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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

4,414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.18/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 525 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.96/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 468 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $198.26/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 373 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,414 1,315 2,915
Feeder cattle 3,568 960 2,511
Slaughter cattle 653 355 363
Replacement cattle 193 — 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1582), Columbia (1048), Ocala (687) and Okeechobee (1097). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 206 7 250.00–300.00 $278.62 $574 —
250–295 276 22 215.00–290.00 $236.13 $652 +10.47
300–345 323 20 205.00–270.00 $221.22 $715 +8.50
350–395 373 38 190.00–210.00 $198.26 $740 -7.08
400–445 427 34 185.00–210.00 $194.89 $832 +1.13
450–495 468 40 175.00–197.50 $188.96 $884 +9.65
500–545 520 20 162.50–184.00 $176.51 $918 +2.08
550–595 564 6 165.00–179.00 $171.24 $966 +3.17
600–625 613 4 155.00–170.00 $160.39 $983 +2.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 7 217.00–227.50 $222.58 $610 +24.41
300–345 325 19 180.00–217.50 $198.01 $644 -0.92
350–395 369 12 187.00–200.00 $193.44 $714 +9.53
400–445 430 17 175.00–187.50 $180.53 $776 +7.30
450–495 470 11 162.00–175.00 $168.19 $790 +1.05
500–545 523 4 150.00–170.00 $159.59 $835 -0.31
570–580 577 3 155.00–160.00 $156.65 $904 +1.59
600 600 1 156.00 $156.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 —
250 250 1 202.00 $202.00 $505 —
300–345 311 8 180.00–198.00 $188.24 $585 —
350–395 371 9 170.00–187.50 $180.04 $668 —
400–445 427 9 168.00–175.00 $170.93 $730 —
450–495 465 3 160.00–166.00 $163.87 $762 —
500 500 2 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 183 2 235.00–240.00 $237.33 $434 —
200–245 218 8 200.00–215.00 $207.91 $453 —
250–295 276 16 167.00–207.50 $178.75 $493 +2.00
300–345 323 36 168.00–202.50 $184.16 $595 +6.78
350–395 366 30 162.00–176.00 $170.24 $623 -3.39
400–445 423 24 155.00–170.00 $162.98 $689 +1.10
450–495 476 33 145.00–165.00 $154.37 $735 -2.76
500–545 525 41 134.00–155.00 $143.18 $752 -1.99
550–595 569 18 125.00–155.00 $142.12 $809 -1.30
600–645 629 6 130.00–142.00 $134.58 $847 +5.81
650–655 652 3 117.00–120.00 $118.99 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 216 4 185.00–195.00 $190.90 $412 —
250–295 278 12 150.00–195.00 $165.53 $460 —
300–345 331 33 148.00–180.00 $167.46 $554 +3.88
350–395 378 16 148.00–165.00 $157.22 $594 +2.05
400–445 422 20 146.00–158.00 $152.51 $644 +2.69
450–495 475 31 135.00–152.00 $143.75 $683 —
500–545 526 5 130.00–139.00 $133.29 $701 -1.46
550–595 567 8 128.00–142.00 $135.47 $768 +3.04
600–645 628 3 110.00–127.00 $116.09 $729 —
668 668 9 119.00 $119.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 2 200.00 $200.00 $350 —
200–245 234 4 170.00–180.00 $172.14 $403 —
250–295 272 9 142.00–180.00 $158.46 $431 —
300–345 325 15 148.00–165.00 $153.70 $500 +10.53
350–395 376 13 135.00–155.00 $144.56 $544 +1.27
400–445 424 12 140.00–148.00 $143.54 $609 —
450–495 466 12 130.00–142.00 $136.18 $635 —
500–545 523 2 120.00–128.00 $123.83 $648 —
550–595 565 5 110.00–124.00 $118.60 $670 —
600–645 623 4 90.00–119.00 $106.21 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 260.00 $260.00 $481 —
200–245 229 5 235.00–250.00 $238.54 $546 —
250–295 274 20 200.00–245.00 $227.34 $623 —
300–345 326 19 187.50–225.00 $206.48 $673 —
350–395 378 20 190.00–215.00 $198.32 $750 —
400–445 421 17 186.00–194.00 $189.52 $798 —
450–495 475 34 178.00–195.00 $191.44 $909 —
500–545 525 11 160.00–172.00 $165.49 $869 —
550–595 572 10 150.00–166.00 $154.46 $884 —
600–645 631 10 138.00–156.00 $143.97 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 235.00 $235.00 $423 —
250–295 276 6 172.00–227.00 $205.17 $566 —
300–345 323 4 207.00–218.00 $210.69 $681 —
350–395 369 21 180.00–198.00 $185.04 $683 —
400–445 424 7 177.00–185.00 $180.25 $764 —
450–495 473 12 162.00–174.00 $169.40 $801 —
500–545 523 6 150.00–161.00 $156.02 $816 —
550–595 576 8 140.00–150.00 $146.84 $846 —
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
670–675 673 2 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $919 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 270 3 205.00–210.00 $208.30 $562 —
300–345 329 5 190.00–200.00 $192.40 $633 —
350–395 364 7 170.00–188.00 $182.57 $665 —
400–445 422 8 165.00–174.00 $169.50 $715 —
450–495 473 2 158.00–160.00 $158.95 $752 —
500–545 519 4 144.00–150.00 $147.40 $765 —
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1460 1132 80-85% 12 50.00–70.00 $66.56 $753 -9.47
920–1445 1195 80-85% 53 59.00–79.00 $69.70 $833 —
1010–1610 1307 80-85% 28 70.00–86.00 $78.87 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1125 923 85-90% 19 40.00–60.00 $52.17 $482 —
710–1275 1054 85-90% 42 50.00–69.00 $59.83 $631 -6.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1485 1290 75-80% 6 74.00–78.00 $75.79 $978 —
1185–1485 1331 75-80% 10 79.00–83.00 $80.74 $1,075 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1810 1500 10 81.00–96.00 $90.10 $1,352 —
1225–1925 1703 16 90.00–103.00 $96.61 $1,645 —
1805–1915 1860 2 100.00–109.00 $104.37 $1,941 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1120 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 77.00–86.00 $81.95 $834
985–1130 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00–70.00 $69.07 $731
1060–1150 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 82.00–90.00 $86.16 $952
1090–1155 1129 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 67.00–74.00 $71.18 $804

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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
870–915 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–875.00 $838.45 —
815–1025 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–725.00 $711.07 —

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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.