Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

3,303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.90/cwt -11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 429 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.28/cwt -18.38 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 467 lb · 38 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.99/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 321 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,303	1,155	3,407
Feeder cattle	2,514	635	2,235
Slaughter cattle	616	520	985
Replacement cattle	173	—	187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (927), Columbia (684), Ocala (437) and Okeechobee (1255), Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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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	1	265.00	$265.00	$530	—
250–295	271	15	260.00–280.00	$268.59	$728	+11.45
300–345	318	14	160.00–265.00	$233.11	$741	-7.32
350–395	362	17	225.00–250.00	$241.33	$874	+3.74
405–435	422	13	215.00–237.00	$225.77	$953	+3.37
450–495	467	38	190.00–225.00	$199.28	$931	-18.38
500–545	525	7	195.00–225.00	$211.05	$1,108	-0.02
550–595	569	4	182.00–190.00	$187.16	$1,065	-10.21
600–645	618	6	175.00–186.00	$181.48	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	263	6	215.00–255.00	$236.68	$622	—
300–325	315	10	195.00–252.50	$232.01	$731	+17.24
350–395	375	11	200.00–240.00	$217.43	$815	+8.73
400–445	419	10	195.00–216.00	$206.54	$865	+6.48
450–495	465	3	180.00–188.00	$185.16	$861	—
500–545	521	6	180.00–196.00	$189.99	$990	+0.09
550–595	573	12	150.00–185.00	$167.83	$962	—
600–645	623	2	170.00–175.00	$172.41	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	5	230.00–250.00	$241.93	$665	—
310–330	326	5	230.00–240.00	$231.90	$756	—
350–365	358	4	185.00–195.00	$189.90	$680	—
450–475	460	5	174.00–190.00	$182.96	$842	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
550	550	2	168.00	$168.00	$924	—

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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	227	6	235.00–250.00	$240.51	$546	—
250–295	275	24	205.00–227.00	$216.50	$595	+7.04
300–345	321	31	190.00–220.00	$205.99	$661	-2.61
350–395	375	31	180.00–212.00	$191.19	$717	-5.60
400–445	429	45	170.00–205.00	$183.90	$789	-11.84
450–495	468	25	160.00–200.00	$172.49	$807	-9.22
500–545	522	15	150.00–185.00	$170.36	$889	-4.83
550–595	575	11	140.00–180.00	$163.64	$941	-11.29
600–645	632	11	130.00–172.00	$148.72	$940	—
670–695	678	4	130.00–140.00	$132.49	$898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	206	7	180.00–220.00	$187.72	$387	—
250–295	278	16	170.00–210.00	$186.89	$520	—
300–345	324	27	180.00–199.00	$186.34	$604	+0.53
350–395	372	16	150.00–182.00	$168.13	$625	-6.77
400–445	420	12	160.00–185.00	$169.23	$711	-6.83
450–495	470	9	156.00–175.00	$164.01	$771	—
500–545	517	6	150.00–172.00	$162.95	$842	—
550–595	573	2	148.00–156.00	$151.84	$870	—
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	210.00–215.00	$211.45	$486	—
250–295	273	4	190.00–192.00	$190.92	$521	—
300–345	327	7	170.00–188.00	$176.86	$578	+3.80
350–395	369	12	160.00–170.00	$164.34	$606	—
400	400	1	158.00	$158.00	$632	—
450–495	473	2	140.00–148.00	$143.81	$680	-13.15
500–545	523	2	146.00–148.00	$146.96	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	$540	—
250–295	283	11	260.00–275.00	$263.81	$747	—
300–345	326	8	250.00–258.00	$253.58	$827	—
350–395	373	2	226.00–235.00	$230.23	$859	—
400–445	423	8	215.00–228.00	$219.93	$930	—
450–495	473	5	190.00–200.00	$196.24	$928	—
500–535	522	5	185.00–199.00	$189.67	$990	—
550–595	575	5	170.00–190.00	$181.70	$1,045	—
600–645	623	2	176.00–185.00	$180.34	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	$500	—
250–280	266	5	250.00–255.00	$252.93	$673	—
300–345	323	2	240.00–242.00	$241.07	$779	—
350–395	373	2	220.00–222.00	$220.94	$824	—
420–430	427	3	200.00–207.00	$202.30	$864	—
450–495	476	8	180.00–188.00	$184.04	$876	—
510–540	525	2	170.00–177.50	$173.86	$913	—
565–585	575	2	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$848	—
600	600	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	235.00	$235.00	$470	—
250–295	274	7	230.00–245.00	$239.87	$657	—
300–345	321	7	220.00–235.00	$227.76	$731	—
350–385	368	3	190.00–208.00	$199.19	$733	—
400	400	1	200.00	$200.00	$800	—
450–495	471	4	170.00–172.50	$171.09	$806	—
550–585	565	3	137.50–167.00	$147.90	$836	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1385	1104	80-85%	20	64.00–95.00	$88.50	$977	-2.88
920–1420	1156	80-85%	39	73.00–99.00	$89.13	$1,030	—
950–1465	1216	80-85%	29	82.00–106.00	$97.96	$1,191	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1100	1006	85-90%	15	65.00–72.00	$68.65	$691	—
720–1505	1043	85-90%	39	60.00–86.00	$77.55	$809	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1415	1262	75-80%	5	95.00–99.00	$97.08	$1,225	—
1245–1505	1327	75-80%	6	100.00–104.00	$102.14	$1,355	—
1185–1920	1379	75-80%	4	90.00–94.00	$91.30	$1,259	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1475	1352	6	100.00–111.00	$106.89	$1,445	—
1295–1505	1363	4	92.00–102.00	$97.11	$1,324	—
1710–2090	1893	6	115.00–124.00	$119.70	$2,266	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–1030	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	84.00–90.00	$86.25	$712
745–915	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–72.00	$68.14	$566
815–935	879	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	120.00–144.00	$130.26	$1,145
855–920	894	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	80.00–90.00	$86.17	$770
900–1150	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	100.00–112.00	$103.47	$1,062

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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
965–995	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–825.00	$788.07	—
980–1210	1108	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	975.00–1,300.00	$1,172.22	—

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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.