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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $349.88/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 319 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $397.88/cwt +20.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 414 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $309.88/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 318 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 266 7 530.00–550.00 $538.20 $1,432 -22.28
300–325 313 14 500.00–530.00 $515.60 $1,614 +17.39
355–380 369 9 410.00–430.00 $418.55 $1,544 -16.56
400–430 414 15 385.00–410.00 $397.88 $1,647 +20.62
450–465 458 10 350.00–365.00 $357.62 $1,638 +18.66
500–535 516 9 330.00–340.00 $335.39 $1,731 +6.04
560–575 566 7 325.00–335.00 $330.65 $1,871 +22.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 13 410.00–440.00 $426.73 $1,378 —
360–385 374 7 330.00–340.00 $335.88 $1,256 —
420–440 430 12 320.00–340.00 $329.77 $1,418 —
460–485 471 9 300.00–315.00 $308.14 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 9 450.00–480.00 $462.99 $1,495 +1.93
365–380 371 7 360.00–400.00 $382.46 $1,419 -13.95
410–435 423 8 350.00–380.00 $365.44 $1,546 +1.16
455–490 473 8 320.00–340.00 $329.63 $1,559 -3.04
505–535 518 7 305.00–320.00 $313.36 $1,623 -1.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 17 340.00–360.00 $349.88 $1,116 +4.74
350–385 366 9 350.00–390.00 $368.72 $1,350 +44.94
415–435 425 14 305.00–315.00 $309.88 $1,317 -4.89
465–485 475 10 280.00–300.00 $289.79 $1,377 +16.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 9 390.00–405.00 $397.02 $1,263 +30.54
355–375 366 9 360.00–380.00 $368.62 $1,349 +33.97
410–425 418 10 320.00–340.00 $330.18 $1,380 +0.50
450–475 463 10 305.00–325.00 $315.27 $1,460 -1.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 8 315.00–330.00 $322.79 $1,043 —
365–385 376 11 310.00–320.00 $315.59 $1,187 —
415–440 428 12 275.00–300.00 $287.13 $1,229 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1290 1188 80-85% 27 142.00–151.00 $147.36 $1,751 +11.71
1035–1390 1264 80-85% 14 155.00–161.00 $157.03 $1,985 +6.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1715 1578 3 175.00–190.00 $183.14 $2,890 —
1830–2010 1965 4 208.00–212.00 $211.07 $4,148 —

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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.