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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

7,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.60/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 321 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.54/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 471 lb · 62 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.80/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 274 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,608 7,293 5,116
Feeder cattle 4,906 4,947 3,539
Slaughter cattle 2,373 2,064 1,371
Replacement cattle 329 282 206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, heifers firm. Replacement steady. Year to date receipts totaled 54,917 compared to 50,742 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 12 225.00–255.00 $247.92 $555 -20.96
250–295 266 40 215.00–247.50 $230.08 $612 -19.05
300–345 316 41 190.00–232.50 $217.33 $687 -14.15
350–395 370 35 177.00–224.00 $205.37 $760 -7.66
400–445 419 36 175.00–205.00 $192.61 $807 -6.22
450–495 471 30 165.00–200.00 $180.71 $851 -5.53
500–545 519 27 155.00–190.00 $172.95 $898 -7.83
550–595 572 22 150.00–178.00 $164.75 $942 -2.04
600–645 626 20 150.00–161.00 $154.82 $969 -6.53
650–690 668 8 147.50–152.50 $151.22 $1,010 +2.16
700–740 723 5 130.00–137.50 $134.05 $969 -1.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 4 240.00–247.50 $243.92 $549 -9.11
250–290 273 17 195.00–230.00 $208.39 $569 -15.92
300–345 322 16 190.00–220.00 $205.40 $661 -6.06
350–395 367 19 185.00–215.00 $196.59 $721 +6.02
400–445 421 11 175.00–186.00 $179.62 $756 -4.78
450–495 474 24 145.00–179.00 $164.76 $781 -5.28
500–545 523 17 140.00–170.00 $160.12 $837 -5.94
550–575 556 4 152.00–160.00 $155.80 $866 -1.06
600–645 625 6 135.00–147.00 $139.83 $874 -11.58
680–695 688 2 137.50–140.00 $138.76 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 222 3 225.00–235.00 $231.47 $514 -18.02
250–295 273 2 202.00–206.00 $203.83 $556 +4.41
300–345 321 10 180.00–205.00 $192.43 $618 -21.08
350–395 370 18 165.00–205.00 $180.94 $669 +1.77
400–445 423 24 140.00–180.00 $165.03 $698 +0.09
450–495 469 9 150.00–167.00 $157.71 $740 +8.48
500–545 518 5 145.00–160.00 $152.52 $790 +12.79
550 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 174 4 195.00–210.00 $203.38 $354 -1.33
200–245 229 12 192.00–212.00 $198.29 $454 -2.86
250–295 274 57 175.00–197.00 $184.80 $506 -3.10
300–345 321 63 167.00–186.00 $176.60 $567 +2.07
350–395 368 53 160.00–180.00 $170.29 $627 +5.07
400–445 426 55 150.00–175.00 $162.28 $691 +2.21
450–495 471 62 140.00–165.00 $154.54 $728 +4.84
500–545 520 36 135.00–158.00 $149.32 $776 +6.20
550–595 573 18 138.00–152.50 $144.56 $828 +15.32
600–645 620 5 128.00–140.00 $133.17 $826 +7.22
650–695 678 9 112.00–130.00 $122.53 $831 +4.91
720–745 728 3 117.50–120.00 $119.15 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 180.00 $180.00 $297 -16.96
200–245 229 23 175.00–196.00 $184.52 $423 -6.09
250–295 269 33 160.00–180.00 $170.43 $458 -3.03
300–345 325 35 137.50–173.00 $159.64 $519 -2.70
350–395 372 40 140.00–178.00 $154.46 $575 +2.28
400–445 423 39 137.50–160.00 $147.18 $623 +1.62
450–490 468 10 130.00–147.00 $141.45 $662 +3.94
500–545 526 7 120.00–146.00 $137.00 $721 +3.39
550–595 573 19 110.00–137.00 $121.15 $694 -0.66
600–645 615 3 120.00–128.00 $125.20 $770 +6.20
