Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

11,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.71/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 427 lb · 108 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.08/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 422 lb · 94 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.02/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 419 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,591	9,755	9,509
Feeder cattle	9,413	7,713	7,903
Slaughter cattle	1,785	1,704	1,313
Replacement cattle	393	338	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Year to date receipts totaled 325,260 compared to 343,143 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
200–230	219	12	230.00–275.00	$256.95	$563	-10.27
250–295	267	64	210.00–250.00	$229.39	$612	-3.32
300–345	323	37	210.00–235.00	$220.93	$714	+0.16
350–395	368	45	200.00–225.00	$209.41	$771	+7.94
400–445	419	88	177.50–210.00	$192.02	$805	-2.42
450–495	471	75	170.00–200.00	$181.58	$855	-4.57
500–545	523	74	160.00–185.00	$170.42	$891	-3.00
550–595	572	20	150.00–179.00	$168.77	$965	+3.96
600–645	616	23	156.00–174.00	$162.24	$999	+8.14
660–665	663	2	140.00–147.50	$143.76	$953	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	-49.32
250–295	268	16	197.00–225.00	$212.98	$571	-2.84
300–345	320	31	180.00–215.00	$197.57	$632	-0.21
350–395	371	42	170.00–208.00	$193.23	$717	-0.77
400–445	421	64	160.00–190.00	$174.58	$735	-6.43
450–495	478	20	166.00–178.00	$172.80	$826	+4.76
500–545	524	23	145.00–170.00	$160.37	$840	+1.03
550–595	575	12	140.00–165.00	$157.70	$907	-0.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	193.00	$193.00	$482	-13.92
300–335	321	14	180.00–207.50	$194.62	$625	+0.25
350–395	368	19	175.00–196.00	$186.67	$687	+2.77
400–445	421	14	168.00–176.00	$172.74	$727	-2.55
450–495	466	11	160.00–167.50	$163.47	$762	-0.61
500–545	510	6	150.00–159.00	$153.53	$783	-3.32
550	550	2	155.00–158.00	$156.50	$861	+10.08
600	600	1	146.00	$146.00	$876	+8.12

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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	180	2	190.00–200.00	$194.58	$350	-42.75
200–245	222	16	167.00–205.00	$184.86	$410	-24.90
250–295	274	44	156.00–210.00	$175.08	$480	-5.50
300–345	324	64	160.00–195.00	$173.38	$562	-8.22
350–395	372	68	160.00–182.00	$169.72	$631	-1.70
400–445	427	108	150.00–170.00	$159.71	$682	-1.13
450–495	471	80	148.00–167.00	$156.12	$735	+0.91
500–545	523	77	134.00–160.00	$145.21	$759	+0.16
550–595	574	36	128.00–155.00	$138.39	$794	-0.37
600–645	621	28	120.00–137.00	$126.49	$786	-6.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	187	3	170.00–180.00	$173.04	$324	—
200–245	217	9	160.00–190.00	$177.53	$385	-2.48
250–295	274	44	140.00–185.00	$158.04	$433	-5.58
300–345	326	60	150.00–177.50	$162.83	$531	-4.83
350–395	371	63	140.00–168.00	$156.07	$579	-1.21
400–445	422	94	140.00–162.00	$150.08	$633	-0.65
450–495	472	52	138.00–155.00	$145.65	$687	+1.12
500–545	520	59	129.00–145.00	$135.26	$703	+2.70
550–595	579	15	116.00–130.00	$124.40	$720	-1.51
600–645	623	6	108.00–114.00	$111.30	$693	-3.01
660–675	665	3	102.00–110.00	$107.29	$713	-9.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	155.00–165.00	$159.58	$287	-40.42
200–245	228	8	145.00–180.00	$163.90	$374	-1.52
250–285	267	9	137.00–177.50	$164.86	$440	+7.30
300–345	323	36	142.00–166.00	$154.37	$499	+1.46
350–395	373	34	140.00–160.00	$150.67	$562	+7.56
400–445	422	32	130.00–150.00	$143.79	$607	+1.44
450–495	471	39	130.00–145.00	$136.16	$641	+1.15
500–545	524	4	120.00–130.00	$126.38	$662	+5.22
550	550	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$644	-1.50
600–635	622	3	92.00–98.00	$95.64	$595	-10.57
690–695	693	2	90.00–100.00	$94.98	$658	-11.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	20	215.00–290.00	$252.89	$574	+12.71
250–295	278	31	210.00–245.00	$223.04	$620	-3.25
300–345	317	19	212.00–230.00	$219.20	$695	+8.10
350–395	377	30	180.00–218.00	$197.23	$744	-2.16
400–445	415	15	180.00–198.00	$189.33	$786	+1.03
450–495	474	32	165.00–188.00	$176.33	$836	-14.23
500–545	523	12	158.00–174.00	$163.68	$856	-0.69
550–595	578	17	150.00–166.00	$157.08	$908	+2.18
600–645	625	5	153.00–160.00	$156.51	$978	+11.56
690–695	693	2	142.50–145.00	$143.75	$996	-3.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	211	7	200.00–240.00	$224.90	$475	+9.90
250–295	269	19	180.00–225.00	$203.29	$547	-9.99
300–345	321	14	200.00–218.00	$208.10	$668	+0.08
350–395	371	19	162.50–205.00	$188.20	$698	+0.38
400–445	423	17	155.00–187.00	$178.35	$754	-1.60
450–495	468	33	140.00–179.00	$165.88	$776	-4.33
500–545	529	14	148.00–160.00	$152.29	$806	-2.02
550–595	578	6	142.50–152.00	$146.48	$847	+0.58
600–645	615	3	140.00–148.00	$142.60	$877	-1.40
690–695	693	3	130.00–137.50	$132.49	$918	-0.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	190.00–195.00	$192.25	$429	-12.24
250–295	278	14	185.00–217.00	$203.67	$566	-3.01
300–345	317	17	194.00–207.50	$201.20	$638	+6.51
350–395	380	15	180.00–198.00	$184.91	$703	+1.16
400–445	426	15	168.00–178.00	$173.78	$740	-0.31
450–495	470	9	154.00–168.00	$159.02	$747	-6.16
500–535	518	8	140.00–150.00	$146.60	$759	-0.80
550–595	565	3	140.00–144.00	$141.30	$798	—
650–685	662	6	120.00–128.00	$122.95	$814	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1515	1208	80-85%	88	50.00–69.00	$65.52	$791	-4.09
915–1830	1263	80-85%	171	60.00–74.00	$70.37	$889	—
920–1515	1277	80-85%	93	69.00–82.00	$76.02	$971	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1080	922	85-90%	24	40.00–56.00	$50.69	$467	+0.78
720–1300	1032	85-90%	103	50.00–68.00	$60.18	$621	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1390	1213	75-80%	8	65.00–69.00	$67.70	$821	—
1110–1450	1276	75-80%	9	66.00–74.00	$70.16	$895	—
1120–2025	1438	75-80%	20	72.00–79.00	$75.49	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1905	1436	16	77.00–101.00	$89.17	$1,280	+0.40
1320–2110	1644	26	89.00–105.00	$97.07	$1,596	—
1380–2035	1766	14	100.00–112.00	$107.00	$1,890	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630–1075	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	60.00–72.00	$66.25	$596
725–1235	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	104.00–142.00	$117.10	$1,097
845–1170	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	82.00–95.00	$86.11	$883

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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
1035–1155	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$713.18	—

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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.