Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

4,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.43/cwt -9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 431 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.20/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 470 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 472 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,182	5,957	3,398
Feeder cattle	3,417	4,820	2,679
Slaughter cattle	650	859	555
Replacement cattle	115	278	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (1020), Madison (709), Okeechobee (1348), and Sumter County (1105). Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	4	255.00–265.00	$259.83	$579	+11.88
250–295	266	20	212.00–250.00	$231.09	$615	+4.21
300–345	328	18	210.00–230.00	$219.89	$721	-0.09
350–395	368	25	200.00–217.00	$207.84	$765	+2.13
400–445	424	37	180.00–206.00	$193.33	$820	+3.99
450–495	470	44	170.00–194.00	$181.20	$852	+1.83
500–545	520	24	160.00–182.00	$173.68	$903	+5.96
550–595	574	7	154.00–179.00	$169.59	$973	+3.36
600–645	616	13	156.00–174.00	$161.39	$994	-1.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	7	197.00–225.00	$215.44	$588	+3.55
300–345	316	12	190.00–215.00	$206.38	$652	+16.39
350–395	372	25	170.00–208.00	$191.34	$712	-3.71
400–445	425	21	165.00–190.00	$176.67	$751	+4.58
450–495	479	11	170.00–178.00	$173.04	$829	+1.41
500–545	533	8	145.00–170.00	$157.29	$838	-6.03
550–595	579	7	140.00–164.00	$156.30	$905	-1.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	4	200.00–204.00	$201.92	$652	+10.24
350–395	368	9	180.00–196.00	$187.87	$691	-1.24
400–445	415	6	170.00–176.00	$173.53	$720	+1.64
450–495	473	2	162.00–166.00	$163.90	$775	+0.53
500–545	520	3	154.00–159.00	$156.92	$816	+6.92
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	+3.00
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	11	170.00–205.00	$184.66	$412	-0.63
250–295	269	19	156.00–195.00	$177.24	$477	+8.41
300–345	323	19	162.00–190.00	$171.32	$553	-0.77
350–395	372	33	160.00–180.00	$168.08	$625	-2.67
400–445	431	57	150.00–168.00	$155.43	$670	-9.12
450–495	472	43	148.00–162.00	$153.37	$724	-5.79
500–545	525	36	134.00–155.00	$143.21	$752	-2.44
550–595	575	16	128.00–145.00	$136.97	$788	-1.04
600–645	617	13	120.00–128.00	$124.99	$771	-2.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	7	160.00–190.00	$182.44	$392	+21.54
250–295	267	15	140.00–184.00	$159.80	$427	+2.63
300–345	327	25	150.00–176.00	$160.45	$525	-3.84
350–395	369	19	149.00–168.00	$158.52	$585	+4.03
400–445	413	35	140.00–162.00	$148.83	$615	-1.84
450–495	469	25	138.00–150.00	$142.91	$670	-5.17
500–545	527	16	129.00–140.00	$134.67	$710	-0.81
550–595	578	8	116.00–130.00	$123.16	$712	-2.65
600–645	628	5	108.00–114.00	$111.16	$698	-0.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	6	145.00–180.00	$168.93	$387	+20.58
250	250	1	137.00	$137.00	$342	-31.09
300–345	321	10	142.00–166.00	$151.36	$486	-5.97
350–395	372	14	140.00–158.00	$146.69	$546	-6.75
400–445	421	7	130.00–150.00	$141.09	$594	-4.13
450–495	478	14	130.00–136.00	$132.63	$634	-5.56
510–540	525	2	120.00–130.00	$124.86	$656	-3.05
550	550	1	118.00	$118.00	$649	+2.00
690–695	693	2	90.00–100.00	$94.98	$658	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	226	14	235.00–290.00	$261.37	$591	+27.93
250–295	277	16	212.00–245.00	$229.71	$636	+13.73
300–345	323	4	218.00–230.00	$223.19	$721	+5.07
350–380	366	9	180.00–218.00	$192.40	$704	-6.81
400–445	421	7	180.00–198.00	$188.62	$794	-1.34
450–495	474	13	165.00–188.00	$178.15	$844	+3.08
500–535	515	3	162.00–174.00	$167.86	$864	+5.55
550–595	565	3	160.00–166.00	$163.89	$926	+8.23
600–645	623	2	156.00–160.00	$157.93	$984	+2.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	216	5	220.00–240.00	$234.12	$506	+34.12
250–280	268	4	208.00–225.00	$219.72	$589	+20.78
300–345	316	7	202.00–218.00	$209.66	$663	+3.07
350–395	367	8	162.50–199.00	$181.47	$666	-11.54
400–445	422	9	155.00–187.00	$175.92	$742	-5.16
450–495	467	19	140.00–179.00	$165.78	$774	-0.22
500–535	527	7	150.00–160.00	$152.47	$804	+0.36
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-3.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	280	9	188.00–215.00	$204.20	$572	+1.51
310–325	322	5	200.00–202.00	$200.39	$645	-1.16
350–395	369	7	180.00–198.00	$190.55	$703	+10.33
400–445	432	9	170.00–178.00	$173.76	$751	-0.04
450–495	473	2	166.00–168.00	$166.95	$790	+10.21
500–535	515	6	144.00–150.00	$147.59	$760	+3.89
550–595	573	2	140.00–144.00	$141.92	$813	+1.92
650–655	651	4	120.00–128.00	$122.01	$794	-2.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1515	1234	80-85%	69	53.00–69.00	$66.24	$817	-10.19
915–1510	1330	80-85%	104	60.00–74.00	$71.25	$948	—
925–1515	1338	80-85%	43	69.00–79.00	$75.84	$1,015	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1080	895	85-90%	10	40.00–54.00	$49.15	$440	—
720–1300	1056	85-90%	40	56.00–64.00	$60.40	$638	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1390	1213	75-80%	8	65.00–69.00	$67.70	$821	—
1110–1395	1273	75-80%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.17	$919	+4.51
1195–2025	1593	75-80%	6	75.00–79.00	$76.74	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1905	1632	5	77.00–98.00	$89.18	$1,455	-10.52
1395–2110	1766	12	89.00–103.00	$97.09	$1,715	-12.72
1560–2035	1835	6	100.00–108.00	$105.04	$1,927	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1075	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	67.00–72.00	$68.85	$587

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1155	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$713.18	—

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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.