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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

9,617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.44/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 422 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.41/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 476 lb · 85 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.41/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 422 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,617 9,694 9,009
Feeder cattle 7,463 7,682 7,263
Slaughter cattle 1,812 1,668 1,374
Replacement cattle 342 344 372

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes firm to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to weak. Year to date receipts totaled 276,505 compared to 298,044 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
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 —
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
250–285 269 19 170.00–230.00 $208.96 $562 +30.60
300–345 312 16 176.00–212.00 $198.99 $621 +15.73
350–395 370 58 166.00–199.00 $184.30 $682 +6.59
400–445 422 109 166.00–190.00 $178.44 $753 +4.95
450–495 472 61 160.00–188.00 $173.74 $820 +13.76
500–545 517 72 150.00–180.00 $165.11 $854 +8.57
550–595 570 42 147.00–168.00 $159.47 $909 +11.87
600–645 623 40 138.00–159.00 $153.09 $954 +10.87
655–660 657 3 147.00–149.00 $148.33 $975 —
715–735 728 3 125.00–127.50 $125.82 $916 -9.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 185.00 $185.00 $305 —
250–295 274 10 150.00–205.00 $181.22 $497 -1.91
300–345 321 29 160.00–195.00 $179.84 $577 +6.43
350–395 368 41 156.00–185.00 $172.26 $634 +3.09
400–445 419 52 155.00–177.00 $164.95 $691 +12.15
450–495 473 41 150.00–175.00 $161.42 $764 +7.72
500–545 520 42 147.50–167.00 $157.09 $817 +8.24
550–595 569 14 140.00–158.00 $150.26 $855 +11.68
600–645 623 2 132.00–134.00 $132.96 $828 +4.32
720–735 728 5 115.00–122.50 $118.47 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 —
300–345 311 4 150.00–189.00 $178.22 $554 -0.52
350–395 371 26 147.50–178.00 $164.74 $611 +3.63
400–445 421 20 146.00–168.00 $159.37 $671 +8.89
450–495 465 20 140.00–162.00 $152.06 $707 +2.48
500–545 518 18 138.00–149.00 $143.73 $745 +3.19
550–590 573 4 134.00–138.00 $136.01 $779 +10.77
690–695 694 4 120.00–126.00 $121.49 $843 -3.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 190.00–205.00 $196.88 $354 —
200–245 216 7 180.00–205.00 $192.35 $415 +13.84
250–295 273 11 156.00–175.00 $166.54 $455 +11.77
300–345 320 38 140.00–165.00 $157.59 $504 +7.95
350–395 369 64 135.00–167.50 $154.96 $572 +9.37
400–445 425 82 135.00–158.00 $146.43 $622 +11.68
450–495 476 85 130.00–150.00 $140.41 $668 +6.21
500–545 522 69 128.00–148.00 $138.65 $724 -6.33
520–545 527 12 140.00–155.00 $148.35 $782 +19.58
550–595 574 28 120.00–146.00 $134.06 $770 +9.51
560–595 582 7 140.00–157.50 $146.82 $854 +5.61
600–640 620 4 142.50–145.00 $143.71 $891 +24.52
600–645 626 10 114.00–139.00 $127.91 $801 -5.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 175.00 $175.00 $289 -35.07
200–245 213 6 165.00–170.00 $168.49 $359 +12.87
250–295 274 20 137.50–160.00 $147.74 $405 +7.56
300–345 321 29 135.00–166.00 $151.09 $485 +9.44
350–395 376 60 132.50–157.50 $144.67 $544 +10.79
400–445 422 84 128.00–148.00 $139.41 $588 +10.36
450–495 473 63 120.00–142.00 $130.88 $619 +4.49
500–545 527 43 110.00–142.50 $125.63 $662 +2.69
550–595 572 11 110.00–132.00 $122.01 $698 +10.61
600–645 628 3 100.00–107.00 $103.99 $653 -4.20
