Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

5,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.16/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 367 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.94/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 519 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.55/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 413 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,677	1,452	4,262
Feeder cattle	4,465	1,176	3,462
Slaughter cattle	841	276	624
Replacement cattle	371	—	176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (2075), Columbia (1164), Ocala (604) and Okeechobee (1834). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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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	220	3	270.00–275.00	$273.26	$601	+10.48
250–295	268	13	220.00–250.00	$232.77	$624	-1.04
300–345	318	30	197.50–230.00	$215.26	$685	-9.42
350–395	373	16	198.00–225.00	$210.08	$784	-7.26
400–445	413	34	188.00–205.00	$195.55	$808	-6.47
450–495	473	24	174.00–195.00	$184.00	$870	-4.79
500–545	519	41	162.00–182.50	$173.94	$903	-3.60
550–595	566	14	152.50–177.00	$167.09	$946	-8.32
605–635	611	8	159.00–167.00	$165.45	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	200.00–210.00	$202.90	$467	—
250–295	275	5	200.00–235.00	$213.95	$588	+4.10
300–345	320	16	195.00–217.50	$203.56	$651	+3.67
350–395	364	15	187.00–207.50	$195.73	$712	-2.13
400–445	429	12	175.00–188.00	$179.78	$771	-1.10
450–495	476	20	160.00–180.00	$165.95	$790	-7.68
500–540	526	8	160.00–169.00	$164.33	$864	+4.81
550–580	560	8	140.00–165.00	$152.56	$854	-7.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
300–345	328	12	180.00–205.00	$195.06	$640	—
350–395	377	12	175.00–197.50	$187.37	$706	+7.20
400–440	424	5	165.00–172.00	$168.30	$714	-4.11
450–475	460	5	159.00–165.00	$161.87	$745	—
500–545	525	5	142.00–158.00	$150.78	$792	—
550	550	1	148.00	$148.00	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	7	160.00–190.00	$174.29	$396	—
250–295	270	24	145.00–185.00	$162.97	$440	—
300–345	322	8	152.00–180.00	$161.22	$519	-4.30
350–395	367	46	142.00–170.00	$154.16	$566	-3.77
400–445	427	33	140.00–170.00	$149.99	$640	-2.96
450–495	476	17	135.00–155.00	$143.78	$684	-4.83
500–545	529	14	129.00–145.00	$137.42	$727	—
550–595	574	13	117.50–132.00	$124.12	$712	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	12	175.00–230.00	$198.24	$440	—
250–295	273	19	168.00–190.00	$177.27	$484	-22.25
300–345	326	18	162.00–185.00	$175.72	$573	-10.87
350–395	371	28	160.00–180.00	$168.10	$624	-8.65
400–445	426	24	155.00–177.00	$163.33	$696	-1.46
450–495	474	21	142.50–168.00	$157.02	$744	-2.93
500–545	526	11	142.50–160.00	$152.21	$801	-2.72
550–595	578	9	130.00–144.00	$137.38	$794	-11.05
600–645	624	10	116.00–145.00	$127.06	$793	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	7	150.00–180.00	$162.43	$372	—
250–295	275	8	138.00–170.00	$155.80	$428	—
300–345	319	18	142.00–165.00	$154.21	$492	+3.69
350–395	366	12	140.00–150.00	$146.13	$535	—
400–445	423	13	138.00–150.00	$143.98	$609	+1.20
450–495	476	6	130.00–140.00	$132.75	$632	—
500–545	524	5	120.00–134.00	$125.53	$658	—
565–585	575	2	108.00–110.00	$108.98	$627	—
620–625	622	3	100.00–107.00	$102.35	$637	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	215	7	227.00–280.00	$264.90	$570	—
250–295	276	8	220.00–235.00	$225.88	$623	—
300–345	319	9	212.00–225.00	$220.47	$703	—
350–395	373	22	187.50–212.50	$194.08	$724	—
400–445	427	5	189.00–196.00	$192.95	$824	—
450–495	474	14	173.00–185.00	$178.72	$847	—
500–545	524	14	156.00–175.00	$163.71	$858	—
550–595	574	9	154.00–162.00	$157.75	$905	—
600–645	631	4	150.00–159.00	$153.16	$966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	6	200.00–215.00	$206.77	$465	—
250–295	276	13	200.00–227.50	$212.86	$587	—
300–345	326	15	170.00–215.00	$194.23	$633	—
350–395	373	12	188.00–197.50	$193.00	$720	—
400–445	428	7	179.00–185.00	$181.67	$778	—
450–495	469	8	164.00–175.00	$167.93	$788	—
500–545	515	3	148.00–150.00	$149.29	$769	—
550–595	574	7	140.00–150.00	$143.91	$826	—
600–645	623	2	144.00–148.00	$145.93	$909	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
250–295	273	2	185.00–195.00	$189.59	$518	—
300–345	319	8	192.50–200.00	$197.26	$629	—
350–395	376	7	178.00–186.00	$181.70	$683	—
400–445	422	8	170.00–178.00	$173.83	$734	—
450–485	475	5	150.00–160.00	$156.88	$745	—
500–545	523	2	136.00–138.00	$136.96	$716	—
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	—
600	600	1	132.00	$132.00	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–815	773	85-90%	2	60.00–63.00	$61.58	$476	—
710–1140	953	85-90%	25	40.00–60.00	$50.82	$484	—
715–1285	1045	85-90%	58	50.00–66.00	$59.43	$621	-4.86

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1111	80-85%	21	50.00–66.00	$62.56	$695	—
930–1410	1276	80-85%	30	69.00–82.00	$76.86	$981	+7.79
965–1475	1296	80-85%	33	60.00–78.00	$70.00	$907	+0.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1290	1273	75-80%	3	74.00–77.00	$75.65	$963	—
1170–1465	1318	75-80%	2	63.00–66.00	$64.67	$852	—
1475	1475	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1790	1412	16	77.00–91.00	$86.20	$1,217	—
1350–2205	1646	13	90.00–102.00	$96.12	$1,582	—
1560–1815	1655	5	97.00–109.00	$102.25	$1,692	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1010	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–72.00	$68.70	$631
910–950	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	110.00–124.00	$116.91	$1,090
890–975	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	96.00–102.00	$99.14	$925
945–1020	973	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	75.00–80.00	$78.03	$759

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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
880–970	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	825.00–950.00	$890.54	—
1105–1165	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,219.04	—

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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.