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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

5,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.75/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 326 lb · 67 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.77/cwt -3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 266 lb · 55 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $259.21/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 322 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,046 4,750 4,988
Feeder cattle 3,618 3,355 3,565
Slaughter cattle 1,348 1,268 1,291
Replacement cattle 80 127 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 84,904 compared to 81,404 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
165–195 177 5 265.00–280.00 $273.67 $484 —
200–245 225 10 230.00–270.00 $252.91 $569 +6.93
250–295 277 36 240.00–300.00 $270.42 $749 -8.39
300–345 322 46 225.00–300.00 $259.21 $835 +1.04
350–395 379 44 195.00–265.00 $235.79 $894 -12.96
400–440 416 30 200.00–250.00 $232.29 $966 -4.94
450–495 472 20 212.00–245.00 $223.42 $1,055 -0.68
500–545 517 16 180.00–227.00 $210.30 $1,087 -1.90
550–575 560 6 190.00–215.00 $206.79 $1,158 +4.69
600–645 623 2 178.00–179.00 $178.48 $1,112 -11.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 260.00 $260.00 $429 —
200–245 215 3 244.00–245.00 $244.62 $526 +13.42
250–295 272 22 220.00–260.00 $240.43 $654 +1.05
300–345 313 20 215.00–260.00 $236.56 $740 +6.68
350–385 364 15 195.00–236.00 $213.49 $777 -5.06
400–435 416 5 207.00–226.00 $213.77 $889 +8.44
450–490 469 5 200.00–210.00 $205.44 $964 +4.81
500–525 513 4 195.00–200.00 $197.56 $1,013 +4.07
550–585 564 6 190.00–197.00 $193.96 $1,094 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 235.00 $235.00 $388 —
250 250 1 220.00 $220.00 $550 -12.29
325–335 328 3 205.00–220.00 $210.10 $689 -36.90
350 350 1 216.00 $216.00 $756 -18.00
400–445 423 2 210.00–212.00 $210.95 $892 -10.94
450 450 1 202.00 $202.00 $909 -12.00
600 600 1 158.00 $158.00 $948 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 177 5 220.00–255.00 $241.36 $427 —
200–245 226 16 210.00–250.00 $222.39 $503 -14.03
250–295 266 55 200.00–240.00 $227.77 $606 -3.51
300–345 326 67 190.00–240.00 $215.75 $703 -9.68
350–395 363 38 180.00–222.00 $206.43 $749 -3.34
400–445 422 34 182.00–210.00 $197.58 $834 +0.33
450–495 473 45 172.00–207.00 $188.06 $890 -0.68
500–545 521 29 170.00–195.00 $182.62 $951 +3.63
550–595 561 9 164.00–180.00 $173.97 $976 +0.42
600–645 618 6 160.00–171.00 $166.57 $1,029 -0.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 215.00 $215.00 $355 —
200–245 215 6 200.00–230.00 $214.65 $461 +11.66
250–295 273 19 180.00–222.00 $205.44 $561 +7.55
300–345 322 18 162.50–210.00 $184.43 $594 -20.24
350–395 371 20 170.00–210.00 $195.94 $727 +2.62
400–445 423 17 167.50–195.00 $183.67 $777 -1.87
450–495 475 16 168.00–190.00 $177.78 $844 -0.35
500–545 518 13 152.00–177.50 $168.69 $874 +6.40
550–595 577 6 146.00–168.00 $155.88 $899 -6.54
600 600 3 150.00–156.00 $154.00 $924 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 215.00–220.00 $217.29 $391 —
200–245 223 2 180.00–185.00 $182.25 $406 -2.75
250–295 265 3 195.00–200.00 $198.14 $525 -1.86
300–345 315 3 188.00–202.00 $196.92 $620 +3.05
350–395 363 9 175.00–200.00 $184.44 $670 +2.14
400–445 421 9 167.00–185.00 $175.50 $739 -1.68
450–495 468 6 154.00–165.00 $160.92 $753 -4.07
500–545 511 4 154.00–158.00 $156.93 $802 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 185 3 265.00–270.00 $266.49 $493 —
200–245 232 7 250.00–275.00 $257.32 $597 -1.40
250–295 271 22 220.00–280.00 $263.36 $714 -12.21
300–345 323 17 210.00–266.00 $244.14 $789 -5.98
350–395 371 16 195.00–250.00 $230.92 $857 +1.45
400–445 427 12 197.50–240.00 $218.00 $931 -4.25
450–495 467 15 190.00–224.00 $209.57 $979 +9.19
500 500 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,050 +2.05
550–595 556 7 180.00–200.00 $193.84 $1,078 +4.95
600–645 629 5 180.00–186.00 $181.74 $1,143 +9.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 250.00–260.00 $254.58 $458 —
200–245 221 8 210.00–255.00 $227.53 $503 -2.13
250–295 268 17 180.00–260.00 $233.10 $625 +1.65
300–345 325 9 180.00–255.00 $214.03 $696 -2.88
350–385 372 9 175.00–230.00 $193.76 $721 -23.77
400–445 423 4 216.00–226.00 $220.42 $932 +6.49
450–495 461 11 180.00–210.00 $191.64 $883 +3.67
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 +18.02
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 -7.14
600–645 633 5 160.00–170.00 $163.41 $1,034 -4.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 240.00 $240.00 $396 —
200–245 223 4 220.00–240.00 $229.49 $512 +9.49
250–295 273 2 240.00–247.00 $243.21 $664 +13.03
300–345 323 2 240.00–248.00 $243.72 $787 -2.28
350 350 1 224.00 $224.00 $784 -14.94
400–445 423 4 206.00–216.00 $210.47 $890 —
450–495 473 2 198.00–202.00 $199.90 $946 —
500 500 1 194.00 $194.00 $970 +4.09
550–595 573 2 160.00–166.00 $162.88 $933 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1685 1223 80-85% 111 88.00–103.00 $97.01 $1,186 -1.39
930–1735 1229 80-85% 76 98.00–109.00 $104.04 $1,279 +5.64
915–1435 1247 80-85% 78 92.00–98.00 $94.66 $1,180 -3.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1285 940 85-90% 11 68.00–72.00 $70.28 $661 —
715–1295 1052 85-90% 53 73.00–93.00 $84.20 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1465 1287 75-80% 7 103.00–107.00 $105.18 $1,354 +5.72
1155–1735 1327 75-80% 5 93.00–96.00 $94.49 $1,254 —
1220–1825 1496 75-80% 14 85.00–101.00 $95.83 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1535 1293 14 94.00–110.00 $103.84 $1,343 —
1020–1960 1554 47 103.00–118.00 $111.37 $1,731 —
1000–2230 1686 22 116.00–130.00 $123.21 $2,077 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1200 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 95.00–105.00 $101.55 $1,117

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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
1020–1180 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,211.50 +44.71

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–296 282 7 100.00–107.50 $102.25 $288 —

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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.