Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

2,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.23/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 421 lb · 68 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.93/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 374 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.24/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 470 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,585	1,648	2,458
Feeder cattle	1,954	1,256	1,936
Slaughter cattle	592	319	481
Replacement cattle	39	73	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (491), Madison (249), Okeechobee (1370), and Sumter County (475). No trends due to the markets being closed last week 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
200	200	2	245.00	$245.00	$490	—
250–295	271	11	220.00–245.00	$235.36	$638	+1.39
300–345	319	19	215.00–238.00	$227.45	$726	+4.95
350–395	368	29	208.00–230.00	$214.83	$791	-0.99
400–445	425	22	190.00–212.00	$203.15	$863	-1.43
450–495	476	22	177.50–205.00	$194.14	$924	+1.90
500–545	518	29	160.00–188.00	$181.69	$941	+0.62
550–595	573	7	164.00–179.00	$171.98	$985	-2.48
600–645	625	5	164.00–174.00	$169.72	$1,061	+0.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	—
250–295	266	6	195.00–227.00	$208.42	$554	-1.67
300–345	322	11	195.00–216.00	$205.45	$662	-0.52
350–395	380	11	195.00–206.00	$200.75	$763	+6.10
400–445	430	15	180.00–199.00	$191.46	$823	+2.52
450–495	479	11	170.00–189.00	$183.57	$879	+5.67
500–535	514	4	165.00–176.00	$170.16	$875	+2.23
550–595	580	3	166.00–168.00	$166.63	$966	-1.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	215.00–225.00	$221.20	$476	—
250–295	273	2	200.00–210.00	$204.59	$559	+8.05
300–345	323	2	202.00–208.00	$204.79	$661	+11.95
350–375	366	5	190.00–198.00	$193.28	$707	-3.66
400–445	433	6	180.00–188.00	$185.29	$802	-2.57
450–495	462	8	172.00–180.00	$177.69	$821	+7.69
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	+3.40
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	-6.00
600–645	623	2	144.00–150.00	$146.89	$915	-1.04

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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	219	6	207.00–230.00	$219.29	$480	+16.91
250–295	276	22	180.00–210.00	$196.58	$543	+18.92
300–345	322	28	175.00–200.00	$191.77	$617	+11.42
350–395	374	48	157.50–182.00	$171.93	$643	+0.87
400–445	421	68	155.00–175.00	$165.23	$696	-5.86
450–495	470	40	158.00–170.00	$163.24	$767	+2.55
500–545	524	13	142.00–157.00	$152.09	$797	-1.05
550–595	573	9	132.00–142.00	$137.02	$785	-10.77
600–645	625	6	130.00–140.00	$134.57	$841	-2.32
690–695	694	4	130.00–134.00	$130.99	$909	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	190.00–198.00	$193.60	$432	+6.21
250–295	273	15	150.00–188.00	$167.90	$458	+5.59
300–345	322	22	150.00–188.00	$168.22	$542	-0.04
350–395	381	29	150.00–174.00	$163.56	$623	-2.86
400–440	426	15	145.00–166.00	$156.65	$667	-0.49
450–495	471	13	150.00–157.00	$152.82	$720	+3.20
500–545	518	7	134.00–140.00	$137.70	$713	-1.86
550–595	578	4	126.00–130.00	$128.06	$740	-6.64
690–695	693	6	120.00–124.00	$121.33	$841	+9.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	177.00–185.00	$180.60	$403	+15.60
250–295	281	6	160.00–180.00	$169.33	$476	-7.42
300–345	329	16	130.00–178.00	$154.49	$508	-3.11
350–395	377	10	152.00–166.00	$157.34	$593	+0.08
400–430	415	4	146.00–158.00	$153.04	$635	+11.79
450–495	474	8	132.00–146.00	$140.08	$664	+3.55
520–530	523	4	126.00–130.00	$128.99	$675	+4.69

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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	227	5	250.00–260.00	$253.52	$575	+4.81
250–295	274	12	210.00–245.00	$229.44	$629	+0.74
300–345	323	18	215.00–230.00	$222.66	$719	+3.52
350–395	369	12	208.00–220.00	$214.16	$790	-4.40
400–445	430	25	180.00–209.00	$199.18	$856	-5.17
450–495	475	7	186.00–202.00	$191.39	$909	+16.75
500–545	523	8	157.50–184.00	$170.93	$894	-3.79
550–595	570	5	162.00–175.00	$169.14	$964	—
600–645	633	4	154.00–167.00	$160.14	$1,014	—
655–660	658	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	240.00	$240.00	$480	—
250–295	280	5	220.00–225.00	$222.69	$624	+0.99
300–345	324	8	170.00–217.00	$184.34	$597	—
350–395	379	7	200.00–206.00	$202.26	$767	—
400–445	421	7	190.00–199.00	$195.16	$822	-1.79
450–495	470	5	170.00–189.00	$180.60	$849	—
500–545	526	6	162.00–177.00	$166.73	$877	+6.73
565–590	573	3	150.00–158.00	$152.74	$875	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—
680–685	682	5	132.00–140.00	$136.79	$933	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	-2.42
250–285	268	3	208.00–215.00	$211.06	$566	+3.09
300–345	313	6	200.00–208.00	$204.31	$639	—
350–395	373	6	190.00–198.00	$193.82	$723	-1.14
400–445	416	6	180.00–188.00	$183.34	$763	-2.66
450	450	2	178.00	$178.00	$801	+21.14
550–595	575	3	140.00–154.00	$145.14	$835	—
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1540	1193	80-85%	49	76.00–80.00	$78.09	$932	+4.40
920–1610	1298	80-85%	40	76.00–90.00	$85.76	$1,113	—
920–1590	1362	80-85%	84	65.00–85.00	$77.41	$1,054	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1290	958	85-90%	26	48.00–64.00	$61.39	$588	—
720–1300	1023	85-90%	38	64.00–74.00	$67.89	$695	+3.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1355	1263	75-80%	2	76.00–79.00	$77.39	$977	—
1165–1435	1334	75-80%	6	81.00–85.00	$83.54	$1,114	+5.94
1100–1810	1341	75-80%	18	86.00–90.00	$88.31	$1,184	+10.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1635	1445	6	99.00–101.00	$100.06	$1,446	—
1215–1855	1637	13	93.00–107.00	$101.61	$1,663	+1.22
1340–2190	1696	15	105.00–116.00	$109.38	$1,855	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–970	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	79.00–82.00	$80.57	$745

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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.