Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

5,894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.37/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 473 lb · 62 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.13/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 376 lb · 61 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.92/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 423 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,894	5,944	5,951
Feeder cattle	3,949	4,146	4,381
Slaughter cattle	1,600	1,484	1,421
Replacement cattle	345	314	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Year to date receipts totaled 108,462 compared to 104,858 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	173	3	170.00–175.00	$173.17	$300	—
200–245	221	8	170.00–200.00	$177.99	$393	-30.54
250–295	269	18	186.00–207.00	$193.03	$519	-11.61
300–345	322	12	186.00–205.00	$195.37	$629	+0.53
350–395	370	41	184.00–200.00	$190.64	$705	+2.92
400–445	422	28	164.00–190.00	$178.27	$752	-0.70
450–495	467	36	156.00–185.00	$175.96	$822	-0.31
500–545	525	35	150.00–177.50	$167.90	$881	-3.16
550–595	569	13	152.50–172.00	$162.81	$926	-1.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	4	155.00–195.00	$165.76	$365	-27.83
250–295	270	18	172.00–195.00	$187.18	$505	-3.57
300–345	314	19	176.00–195.00	$186.28	$585	-1.27
350–395	367	21	177.00–188.00	$182.55	$670	+5.77
400–440	420	24	145.00–182.00	$170.02	$714	-2.31
450–495	475	17	145.00–170.00	$161.05	$765	-6.66
500–545	517	7	158.00–165.00	$162.06	$838	+2.45
580–590	585	2	146.00–150.00	$147.98	$866	-8.46
690–695	693	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$904	-2.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	3	150.00–184.00	$168.90	$363	-1.10
250–295	261	4	164.00–168.00	$166.15	$434	-10.79
300–345	322	22	166.00–188.00	$180.70	$582	-2.54
350–395	368	20	162.00–179.00	$172.19	$634	+0.66
400–435	418	7	155.00–179.00	$165.36	$691	+2.90
500–545	531	5	146.00–154.00	$150.14	$797	-1.28
550–595	573	2	137.00–138.00	$137.48	$788	-1.61
690–695	692	5	111.00–117.00	$114.59	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	179	5	150.00–170.00	$157.71	$282	-6.06
200–245	226	12	148.00–162.00	$153.32	$347	-7.70
250–295	268	32	156.00–174.00	$166.37	$446	-0.95
300–345	318	26	160.00–175.00	$168.37	$535	+0.78
350–395	376	61	140.00–172.00	$163.13	$613	-1.47
400–445	421	46	140.00–170.00	$160.42	$675	+1.30
450–495	473	62	140.00–170.00	$156.37	$740	+0.70
500–545	523	38	130.00–160.00	$149.77	$783	+3.32
550–595	576	9	122.00–148.00	$136.10	$784	-2.37
600–645	620	3	124.00–130.00	$127.26	$789	+4.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	182	15	130.00–150.00	$140.70	$256	-18.12
200–245	229	14	135.00–142.00	$137.61	$315	-9.38
250–295	275	32	137.50–165.00	$151.95	$418	-0.01
300–345	327	45	135.00–170.00	$155.34	$508	-2.13
350–395	372	39	135.00–160.00	$151.33	$563	-3.70
400–445	423	50	130.00–157.50	$148.92	$630	-0.09
450–495	470	26	130.00–155.00	$145.26	$683	-2.89
500–545	520	19	128.00–145.00	$136.29	$709	+0.88
550–595	581	15	117.00–137.00	$121.34	$705	-4.99
600–645	624	15	100.00–118.00	$112.03	$699	-4.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	172	3	120.00–125.00	$123.20	$212	—
200	200	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$253	-10.03
250–295	273	22	130.00–166.00	$145.60	$397	+14.19
300–345	321	34	140.00–158.00	$148.44	$476	+0.22
350–395	372	28	135.00–150.00	$141.63	$527	-1.20
400–445	423	28	130.00–148.00	$139.04	$588	+6.39
450–495	472	15	120.00–140.00	$132.16	$624	-5.76
500–545	522	14	110.00–130.00	$120.63	$630	-3.42
550–595	564	4	110.00–121.00	$117.28	$661	-5.03
600–645	615	4	102.00–105.00	$103.72	$638	-4.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	180	3	160.00–200.00	$182.78	$329	—
200–245	217	7	170.00–215.00	$181.03	$393	-19.15
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	-1.09
300–345	323	16	165.00–200.00	$183.33	$592	-4.37
350–395	381	38	164.00–198.00	$184.80	$704	-2.37
400–445	429	17	152.00–185.00	$171.12	$734	-6.90
450–495	469	20	150.00–178.00	$166.58	$781	+1.23
500–545	531	13	149.00–172.00	$158.95	$844	-2.43
550–595	574	6	158.00–165.00	$160.77	$923	—
620–635	628	2	136.00–143.00	$139.46	$876	-7.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	4	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$315	—
200	200	2	157.00–190.00	$173.50	$347	-4.87
250–295	266	11	167.50–180.00	$174.99	$465	-3.31
300–345	318	17	156.00–198.00	$183.86	$585	-4.14
350–395	372	27	145.00–189.00	$163.57	$608	-17.25
400–440	420	13	145.00–178.00	$164.96	$693	-7.02
450–490	480	5	140.00–165.00	$147.72	$709	-15.65
500–545	526	11	142.50–164.00	$153.60	$808	+0.10
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	+3.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	3	170.00–180.00	$172.90	$398	-0.89
250–295	276	14	158.00–200.00	$183.79	$507	+9.16
300–345	328	9	165.00–189.00	$173.25	$568	-10.49
350–395	364	11	166.00–178.00	$172.40	$628	-1.50
400–425	411	8	132.00–160.00	$139.79	$575	-19.15
450–470	460	3	140.00–160.00	$148.19	$682	-6.33
550–580	570	8	120.00–144.00	$130.70	$745	+5.43
600–645	623	2	125.00–126.00	$125.48	$782	-4.89
690–695	692	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	$773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1132	80-85%	67	60.00–78.00	$74.10	$839	-0.10
910–1700	1218	80-85%	229	66.00–85.00	$77.80	$948	±0.00
915–1580	1265	80-85%	97	75.00–96.00	$84.09	$1,064	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1285	980	85-90%	54	53.00–64.00	$59.89	$587	—
705–1285	1075	85-90%	132	61.00–77.00	$68.79	$739	+0.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1840	1403	75-80%	16	84.00–89.00	$86.07	$1,208	—
1140–1845	1418	75-80%	17	70.00–84.00	$79.26	$1,124	—
1125–1880	1541	75-80%	4	77.00–79.00	$78.04	$1,203	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1975	1397	35	87.00–105.00	$95.55	$1,335	—
1470–1645	1558	2	114.00–118.00	$116.11	$1,809	—
1250–2160	1570	28	97.00–113.00	$105.73	$1,660	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–990	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	103.00–116.00	$109.85	$869
720–980	834	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	78.00–86.00	$81.92	$683
735–1045	879	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	95.00–108.00	$100.02	$879
880–950	915	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	74.00–85.00	$79.29	$726
780–1135	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	99.00–112.00	$104.59	$1,002

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1020	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–850.00	$804.55	-61.20
930–1030	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–725.00	$689.41	—
960–1040	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,059.31	—

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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.