690–695 691 4 100.00–110.00 $107.49 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 187 3 170.00–172.00 $170.61 $319 -1.35
200–245 222 22 160.00–185.00 $172.18 $382 -5.00
250–280 268 9 160.00–169.00 $162.51 $436 -2.86
300–345 329 12 152.00–165.00 $158.15 $520 +5.15
350–395 373 24 130.00–156.00 $141.27 $527 -3.27
400–445 426 25 130.00–142.00 $133.84 $570 -2.58
450–475 461 14 120.00–138.00 $127.12 $586 +1.67
500–545 518 16 110.00–137.00 $119.27 $618 -0.34
550–595 561 4 102.00–120.00 $115.06 $645 +0.50
600–645 623 4 90.00–118.00 $103.69 $646 —
680–685 683 4 90.00–94.00 $92.01 $628 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 25 225.00–255.00 $241.61 $551 -20.31
250–295 277 38 197.50–245.00 $225.31 $624 -21.34
300–345 320 24 195.00–230.00 $222.64 $712 -9.50
350–395 366 9 190.00–215.00 $198.29 $726 -6.30
400–445 430 27 160.00–200.00 $184.37 $793 -9.10
450–495 469 9 170.00–181.00 $175.63 $824 +1.85
500–545 511 4 175.00–178.00 $177.20 $905 +13.71
550–595 575 5 164.00–179.00 $168.81 $971 +16.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 24 200.00–225.00 $217.14 $484 -44.60
250–295 268 17 195.00–230.00 $215.20 $577 -43.13
300–345 322 11 160.00–215.00 $193.13 $622 -18.82
350–395 367 20 150.00–199.00 $179.15 $657 -19.76
400–445 424 17 155.00–192.00 $172.78 $733 -9.94
450–495 470 13 145.00–176.00 $163.62 $769 -5.41
500–545 526 5 165.00–170.00 $166.35 $875 +4.31
550–595 584 4 160.00–165.00 $161.18 $941 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 3 210.00–215.00 $211.82 $466 -18.89
250–295 268 5 195.00–202.00 $199.81 $535 -13.97
300–345 331 16 180.00–208.00 $194.54 $644 -7.34
350–395 378 14 172.00–192.00 $180.76 $683 -5.90
400–445 421 7 164.00–180.00 $173.06 $729 +5.07
450–495 464 4 158.00–168.00 $163.73 $760 +9.65
500–545 521 6 152.00–162.00 $155.76 $812 +12.79
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +23.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1420 1096 80-85% 158 57.00–78.00 $73.69 $808 —
905–1580 1203 80-85% 178 65.00–84.00 $77.05 $927 -18.87
925–1545 1263 80-85% 94 76.00–94.00 $83.91 $1,060 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1320 944 85-90% 69 40.00–68.00 $59.77 $564 -4.49
705–1290 1032 85-90% 201 50.00–78.00 $67.75 $699 —
1175–1240 1208 85-90% 6 68.00–71.00 $69.54 $840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1279 75-80% 10 71.00–81.00 $76.13 $974 —
1120–1460 1320 75-80% 20 81.00–92.00 $85.21 $1,125 -1.52
1130–1705 1379 75-80% 16 76.00–87.00 $82.55 $1,138 -15.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1740 1500 25 90.00–112.00 $98.39 $1,476 -9.58
1335–2080 1670 29 95.00–119.00 $106.06 $1,771 —
1560–2310 1749 17 105.00–124.00 $115.18 $2,014 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–930 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 70.00–88.00 $80.39 $679
820–1020 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–108.00 $104.43 $961
995–1035 1010 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 66.00–71.00 $67.92 $686
890–1140 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 80.00–94.00 $87.89 $899
1065–1170 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 29 77.00–97.50 $82.03 $911
945–1265 1126 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 100.00–108.00 $103.28 $1,163

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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.