Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

1,856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $239.27/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 424 lb · 41 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.34/cwt -10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 366 lb · 36 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.94/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 324 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,856	1,869	2,085
Feeder cattle	1,363	1,355	1,287
Slaughter cattle	463	417	715
Replacement cattle	30	97	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (398), Madison (402), Okeechobee (1056), and Sumter County (513). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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	224	5	240.00–252.00	$245.98	$551	—
250–295	282	14	262.00–305.00	$287.15	$810	+18.98
300–345	323	17	260.00–300.00	$271.04	$875	+22.78
350–395	373	23	225.00–270.00	$252.18	$941	+6.10
400–445	424	41	215.00–246.00	$239.27	$1,015	+9.90
450–495	477	9	210.00–238.00	$223.99	$1,068	+2.10
500–545	520	9	202.50–218.00	$212.62	$1,106	+3.27
550–595	576	8	195.00–210.00	$199.87	$1,151	-4.95
600–645	623	2	193.00–195.00	$193.96	$1,208	+10.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	225.00–235.00	$231.20	$497	—
250–295	271	8	235.00–260.00	$244.14	$662	+13.87
300–345	321	10	225.00–258.00	$239.39	$768	+25.95
350–395	373	9	205.00–246.00	$222.91	$831	+9.48
400–445	423	17	195.00–234.00	$206.40	$873	+11.52
450–485	467	16	197.50–205.00	$200.81	$938	+0.65
500–545	532	7	185.00–204.00	$191.14	$1,017	-6.54
550–595	573	2	196.00–199.00	$197.44	$1,131	+4.17
600–645	623	2	178.00–180.00	$178.96	$1,115	—

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	—
250–295	273	2	230.00–235.00	$232.29	$634	—
300	300	2	247.00	$247.00	$741	—
350	350	1	234.00	$234.00	$819	—
400–445	423	4	220.00–224.00	$221.89	$939	—
450	450	1	214.00	$214.00	$963	—

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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	213	6	215.00–230.00	$224.56	$478	-23.33
250–295	274	24	217.00–255.00	$228.24	$625	-4.33
300–345	324	30	205.00–240.00	$225.94	$732	+0.45
350–395	366	36	194.00–222.00	$207.34	$759	-10.23
400–445	426	19	190.00–210.00	$197.36	$841	+0.58
450–495	473	21	182.50–191.00	$187.71	$888	-2.09
500–545	526	15	170.00–185.00	$177.06	$931	-18.49
550–595	579	15	168.00–180.00	$173.39	$1,004	-2.61
600–645	623	2	167.00–175.00	$170.86	$1,064	+7.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	234	4	200.00–214.00	$202.99	$475	—
250–295	276	10	185.00–214.00	$197.89	$546	—
300–345	326	21	190.00–220.00	$205.22	$669	+2.54
350–395	364	8	180.00–206.00	$194.98	$710	+0.85
400–445	431	6	180.00–196.00	$186.72	$805	+1.29
450–495	484	4	172.00–180.00	$173.86	$841	-7.80
500–545	523	9	155.00–169.00	$163.43	$855	+1.98
550–595	573	6	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$931	—
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
250	250	2	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
300–345	321	9	180.00–210.00	$196.67	$631	—
350–395	366	5	170.00–194.00	$182.30	$667	—
400–445	425	6	170.00–188.00	$177.18	$753	—
450–495	466	5	160.00–170.00	$164.99	$769	—
550	550	1	154.00	$154.00	$847	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	225.00–235.00	$229.66	$510	—
250–295	265	3	242.00–250.00	$247.03	$655	+26.85
300–345	323	9	215.00–258.00	$228.10	$737	+31.24
350–395	373	11	190.00–248.00	$217.53	$811	—
400–440	414	4	190.00–234.00	$213.93	$886	—
460–495	477	5	185.00–190.00	$187.97	$897	—
550–590	572	5	174.00–180.00	$177.14	$1,013	—
600	600	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	4	242.00–252.00	$246.94	$553	-23.96
250	250	1	260.00	$260.00	$650	-17.01
300	300	1	270.00	$270.00	$810	+24.52
350–395	374	6	215.00–258.00	$229.47	$858	—
400	400	2	244.00	$244.00	$976	+32.14
460–485	477	6	205.00	$205.00	$978	+10.06
500–515	507	3	200.00–210.00	$206.61	$1,048	-5.39
550–595	565	3	185.00–191.00	$188.89	$1,067	—
600–645	624	4	171.00–180.00	$174.65	$1,090	+3.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/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	222.00–235.00	$230.18	$610	—
300	300	2	246.00	$246.00	$738	—
350–395	373	2	238.00–240.00	$238.94	$891	—
500–545	523	2	188.00–192.00	$189.91	$993	—
600	600	1	157.00	$157.00	$942	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1425	1121	80-85%	51	96.00–100.00	$97.82	$1,097	—
920–1460	1198	80-85%	62	88.00–105.00	$99.98	$1,198	—
920–1585	1351	80-85%	23	99.00–110.00	$105.77	$1,429	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1085	903	85-90%	4	71.00–75.00	$73.41	$663	—
715–1285	990	85-90%	28	76.00–90.00	$82.10	$813	-0.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1245	1171	75-80%	5	101.00–105.00	$103.56	$1,213	—
1265–1590	1408	75-80%	6	106.00–110.00	$108.07	$1,522	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1865	1421	7	106.00–110.00	$108.22	$1,538	—
1075–1665	1439	16	103.00–115.00	$111.42	$1,603	—
1370–1885	1605	14	116.00–124.00	$118.89	$1,908	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1110	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	97.50–113.00	$104.09	$1,112

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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.