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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

4,766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.97/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 429 lb · 49 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.70/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 322 lb · 47 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.64/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 271 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,766 5,046 4,971
Feeder cattle 3,372 3,618 3,441
Slaughter cattle 1,335 1,348 1,340
Replacement cattle 59 80 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, instances 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady to firm. Year to date receipts totaled 90,432 compared to 87,447 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
200–245 223 4 255.00–265.00 $258.37 $576 +5.46
250–295 269 23 250.00–310.00 $264.19 $711 -6.23
300–345 315 24 250.00–300.00 $265.12 $835 +5.91
350–395 366 33 230.00–265.00 $244.87 $896 +9.08
400–445 415 20 210.00–247.00 $231.84 $962 -0.45
450–495 474 18 200.00–247.00 $225.46 $1,069 +2.04
500–545 526 21 204.00–225.00 $214.33 $1,127 +4.03
550–595 565 24 180.00–220.00 $205.22 $1,159 -1.57
600–635 611 5 189.00–210.00 $198.73 $1,214 +20.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 240.00 $240.00 $480 -4.62
250–265 258 8 240.00–250.00 $244.34 $630 +3.91
300–340 324 15 210.00–250.00 $230.41 $747 -6.15
350–395 375 18 195.00–235.00 $215.01 $806 +1.52
400–445 420 23 185.00–228.00 $206.27 $866 -7.50
450–475 458 3 202.00–217.00 $211.82 $970 +6.38
500–545 513 6 195.00–210.00 $199.92 $1,026 +2.36
560–580 570 7 180.00–185.00 $183.57 $1,046 -10.39
600–645 623 2 169.00–177.00 $172.86 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 240.00 $240.00 $480 —
250 250 1 225.00 $225.00 $562 +5.00
300–345 315 7 205.00–240.00 $225.81 $711 +15.71
355–375 365 4 190.00–200.00 $194.86 $711 -21.14
400–445 423 2 215.00–218.00 $216.42 $915 +5.47
450 450 1 200.00 $200.00 $900 -2.00
500 500 1 186.00 $186.00 $930 —

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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 4 235.00–260.00 $248.23 $447 +6.87
200–245 226 8 220.00–250.00 $230.55 $521 +8.16
250–295 271 46 210.00–260.00 $231.64 $628 +3.87
300–345 322 47 195.00–245.00 $224.70 $724 +8.95
350–395 375 39 190.00–225.00 $210.15 $788 +3.72
400–445 429 49 190.00–216.00 $196.97 $845 -0.61
450–495 469 37 187.50–212.00 $196.59 $922 +8.53
500–545 526 32 170.00–205.00 $188.02 $989 +5.40
550–595 569 18 165.00–182.50 $173.15 $985 -0.82
600–645 620 6 160.00–170.00 $165.05 $1,023 -1.52
650–685 664 4 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $375 +12.50
200–245 229 7 205.00–230.00 $215.59 $494 +0.94
250–295 274 12 185.00–220.00 $207.47 $568 +2.03
300–345 320 13 170.00–217.00 $204.02 $653 +19.59
350–395 373 28 175.00–202.00 $192.97 $720 -2.97
400–445 426 27 172.00–195.00 $183.32 $781 -0.35
450–495 479 20 174.00–190.00 $179.29 $859 +1.51
500–545 530 14 160.00–185.00 $168.57 $893 -0.12
550–585 563 7 158.00–165.00 $161.56 $910 +5.68
600–630 613 7 135.00–154.00 $141.89 $870 -12.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 175 3 215.00–225.00 $220.00 $385 +2.71
200–245 215 6 195.00–215.00 $204.84 $440 +22.59
250–295 269 7 192.00–206.00 $198.77 $535 +0.63
300–345 320 8 190.00–208.00 $198.36 $635 +1.44
350–395 368 5 184.00–194.00 $189.26 $696 +4.82
400–445 423 4 175.00–182.00 $178.34 $754 +2.84
450–495 473 4 168.00–174.00 $170.43 $806 +9.51
500–545 515 3 160.00–170.00 $166.41 $857 +9.48
550 550 1 152.00 $152.00 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 175 3 280.00–285.00 $283.14 $495 +16.65
200–245 219 15 250.00–275.00 $264.03 $578 +6.71
250–295 267 19 220.00–280.00 $255.89 $683 -7.47
300–345 325 12 215.00–270.00 $252.40 $820 +8.26
350–395 372 21 200.00–245.00 $221.01 $822 -9.91
400–445 426 17 200.00–240.00 $226.55 $965 +8.55
450–495 475 11 195.00–228.00 $217.00 $1,031 +7.43
500–545 522 9 195.00–210.00 $204.12 $1,066 -5.88
550–595 574 10 180.00–200.00 $188.18 $1,080 -5.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 255.00–260.00 $257.71 $464 +3.13
200–245 227 10 235.00–255.00 $245.14 $556 +17.61
250–295 275 7 210.00–260.00 $230.35 $633 -2.75
300–345 325 10 200.00–257.00 $226.57 $736 +12.54
350–395 371 10 195.00–236.00 $214.99 $798 +21.23
400–445 415 3 220.00–226.00 $221.93 $921 +1.51
450 450 2 214.00–216.00 $215.00 $968 +23.36
500–545 515 3 192.00–195.00 $193.62 $997 -6.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 2 240.00 $240.00 $396 ±0.00
200–245 218 5 220.00–230.00 $225.50 $492 -3.99
250–295 269 7 215.00–245.00 $229.27 $617 -13.94
300–345 315 3 227.00–245.00 $237.46 $748 -6.26
350–395 373 4 220.00–224.00 $220.94 $824 -3.06
400–445 427 5 210.00–216.00 $212.25 $906 +1.78
450–495 473 4 200.00–204.00 $201.43 $953 +1.53
500–545 523 2 188.00–189.00 $188.48 $986 -5.52
550 550 2 168.00–170.00 $169.00 $930 +6.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1435 1197 80-85% 66 89.00–98.00 $92.60 $1,108 —
915–1435 1230 80-85% 163 88.00–103.00 $96.48 $1,187 -7.56
920–1425 1288 80-85% 78 99.00–113.00 $102.43 $1,319 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1295 924 85-90% 6 66.00–70.00 $67.40 $623 -2.88
710–1300 1035 85-90% 74 74.00–91.00 $82.19 $851 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1725 1316 75-80% 8 88.00–94.00 $90.41 $1,190 -4.08
1120–1805 1427 75-80% 19 93.00–102.00 $96.50 $1,377 —
1210–2015 1452 75-80% 10 97.00–107.00 $101.49 $1,474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1700 1366 12 102.00–110.00 $106.68 $1,457 —
1075–1805 1479 43 105.00–118.00 $111.21 $1,645 —
1035–2155 1693 23 112.00–128.00 $117.71 $1,993 -5.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–860 853 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 113.00–130.00 $118.58 $1,011
955–1255 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 90.00–102.00 $97.75 $1,132

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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
1210–1280 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,266.83 —

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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.