.00–175.00 $163.35 $611 +0.48
400–445 427 10 146.00–165.00 $157.08 $671 +2.26
450–495 468 11 140.00–157.50 $149.36 $699 —
500–525 511 5 138.00–147.50 $144.51 $738 —
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 —

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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 2 190.00–205.00 $196.88 $354 —
200–210 205 4 180.00–205.00 $196.10 $402 —
250–295 273 2 168.00–175.00 $171.21 $467 +9.69
300–345 320 13 140.00–162.00 $155.12 $496 -6.91
350–395 369 28 135.00–167.50 $153.76 $567 +1.64
400–445 424 35 135.00–155.00 $143.74 $609 +0.32
450–495 476 40 130.00–147.00 $138.20 $658 -1.34
500–545 525 29 128.00–145.00 $135.31 $710 -3.07
520–535 528 4 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $752 +4.08
550–595 579 15 120.00–139.00 $132.00 $764 +6.35
590–595 593 4 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $836 +15.35
600–645 630 3 118.00–122.00 $119.27 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 175.00 $175.00 $289 —
250–295 276 15 137.50–160.00 $148.42 $410 —
300–345 318 10 140.00–165.00 $152.06 $484 +3.67
350–395 375 23 140.00–157.50 $147.55 $553 +3.62
400–445 421 29 128.00–147.50 $137.86 $580 +4.81
450–495 472 37 120.00–140.00 $127.18 $600 -5.25
500–545 527 26 110.00–136.00 $121.04 $638 -2.00
550–595 577 5 110.00–126.00 $117.42 $678 —
600–645 628 3 100.00–107.00 $103.99 $653 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 165.00 $165.00 $289 —
250–295 280 3 130.00–142.00 $133.57 $374 —
300–345 321 18 130.00–157.50 $141.76 $455 —
350–395 381 21 130.00–147.50 $137.98 $526 +5.05
400–445 423 12 118.00–135.00 $124.78 $528 -0.13
450–495 465 13 110.00–127.50 $119.44 $555 -2.99
500–545 521 4 110.00–118.00 $113.66 $592 —
550 550 2 118.00 $118.00 $649 —
600–645 615 3 94.00–100.00 $97.90 $602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 210.00 $210.00 $346 —
200–245 212 9 205.00–235.00 $221.00 $469 —
250–295 277 13 165.00–180.00 $172.55 $478 —
300–345 321 27 165.00–180.00 $172.82 $555 —
350–395 381 20 160.00–195.00 $166.96 $636 —
400–445 425 9 158.00–174.00 $164.53 $699 —
450–495 476 11 145.00–164.00 $152.17 $724 —
500–545 514 4 147.00–149.00 $148.22 $762 —
550–595 568 12 130.00–152.50 $139.63 $793 —
630–635 631 6 130.00–132.50 $130.42 $823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 —
250–295 268 5 150.00–160.00 $155.60 $417 —
300–345 324 17 155.00–195.00 $164.82 $534 —
350–395 370 9 160.00–185.00 $174.80 $647 —
420–445 430 6 147.50–175.00 $157.84 $679 —
450–495 469 10 140.00–167.50 $151.88 $712 —
500–530 511 10 132.00–157.50 $144.31 $737 —
550–595 575 8 120.00–140.00 $135.11 $777 —
670–675 673 6 120.00–127.50 $122.49 $824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 170.00 $170.00 $280 —
200–245 223 2 170.00–177.00 $173.15 $386 —
300–345 330 10 150.00–185.00 $163.35 $539 —
350–395 372 7 148.00–177.50 $165.61 $616 —
400–445 428 9 146.00–167.50 $158.50 $678 —
450–485 471 7 142.00–157.50 $151.11 $712 —
510–525 523 6 140.00–145.00 $140.81 $736 —
560–570 562 5 126.00–130.00 $129.19 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1220 1073 80-85% 35 50.00–60.00 $57.45 $616 —
915–1385 1104 80-85% 57 59.00–70.00 $64.64 $714 —
920–1555 1262 80-85% 51 66.00–77.00 $69.65 $879 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1390 971 85-90% 30 40.00–52.00 $45.56 $442 -8.12
710–1245 987 85-90% 61 46.00–62.00 $54.53 $538 +0.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $818 —
1195 1195 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $741 —
1190–1550 1348 75-80% 5 70.00–74.00 $71.83 $968 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1905 1520 16 76.00–106.00 $91.41 $1,389 —
1365–1945 1663 20 86.00–111.00 $98.81 $1,643 —
1605–2075 1805 4 101.00–105.00 $103.85 $1,874 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–815 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 84.00–90.00 $86.96 $700
790–1035 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 73.00–82.00 $76.90 $702
930–945 938 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–104.00 $101.98 $957
995–1015 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 80.00–91.00 $83.92 $843
1115–1180 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 65.00–72.00 $68.08 $783

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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
945–1015 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–775.00 $749.11 —
985–1145 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–900.00 $876.88 —

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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.