Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

1,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.06/cwt ≈ $640/hd at 374 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.09/cwt ≈ $710/hd at 415 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.07/cwt ≈ $954/hd at 527 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,648	672	2,173
Feeder cattle	1,256	—	1,678
Slaughter cattle	319	672	404
Replacement cattle	73	—	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (612), Columbia (N/S), Ocala (403) and Okeechobee (633). No trends due to the markets being closed for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	14	225.00–242.00	$233.97	$632	—
300–345	320	14	215.00–230.00	$222.50	$712	—
350–395	369	15	210.00–225.00	$215.82	$796	—
400–425	414	14	195.00–215.00	$204.58	$847	—
450–495	474	22	185.00–210.00	$192.24	$911	—
500–545	527	28	175.00–190.00	$181.07	$954	—
550–595	569	28	156.00–183.00	$174.46	$993	—
600–645	619	12	162.00–175.00	$169.20	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	8	200.00–217.00	$210.09	$557	—
300–345	324	9	200.00–210.00	$205.97	$667	—
350–390	360	4	185.00–208.00	$194.65	$701	—
400–445	422	9	177.00–200.00	$188.94	$797	—
450–495	471	4	174.00–182.00	$177.90	$838	—
500–545	523	14	163.00–174.00	$167.93	$878	—
550–595	573	2	168.00–169.00	$168.48	$965	—
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	284	4	195.00–202.00	$196.54	$558	—
300–345	320	5	185.00–204.00	$192.84	$617	—
350–395	373	4	196.00–198.00	$196.94	$735	—
400–445	415	3	184.00–190.00	$187.86	$780	—
450	450	2	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
510–540	530	3	155.00–160.00	$156.60	$830	—
550	550	1	156.00	$156.00	$858	—
600–645	623	2	146.00–150.00	$147.93	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	3	220.00–230.00	$223.27	$409	—
200–225	215	4	200.00–205.00	$202.38	$435	—
250–295	276	11	170.00–190.00	$177.66	$490	—
300–345	325	18	168.00–197.00	$180.35	$586	—
350–395	374	31	162.00–185.00	$171.06	$640	—
400–445	415	28	162.00–180.00	$171.09	$710	—
450–495	478	22	150.00–174.00	$160.69	$768	—
500–545	522	24	137.50–165.00	$153.14	$799	—
550–595	563	18	142.00–154.00	$147.79	$832	—
600–645	628	8	132.00–142.00	$136.89	$860	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	185.00–190.00	$187.39	$422	—
250–295	271	5	155.00–167.00	$162.31	$440	—
300–345	320	12	158.00–180.00	$168.26	$538	—
350–380	371	14	152.00–170.00	$166.42	$617	—
400–445	420	21	150.00–165.00	$157.14	$660	—
450–495	469	11	140.00–160.00	$149.62	$702	—
500–545	518	6	130.00–146.00	$139.56	$723	—
550–595	569	5	130.00–138.00	$134.70	$766	—
600–645	630	3	126.00–130.00	$127.27	$802	—
690–695	691	4	111.00–112.50	$112.12	$775	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	—
270–280	277	3	170.00–180.00	$176.75	$490	—
310–345	331	9	150.00–170.00	$157.60	$522	—
350–395	372	13	142.00–160.00	$157.26	$585	—
400–425	409	4	140.00–145.00	$141.25	$578	—
450–495	477	7	130.00–146.00	$136.53	$651	—
500–525	513	6	120.00–136.00	$124.30	$638	—
600–645	618	5	112.00–118.00	$115.50	$714	—
690–695	693	2	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$721	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	245.00–252.50	$248.71	$592	—
250–295	277	3	225.00–235.00	$228.70	$633	—
315–330	320	3	217.50–220.00	$219.14	$701	—
350–395	365	3	216.00–220.00	$218.56	$798	—
400–445	425	5	199.00–208.00	$204.35	$868	—
450–495	475	7	170.00–182.00	$174.64	$830	—
500–545	522	5	170.00–178.00	$174.72	$912	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	220.00–225.00	$222.42	$496	—
250–295	274	5	200.00–215.00	$207.97	$570	—
375–385	378	3	190.00–197.50	$194.96	$737	—
400	400	1	186.00	$186.00	$744	—
450–495	473	2	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$742	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	275	3	220.00–222.50	$221.70	$610	—
400–445	423	2	196.00–198.00	$196.95	$833	—
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1265	1025	80-85%	11	58.00–70.00	$66.67	$683	—
985–1560	1164	80-85%	29	76.00–86.00	$78.65	$915	+4.17
915–1485	1167	80-85%	42	64.00–79.00	$73.69	$860	-0.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1285	904	85-90%	7	50.00–57.00	$52.00	$470	—
715–1170	1011	85-90%	22	56.00–69.00	$64.44	$651	+6.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	75-80%	2	74.00	$74.00	$818	—
1230	1230	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$861	—
1100–1710	1323	75-80%	3	76.00–80.00	$77.60	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1835	1549	7	94.00–98.00	$96.09	$1,488	—
1000–1910	1614	13	95.00–104.00	$100.39	$1,620	—
1385–2055	1651	9	104.00–115.00	$107.41	$1,773	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–915	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–72.00	$67.28	$587

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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.