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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

1,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.20/cwt +10.97 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 518 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.31/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 467 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $210.42/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,440 2,325 2,790
Feeder cattle 892 1,679 2,106
Slaughter cattle 527 630 559
Replacement cattle 21 16 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (424), Madison (321), Okeechobee (695), and Sumter County (414). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 240.00 $240.00 $600 -18.33
300–345 329 15 240.00–270.00 $252.34 $830 +0.86
350–395 374 15 226.00–275.00 $236.71 $885 +25.14
400–445 424 14 210.00–230.00 $223.78 $949 +7.44
450–495 473 17 180.00–224.00 $210.42 $995 +7.75
500–545 525 12 208.00–218.00 $212.38 $1,115 +21.16
550–595 568 14 182.50–200.00 $193.45 $1,099 +11.87
600–645 630 10 187.00–193.00 $188.81 $1,190 +16.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 215.00–218.00 $216.38 $591 +21.87
300–345 316 4 225.00–235.00 $229.42 $725 +34.89
360–385 368 3 207.00–220.00 $215.47 $793 +43.02
400–445 428 5 190.00–212.00 $200.39 $858 +16.79
450–495 466 4 204.00–209.00 $207.17 $965 +15.60
500–545 521 7 160.00–206.00 $191.30 $997 +23.98
550–595 581 5 180.00–189.00 $182.69 $1,061 +5.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 206.00 $206.00 $515 —
350–355 352 3 185.00–195.00 $191.64 $675 -10.36
400 400 1 206.00 $206.00 $824 +18.00
450 450 2 198.00 $198.00 $891 +14.00
500 500 1 192.00 $192.00 $960 +12.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 266 7 180.00–195.00 $187.65 $499 -8.24
300–345 320 13 160.00–211.00 $191.23 $612 -1.62
350–395 369 9 185.00–208.00 $198.44 $732 +20.28
400–445 426 14 175.00–196.00 $186.79 $796 +12.86
450–495 467 24 167.50–188.00 $180.31 $842 +8.81
500–545 518 27 167.00–186.00 $179.20 $928 +10.97
550–595 569 12 162.50–186.00 $175.55 $999 +11.83
600–645 622 7 169.00–179.00 $174.04 $1,083 +21.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 261 4 155.00–176.00 $164.90 $430 -6.59
300–345 322 15 150.00–200.00 $170.01 $547 -2.63
350–395 375 12 155.00–194.00 $175.27 $657 +6.86
400–445 426 5 178.00–185.00 $180.89 $771 +14.96
450–495 466 6 160.00–174.00 $167.68 $781 +15.27
500–545 521 9 166.00–174.00 $170.34 $887 +13.44
550–595 573 2 170.00–174.00 $171.92 $985 +18.96
600–645 615 3 162.00–168.00 $165.90 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 150.00 $150.00 $375 -7.08
300–345 323 2 184.00–190.00 $186.79 $603 +18.98
350–395 373 2 180.00–184.00 $181.88 $678 +19.19
400–445 418 5 168.00–172.00 $170.30 $712 +19.15
450–495 473 2 158.00–166.00 $161.81 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 3 225.00–240.00 $231.17 $513 -7.54
250–295 269 4 225.00–250.00 $235.98 $635 -20.92
310–340 325 4 250.00–260.00 $254.77 $828 +18.33
350–395 367 8 220.00–245.00 $233.14 $856 +11.68
400–445 421 8 180.00–229.00 $209.73 $883 -3.50
450–475 462 3 168.00–216.00 $184.26 $851 -18.50
500–545 530 4 202.00–212.00 $204.61 $1,084 +6.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 210.00–220.00 $214.49 $478 -20.00
300–340 318 5 220.00–235.00 $227.92 $725 +1.77
365–380 373 2 175.00–180.00 $177.45 $662 -32.55
400–445 422 3 210.00–218.00 $214.19 $904 +14.32
500 500 1 198.00 $198.00 $990 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 220.00–224.00 $221.86 $717 +7.07
450–495 473 2 194.00–198.00 $195.90 $927 +10.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1187 80-85% 50 86.00–100.00 $94.24 $1,119 +2.08
915–1425 1246 80-85% 38 91.00–95.00 $93.26 $1,162 +1.63
925–1475 1267 80-85% 43 95.00–105.00 $100.86 $1,278 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1085 936 85-90% 10 66.00–78.00 $71.18 $666 —
715–1285 1014 85-90% 39 73.00–87.00 $79.58 $807 +12.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1515 1301 75-80% 8 91.00–95.00 $93.91 $1,222 -1.09
1220–1575 1355 75-80% 7 96.00–100.00 $97.62 $1,323 —
1215–1675 1370 75-80% 12 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $1,411 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1605 1394 8 99.00–104.00 $102.29 $1,426 —
1080–1950 1646 8 107.00–112.00 $109.22 $1,798 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–975 912 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 120.00–127.50 $122.67 $1,119

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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.