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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.81/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 433 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.23/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 374 lb · 21 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.20/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 272 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,805 2,252 2,274
Feeder cattle 1,193 1,761 1,741
Slaughter cattle 612 432 533
Replacement cattle — 59 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (344), Madison (217), Okeechobee (1244), and Sumter County (423). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 255.00–265.00 $257.90 $593 -2.10
250–295 273 16 250.00–310.00 $265.57 $725 +4.71
300–345 321 9 252.00–300.00 $274.39 $881 +16.34
350–395 368 12 235.00–265.00 $246.04 $905 +1.73
400–445 422 6 225.00–240.00 $232.98 $983 +3.56
450–495 473 8 200.00–230.00 $215.94 $1,021 -17.04
500–545 523 2 210.00–212.00 $211.04 $1,104 -0.83
550–595 560 11 190.00–220.00 $211.28 $1,183 +15.18
605–635 618 3 200.00–210.00 $205.03 $1,267 +16.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 240.00 $240.00 $480 —
250 250 2 242.00 $242.00 $605 -3.10
310–335 323 4 235.00–245.00 $239.81 $775 +15.13
355–385 375 3 215.00–225.00 $221.84 $832 +7.68
400–445 419 8 185.00–228.00 $209.64 $878 +9.35
500–545 523 2 198.00–201.00 $199.44 $1,043 -0.56
560–570 565 3 180.00–185.00 $183.33 $1,036 -0.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 225.00 $225.00 $562 —
300–345 323 2 228.00–230.00 $228.93 $739 -11.07
355–375 365 4 190.00–200.00 $194.86 $711 —
400–445 423 2 215.00–218.00 $216.42 $915 —
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 —

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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 2 235.00–250.00 $241.88 $435 -12.70
200–245 228 5 220.00–235.00 $224.36 $512 -16.81
250–295 272 19 222.00–260.00 $231.20 $629 +0.39
300–345 321 15 220.00–245.00 $228.57 $734 +7.39
350–395 374 21 192.50–225.00 $209.23 $783 +1.16
400–445 433 30 190.00–205.00 $194.81 $844 -3.97
450–495 466 18 187.50–199.00 $193.19 $900 -2.48
500–545 518 8 170.00–192.00 $180.57 $935 -8.54
550–595 570 7 166.00–176.00 $172.62 $984 -0.87
600–645 622 3 160.00–168.00 $163.90 $1,019 -2.29
650–685 664 4 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 225.00 $225.00 $371 -5.00
200–245 229 4 205.00–217.00 $210.08 $481 -12.82
250–295 273 6 185.00–220.00 $200.91 $548 -13.06
300–345 323 2 210.00–217.00 $213.26 $689 +10.93
350–395 372 15 185.00–202.00 $194.03 $722 +3.79
400–445 426 14 175.00–193.00 $182.22 $776 -2.29
450–495 481 15 175.00–188.00 $178.11 $857 +0.78
500–545 529 8 160.00–180.00 $165.36 $875 -7.49
550 550 1 165.00 $165.00 $908 +4.00
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 +9.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 215.00 $215.00 $355 -7.29
200–245 215 3 195.00–200.00 $198.10 $426 -13.48
250–295 265 3 192.00–206.00 $200.81 $532 +3.52
300–345 327 6 190.00–208.00 $197.86 $647 -2.14
350–395 373 2 189.00–194.00 $191.35 $714 +3.51
400–445 423 2 176.00–181.00 $178.37 $755 +0.06
450–495 473 2 170.00–174.00 $171.90 $813 +2.95
500–545 523 2 169.00–170.00 $169.48 $886 +9.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 175 3 280.00–285.00 $283.14 $495 —
200–245 226 5 250.00–265.00 $256.07 $579 -12.12
250–295 269 9 245.00–260.00 $254.07 $683 -3.49
300–345 326 8 215.00–257.00 $245.02 $799 -22.38
350–395 375 13 210.00–245.00 $222.74 $835 +4.60
400–445 432 8 230.00–240.00 $232.56 $1,005 +11.48
450–495 471 4 218.00–226.00 $221.90 $1,045 +7.66
500–545 523 2 202.00–210.00 $205.83 $1,076 +2.19
550–595 572 3 190.00–200.00 $195.20 $1,117 +10.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 255.00–260.00 $257.71 $464 —
200–245 227 5 235.00–245.00 $238.52 $541 -13.24
250–295 276 5 210.00–240.00 $220.78 $609 -33.81
300–345 323 7 200.00–245.00 $215.38 $696 -36.74
350–395 368 3 226.00–235.00 $231.46 $852 +23.46
400–445 423 2 220.00–226.00 $222.84 $943 +2.84
450 450 1 214.00 $214.00 $963 -2.00
500–545 523 2 192.00–195.00 $193.44 $1,012 -0.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 240.00 $240.00 $396 —
200–245 230 3 220.00–230.00 $222.90 $513 -7.10
250–295 273 4 215.00–227.00 $220.50 $602 -20.79
300 300 1 227.00 $227.00 $681 -15.33
350–395 380 3 220.00–224.00 $221.23 $841 +1.23
400–445 423 2 210.00–216.00 $212.84 $900 +0.98
450–495 473 2 200.00–204.00 $201.90 $955 +0.95
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1435 1217 80-85% 50 89.00–93.00 $91.40 $1,112 -6.98
915–1435 1231 80-85% 89 88.00–99.00 $95.49 $1,175 -10.24
935–1405 1341 80-85% 47 99.00–103.00 $100.25 $1,344 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1295 924 85-90% 6 66.00–70.00 $67.40 $623 —
715–1300 1057 85-90% 46 74.00–91.00 $81.07 $857 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1375 1258 75-80% 7 88.00–91.00 $89.71 $1,129 —
1120–1805 1383 75-80% 12 93.00–96.00 $94.46 $1,306 —
1215–2015 1564 75-80% 5 97.00–100.00 $98.19 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1685 1382 8 106.00–110.00 $107.74 $1,489 —
1385–1775 1550 15 107.00–118.00 $113.55 $1,760 —
1615–1805 1677 5 116.00–128.00 $122.45 $2,053 —

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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.