690–695 691 5 102.00–108.00 $106.79 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 165.00 $165.00 $289 —
200–245 223 2 155.00–160.00 $157.25 $351 -1.34
250–295 277 12 125.00–166.00 $144.07 $399 -9.86
300–345 321 36 120.00–157.50 $142.21 $456 +0.51
350–395 374 45 115.00–147.50 $135.92 $508 -0.24
400–445 422 28 118.00–140.00 $129.01 $544 +4.44
450–495 466 23 110.00–130.00 $122.02 $569 +1.63
500–545 522 12 110.00–120.00 $116.22 $607 +5.75
550–595 563 6 100.00–118.00 $110.89 $624 +8.66
600–645 611 4 94.00–114.00 $101.85 $622 —
680–685 683 2 90.00–98.00 $94.01 $642 -2.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 210.00 $210.00 $346 —
200–245 214 12 205.00–235.00 $218.11 $467 -12.31
250–295 273 19 165.00–215.00 $184.58 $504 +11.01
300–345 322 29 165.00–208.00 $175.14 $564 -3.56
350–395 378 32 160.00–195.00 $170.95 $646 -2.07
400–445 421 15 158.00–179.00 $169.07 $712 +12.89
450–495 480 24 145.00–178.00 $157.24 $755 -2.41
500–545 523 13 147.00–166.00 $156.22 $817 +10.92
550–595 569 15 130.00–158.00 $142.43 $810 +18.81
630–635 631 6 130.00–132.50 $130.42 $823 +14.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 180.00–200.00 $193.33 $387 -11.67
250–295 270 15 150.00–195.00 $173.33 $468 +8.46
300–345 323 20 155.00–198.00 $169.25 $547 -0.43
350–395 370 17 150.00–185.00 $171.71 $635 +10.27
400–445 423 18 147.50–178.00 $162.86 $689 +25.84
450–495 470 18 140.00–168.00 $155.55 $731 +9.64
500–545 520 24 132.00–157.50 $144.02 $749 +0.11
550–595 573 14 120.00–146.00 $138.26 $792 +14.28
670–685 677 9 120.00–138.00 $127.04 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 170.00 $170.00 $280 —
200–245 215 3 170.00–177.00 $173.72 $373 —
250–295 280 4 170.00–175.00 $171.62 $481 -3.83
300–345 327 13 150.00–188.00 $168.35 $551 -1.57
350–395 370 17 120.00–178.00 $161.64 $598 +24.70
400–445 429 28 110.00–168.00 $143.40 $615 -18.34
450–495 473 13 138.00–157.50 $150.45 $712 +13.44
500–545 521 18 140.00–145.00 $141.86 $739 +2.84
560–590 571 9 126.00–138.00 $132.31 $755 +6.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1480 1107 80-85% 77 50.00–63.00 $59.32 $657 —
915–1485 1184 80-85% 181 59.00–70.00 $65.18 $772 +1.08
920–1710 1328 80-85% 112 66.00–77.00 $70.02 $930 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1390 1004 85-90% 58 40.00–54.00 $47.64 $478 -1.05
710–1285 1032 85-90% 117 46.00–62.00 $54.79 $565 +6.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1195 1183 75-80% 2 62.00 $62.00 $733 —
1105–1550 1258 75-80% 12 69.00–74.00 $71.16 $895 +1.93
1100–2005 1358 75-80% 9 64.00–69.00 $66.27 $900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1905 1479 35 76.00–106.00 $90.66 $1,341 —
1300–1945 1660 40 86.00–111.00 $97.59 $1,620 —
1530–2075 1734 14 100.00–105.00 $102.21 $1,772 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–815 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 84.00–90.00 $86.96 $700
735–1225 946 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 73.00–86.00 $81.22 $768
995–1015 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 80.00–91.00 $83.92 $843
930–1365 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 95.00–104.00 $99.30 $1,095
1115–1180 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 65.00–72.00 $68.08 $783

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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
945–1015 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–775.00 $749.11 —
810–1160 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,000.00 $931.10 —

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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.