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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

1,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.38/cwt -14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 330 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.95/cwt -10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 476 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $230.72/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 381 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,612 2,533 1,899
Feeder cattle 1,249 1,747 1,401
Slaughter cattle 363 706 498
Replacement cattle — 80 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (519), Madison (429), Okeechobee (664), and Sumter County (707). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 177 5 265.00–280.00 $273.67 $484 —
200–245 224 7 250.00–265.00 $256.77 $575 +12.84
250–295 277 16 240.00–300.00 $270.37 $749 +1.30
300–345 325 20 225.00–300.00 $256.08 $832 -5.74
350–395 381 23 215.00–250.00 $230.72 $879 -8.12
400–420 413 6 205.00–250.00 $227.80 $941 -4.24
450–495 482 10 212.00–227.00 $218.54 $1,053 -12.52
500–530 510 3 200.00–210.00 $206.54 $1,053 -0.97
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 260.00 $260.00 $429 —
200–245 215 3 244.00–245.00 $244.62 $526 —
250–295 275 6 230.00–240.00 $234.45 $645 -5.69
300–325 311 9 230.00–260.00 $238.37 $741 +3.62
360–380 369 4 195.00–200.00 $198.73 $733 -22.06
450 450 1 208.00 $208.00 $936 +3.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 235.00 $235.00 $388 —
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 —
325–335 328 3 205.00–220.00 $210.10 $689 —
350 350 1 216.00 $216.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 220.00–235.00 $226.88 $408 -24.41
200–245 227 7 212.00–225.00 $215.80 $490 -11.77
250–295 265 21 215.00–240.00 $227.16 $602 -0.69
300–345 330 31 190.00–240.00 $207.38 $684 -14.75
350–395 361 10 185.00–210.00 $194.68 $703 -15.48
400–445 421 8 190.00–200.00 $196.79 $828 +0.15
450–495 476 24 172.00–190.00 $182.95 $871 -10.57
500–545 523 14 172.00–190.00 $183.40 $959 +2.66
550–595 565 5 172.00–180.00 $177.71 $1,004 +13.71
600–645 622 3 165.00–171.00 $167.93 $1,045 +2.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 215.00 $215.00 $355 —
200–245 215 3 200.00–205.00 $203.10 $437 -23.10
250–295 283 10 180.00–210.00 $194.39 $550 -24.31
300–345 322 13 170.00–204.00 $188.76 $608 +15.49
350–390 370 6 170.00–200.00 $186.51 $690 -14.34
400–445 423 6 180.00–192.00 $186.90 $791 +4.99
460–485 473 8 170.00–185.00 $178.21 $843 +0.86
500–545 521 8 164.00–177.50 $174.90 $911 +16.25
550–595 572 3 162.00–168.00 $164.59 $941 +17.27
600 600 2 156.00 $156.00 $936 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 180.00–185.00 $182.25 $406 —
300 300 1 188.00 $188.00 $564 -13.07
350–395 373 2 184.00–188.00 $185.88 $693 +1.86
400–445 420 7 167.00–176.00 $173.52 $729 -8.85
450–495 472 5 154.00–165.00 $160.71 $759 -1.29
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 +1.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 185 3 265.00–270.00 $266.49 $493 —
200–245 234 4 250.00–260.00 $252.14 $590 -12.21
250–295 272 3 240.00–255.00 $247.91 $674 -17.89
300–345 326 4 210.00–247.00 $228.27 $744 -20.82
350–395 372 9 195.00–240.00 $226.87 $844 -9.30
400–445 431 5 224.00–230.00 $225.91 $974 +13.65
450–495 467 8 190.00–218.00 $205.37 $959 -8.99
550 550 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 +14.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 250.00–260.00 $254.58 $458 —
200 200 1 245.00 $245.00 $490 +19.70
250–290 268 6 180.00–228.00 $189.88 $509 -66.86
300–335 326 7 180.00–240.00 $202.59 $660 -51.88
350–385 378 7 175.00–228.00 $184.17 $696 -45.83
400–445 423 2 216.00–218.00 $216.95 $918 -6.94
450–470 459 9 180.00–200.00 $187.68 $861 -21.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 240.00 $240.00 $396 —
200–245 223 2 220.00–230.00 $224.49 $501 -10.00
400 400 1 206.00 $206.00 $824 -5.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1520 1277 80-85% 11 98.00–106.00 $103.24 $1,318 —
925–1435 1280 80-85% 53 92.00–96.00 $94.06 $1,204 —
920–1430 1291 80-85% 31 97.00–101.00 $98.65 $1,274 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1285 964 85-90% 7 69.00–71.00 $70.11 $676 —
730–1295 1047 85-90% 13 73.00–84.00 $80.05 $838 -5.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1320 1298 75-80% 2 103.00–107.00 $105.03 $1,363 -0.21
1155–1735 1360 75-80% 3 93.00–95.00 $93.86 $1,276 —
1220–1740 1499 75-80% 7 85.00–100.00 $94.77 $1,421 -2.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1520 1324 4 100.00–108.00 $103.55 $1,371 —
1115–1835 1515 10 103.00–115.00 $109.04 $1,652 —
1355–2230 1763 12 118.00–130.00 $125.39 $2,211 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–296 282 7 100.00–107.50 $102.25 $288 —

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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.