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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

3,623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.85/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 518 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.44/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 562 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.29/cwt -10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 627 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,623 4,385 3,006
Feeder cattle 2,730 3,009 2,531
Slaughter cattle 781 1,096 434
Replacement cattle 112 280 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (549), Madison (456), Okeechobee (1776), and Sumter County (842). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 360.00 $360.00 $720 —
250–290 269 15 285.00–370.00 $314.21 $845 -23.29
300–345 319 24 285.00–345.00 $320.75 $1,023 -3.11
350–385 368 18 260.00–310.00 $285.84 $1,052 -11.94
400–445 422 26 250.00–280.00 $265.19 $1,119 -8.79
450–495 465 25 257.00–270.00 $262.89 $1,222 +6.87
500–545 518 63 225.00–255.00 $239.85 $1,242 -5.09
550–595 571 24 230.00–250.00 $236.36 $1,350 -4.95
600–645 627 44 220.00–250.00 $225.29 $1,413 -10.08
650–665 663 13 217.50–219.00 $218.77 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 330.00 $330.00 $660 —
250–295 273 2 340.00–350.00 $344.59 $941 +93.68
300–345 326 10 250.00–335.00 $290.73 $948 +30.88
350–365 359 7 270.00–285.00 $278.73 $1,001 +15.01
400–445 425 10 220.00–278.00 $254.93 $1,083 +26.78
450–495 471 12 230.00–258.00 $245.60 $1,157 +10.09
500–545 524 7 222.00–240.00 $231.14 $1,211 +0.27
550–595 578 4 220.00–232.00 $226.66 $1,310 +1.58
600–645 615 3 212.00–218.00 $215.90 $1,328 -12.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 320.00–325.00 $322.54 $919 —
315–330 323 2 300.00–305.00 $302.44 $977 -15.12
365–370 367 3 275.00–280.00 $278.32 $1,021 -22.95
420–435 428 2 258.00–262.00 $259.96 $1,113 -19.07
480–490 487 3 244.00–246.00 $244.66 $1,191 -6.42
510–530 520 4 220.00–224.00 $222.04 $1,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 260.00–275.00 $264.35 $608 +1.09
250–280 268 14 257.00–290.00 $276.77 $742 +5.02
300–345 320 32 240.00–285.00 $259.57 $831 +2.44
350–395 368 33 232.00–260.00 $245.63 $904 -3.95
400–445 417 36 235.00–249.00 $242.47 $1,011 +3.56
450–495 469 31 215.00–245.00 $235.50 $1,104 +1.54
500–545 526 25 215.00–236.00 $222.31 $1,169 -5.57
550–595 559 54 210.00–222.00 $215.58 $1,205 -2.46
585 585 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 +11.96
600–645 633 8 206.00–210.00 $206.96 $1,310 -0.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 230.00–240.00 $234.59 $640 +15.95
300–345 331 12 220.00–248.00 $229.43 $759 -12.44
350–395 382 9 215.00–240.00 $231.86 $886 -11.74
400–445 424 19 205.00–238.00 $223.21 $946 +0.59
450–495 474 11 190.00–228.00 $213.81 $1,013 -8.99
500–545 526 7 208.00–217.00 $212.54 $1,118 +1.19
550–595 583 6 170.00–206.00 $184.46 $1,075 -23.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 283 6 250.00–255.00 $254.20 $719 -7.53
315–335 325 4 234.00–240.00 $236.91 $770 -6.32
360–375 370 6 228.00–230.00 $228.65 $846 —
420–440 428 5 220.00–226.00 $222.47 $952 +0.87
460–480 473 3 215.00–218.00 $215.97 $1,022 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 $700 —
300–340 324 10 285.00–350.00 $318.68 $1,033 +26.50
350–395 384 4 300.00–305.00 $301.14 $1,156 +21.69
400–440 429 7 262.00–276.00 $270.61 $1,161 -5.39
450–495 474 5 247.00–256.00 $252.75 $1,198 +22.30
500–545 515 13 225.00–230.00 $228.53 $1,177 -2.32
550–595 563 8 215.00–224.00 $220.57 $1,242 -6.83
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 6 247.00–330.00 $263.95 $839 -58.11
375–380 377 7 284.00–290.00 $287.41 $1,084 +39.88
400–445 415 9 200.00–268.00 $241.64 $1,003 -20.73
450–485 464 5 210.00–258.00 $234.70 $1,089 -17.30
500 500 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,080 -1.39
570–595 583 2 216.00–222.00 $218.94 $1,276 —
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 272 5 320.00–325.00 $324.04 $881 +1.45
320–340 330 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $998 —
365–385 375 4 275.00–280.00 $277.43 $1,040 —
415–435 428 3 250.00–254.00 $252.71 $1,082 -20.66
475–480 478 2 232.00–236.00 $233.99 $1,118 -8.47
515–530 520 3 220.00–224.00 $221.36 $1,151 -3.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1415 1112 80-85% 29 90.00–100.00 $97.71 $1,087 -3.38
915–1645 1151 80-85% 80 93.00–108.00 $100.49 $1,157 —
925–1420 1258 80-85% 24 101.00–110.00 $105.49 $1,327 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1100 954 85-90% 10 78.00–85.00 $82.59 $788 -4.55
720–1300 1022 85-90% 72 85.00–96.00 $89.32 $913 -3.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1475 1265 75-80% 15 102.00–106.00 $104.55 $1,323 -0.47
1230–1335 1299 75-80% 4 98.00–101.00 $99.75 $1,296 -5.27
1100–1655 1321 75-80% 10 107.00–111.00 $109.26 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1360 1220 3 118.00–121.00 $118.97 $1,451 —
1180–1750 1417 6 128.00–135.00 $130.52 $1,849 +9.47
1180–1985 1484 17 115.00–126.00 $120.65 $1,790 -0.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 99.00–112.50 $108.00 $977
860–1075 978 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 122.50–135.00 $129.18 $1,263
895–1090 993 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 150.00–160.00 $154.51 $1,534
985–1040 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 130.00–140.00 $134.86 $1,366
1085–1320 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 120.00–126.00 $123.29 $1,483

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620–650 635 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–975.00 $962.20 —

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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.