Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

2,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.26/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.20/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 608 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.22/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 471 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,734	876	2,517
Feeder cattle	1,951	596	1,688
Slaughter cattle	681	280	652
Replacement cattle	102	—	177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (969), Columbia (567), Ocala (283) and Okeechobee (915). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady, over 500 pounds 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
200–245	222	3	235.00–250.00	$242.82	$539	—
250–295	270	22	245.00–265.00	$256.81	$693	-7.73
300–345	321	10	235.00–255.00	$247.17	$793	-7.60
350–395	379	10	225.00–247.00	$238.04	$902	-2.37
400–445	421	12	197.50–235.00	$220.58	$929	-11.24
450–495	468	12	190.00–220.00	$209.53	$981	-14.81
500–545	518	21	190.00–215.00	$197.90	$1,025	-9.96
550–595	577	10	186.00–205.00	$193.53	$1,117	-16.32
600–645	608	28	171.00–180.00	$178.20	$1,083	—
705–730	714	19	160.00–166.00	$162.49	$1,160	—
860–865	862	3	159.00–161.00	$160.33	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	225.00–230.00	$228.10	$490	—
250	250	1	245.00	$245.00	$612	+17.77
300–345	316	8	210.00–240.00	$229.10	$724	+5.62
350–395	374	10	200.00–232.00	$213.01	$797	+2.84
400–445	424	9	195.00–220.00	$203.12	$861	—
450–495	469	6	185.00–200.00	$193.06	$905	—
500–545	533	22	180.00–200.00	$191.08	$1,018	-4.02
550	550	1	180.00	$180.00	$990	—
600–645	619	4	155.00–169.00	$161.58	$1,000	—
650–655	653	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	230.00	$230.00	$575	—
350	350	1	218.00	$218.00	$763	—
400	400	1	210.00	$210.00	$840	—
450–475	460	5	175.00–192.00	$180.28	$829	-8.26
500–545	530	3	180.00–184.00	$181.26	$961	+7.82
550–595	573	2	166.00–170.00	$167.92	$962	—

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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	222	3	227.00–235.00	$230.40	$511	—
250–295	274	19	192.50–226.00	$212.72	$583	-7.48
300–345	319	18	197.50–220.00	$209.26	$668	-4.14
350–395	381	19	185.00–200.00	$192.19	$732	-14.33
400–445	424	17	175.00–210.00	$189.03	$801	-8.25
450–495	471	25	169.00–195.00	$180.22	$849	-10.46
500–545	528	29	155.00–191.00	$173.26	$915	-9.70
550–595	572	12	147.50–171.00	$164.05	$938	-11.06
600–645	626	24	130.00–166.00	$149.36	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	210.00–220.00	$216.20	$465	—
250–295	276	4	200.00–210.00	$204.18	$564	—
300–345	330	12	185.00–202.00	$192.15	$634	+2.04
350–395	378	10	160.00–185.00	$176.67	$668	—
400–445	422	15	160.00–185.00	$171.12	$722	—
450–495	470	7	164.00–180.00	$169.57	$797	—
500–545	529	16	140.00–175.00	$159.22	$842	—
560–580	576	10	140.00–145.00	$140.97	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	190.00–200.00	$196.20	$422	—
250–295	273	2	184.00–195.00	$189.05	$516	—
300–345	323	6	170.00–195.00	$180.55	$583	+5.32
350–395	365	8	165.00–176.00	$171.22	$625	+1.32
400–445	419	8	150.00–170.00	$159.29	$667	—
450–485	472	8	140.00–170.00	$154.87	$731	—
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	6	250.00–272.50	$261.74	$717	—
300–345	322	19	245.00–260.00	$248.94	$802	—
350–395	369	8	220.00–248.00	$237.97	$878	—
400	400	1	234.00	$234.00	$936	—
450–495	473	5	196.00–204.00	$200.23	$947	—
500–545	522	5	184.00–200.00	$190.68	$995	—
550–595	576	8	170.00–180.00	$175.54	$1,011	—
600–645	623	2	164.00–174.00	$168.82	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	220.00	$220.00	$440	—
250–295	265	3	240.00–247.00	$244.40	$648	—
300–345	315	3	234.00–235.00	$234.63	$739	—
350–395	361	4	230.00–236.00	$234.36	$846	—
500–545	523	2	170.00–176.00	$172.87	$904	—
550	550	1	164.00	$164.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	4	240.00–250.00	$244.77	$680	—
300–345	323	2	227.00–230.00	$228.40	$738	—
350–380	365	4	215.00–224.00	$219.66	$802	—
450–495	473	2	180.00–182.00	$180.95	$856	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1385	1068	80-85%	19	64.00–101.00	$96.30	$1,028	—
915–1395	1132	80-85%	41	77.00–106.00	$96.50	$1,092	—
945–1605	1239	80-85%	31	88.00–111.00	$103.60	$1,284	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	855	85-90%	5	51.00–73.00	$64.91	$555	—
725–1280	1000	85-90%	34	64.00–89.00	$82.17	$822	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1635	1411	75-80%	11	100.00–114.00	$105.91	$1,494	—
1110–1935	1460	75-80%	7	87.00–107.00	$96.80	$1,413	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1645	1402	7	102.00–106.00	$104.99	$1,472	—
1000–2050	1533	11	117.00–127.00	$121.91	$1,869	—
1000–2040	1663	26	103.00–118.00	$112.37	$1,869	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–795	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–103.00	$101.54	$787
735–855	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	111.00–117.00	$114.23	$908
990–1020	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	115.00–120.00	$116.70	$1,167
945–1085	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	89.00–95.00	$92.21	$936
1110–1210	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	90.00–94.00	$91.72	$1,075

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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
1100–1160	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.17	—

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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.