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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

1,626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $475.05/cwt -8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 425 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $463.54/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 468 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $522.39/cwt +27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 371 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,626 2,471 1,603
Feeder cattle 1,310 1,937 1,360
Slaughter cattle 316 472 243
Replacement cattle — 62 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (501), Madison (380), Okeechobee (745), and Sumter County (641). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
200–245 225 22 680.00–800.00 $709.04 $1,595 -36.48
250–285 270 19 650.00–720.00 $685.68 $1,851 -11.32
300–345 321 23 640.00–690.00 $654.06 $2,100 -14.58
350–395 372 32 570.00–640.00 $600.71 $2,235 +21.14
400–445 423 38 520.00–580.00 $552.19 $2,336 +23.29
450–495 475 31 450.00–545.00 $485.15 $2,304 -5.10
500–545 519 33 415.00–530.00 $475.51 $2,468 -1.07
550–595 562 12 415.00–450.00 $440.06 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,300 -24.81
250 250 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,500 -20.77
300–335 323 18 580.00–630.00 $608.43 $1,965 +11.58
350–395 367 25 525.00–570.00 $553.24 $2,030 +19.54
400–425 415 13 490.00–520.00 $505.65 $2,098 +19.40
450–485 463 20 425.00–475.00 $454.46 $2,104 -2.69
500–545 523 12 375.00–450.00 $431.36 $2,256 -4.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 12 560.00–590.00 $574.31 $1,867 +4.93
350–390 370 8 510.00–530.00 $520.54 $1,926 +4.94
410–440 427 7 450.00–475.00 $464.72 $1,984 +5.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 172 3 690.00–740.00 $714.47 $1,229 -1.30
200–245 222 7 650.00–720.00 $669.16 $1,486 -4.61
250–295 268 24 540.00–680.00 $606.98 $1,627 -4.64
300–345 320 24 525.00–610.00 $572.30 $1,831 +22.25
350–395 371 38 470.00–580.00 $522.39 $1,938 +27.75
400–445 425 62 430.00–530.00 $475.05 $2,019 -8.69
450–495 468 40 420.00–500.00 $463.54 $2,169 +3.08
500–545 529 27 400.00–445.00 $416.13 $2,201 -12.08
550–595 575 18 375.00–415.00 $394.27 $2,267 +34.75
610–635 619 8 400.00–455.00 $424.84 $2,630 +91.16
670–685 675 6 400.00–445.00 $429.78 $2,901 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 173 2 600.00–650.00 $621.74 $1,076 -28.26
200–245 230 3 590.00–640.00 $604.49 $1,390 +16.51
250–295 277 6 490.00–550.00 $533.19 $1,477 -25.74
300–340 324 14 445.00–540.00 $523.35 $1,696 +17.68
350–395 376 18 420.00–530.00 $490.39 $1,844 +32.74
400–445 425 21 400.00–460.00 $431.42 $1,834 +10.83
450–495 473 13 380.00–430.00 $416.68 $1,971 +5.76
500–545 522 22 350.00–420.00 $392.18 $2,047 +42.18
550 550 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 11 670.00–800.00 $730.73 $1,630 -22.66
250–295 271 10 650.00–720.00 $686.74 $1,861 +15.66
300–345 328 20 635.00–700.00 $660.64 $2,167 +14.09
350–395 372 26 575.00–640.00 $605.13 $2,251 +20.10
400–445 425 14 515.00–575.00 $546.89 $2,324 +38.11
450–495 469 14 450.00–550.00 $504.47 $2,366 +18.88
500–540 518 10 425.00–490.00 $469.02 $2,430 +6.23
550–595 571 9 370.00–460.00 $412.54 $2,356 +44.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 274 7 560.00–640.00 $601.57 $1,648 +25.52
300–345 319 8 570.00–620.00 $593.74 $1,894 +46.08
350–395 373 2 525.00–550.00 $536.74 $2,002 +21.89
400–435 421 8 480.00–500.00 $492.70 $2,074 +48.59
450 450 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,912 -36.62
500–545 523 2 375.00–405.00 $389.35 $2,036 —
550–575 566 5 340.00–440.00 $408.59 $2,313 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1430 1186 80-85% 62 174.00–190.00 $180.98 $2,146 -4.14
935–1425 1222 80-85% 54 162.00–179.00 $170.41 $2,082 —
1300–1555 1455 80-85% 16 154.00–167.00 $161.80 $2,354 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1280 1079 85-90% 23 146.00–170.00 $161.66 $1,744 —
765–1270 1125 85-90% 13 145.00–163.00 $158.22 $1,780 -8.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1555 1309 75-80% 16 176.00–192.00 $184.68 $2,417 —
1485–1800 1621 75-80% 7 170.00–178.00 $173.94 $2,820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1885 1438 19 182.00–214.00 $198.23 $2,851 —
1110–2035 1599 24 210.00–233.00 $222.48 $3,557 +8.76
1125–2010 1616 8 235.00–257.00 $243.32 $3,932 —

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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.