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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

5,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.43/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 472 lb · 65 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.06/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 322 lb · 59 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.23/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 420 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,305 5,688 5,507
Feeder cattle 3,755 3,840 3,760
Slaughter cattle 1,320 1,617 1,518
Replacement cattle 230 231 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 124,352 compared to 119,265 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
250–295 272 20 247.00–305.00 $268.96 $732 -12.09
300–345 319 45 255.00–290.00 $264.29 $843 -8.49
350–395 371 56 237.00–275.00 $252.26 $936 +3.97
400–445 420 37 230.00–252.00 $239.38 $1,005 +0.76
450–495 464 43 200.00–241.00 $231.80 $1,076 -0.19
500–545 520 38 200.00–233.00 $220.80 $1,148 +4.50
550–595 567 16 205.00–228.00 $217.25 $1,232 +6.70
600–645 614 7 200.00–210.00 $205.90 $1,264 +9.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 15 230.00–260.00 $246.53 $678 -3.42
300–345 320 14 230.00–252.00 $246.42 $789 +6.18
350–395 366 18 220.00–242.00 $232.10 $849 +7.79
400–445 418 12 215.00–235.00 $223.59 $935 +2.69
450–495 467 17 210.00–225.00 $217.71 $1,017 +5.26
500–545 526 11 180.00–217.50 $204.00 $1,073 -3.00
550–595 575 7 200.00–207.50 $202.06 $1,162 +4.06
600 600 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 -16.57
360–390 376 7 200.00–215.00 $205.13 $771 -18.87
400–445 423 2 217.00–220.00 $218.42 $924 -17.88
465–480 468 5 210.00–217.50 $211.54 $990 -12.11
515–535 525 4 197.50–205.00 $201.32 $1,057 +12.36
550–595 573 2 192.00–197.00 $194.40 $1,114 +10.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–185 183 2 325.00–335.00 $329.93 $604 +42.56
200–245 226 10 235.00–255.00 $240.99 $545 +7.27
250–295 273 39 217.00–265.00 $234.50 $640 -1.78
300–345 322 59 210.00–245.00 $230.06 $741 -1.75
350–395 368 50 210.00–235.00 $221.88 $817 +0.76
400–445 420 57 205.00–222.00 $214.23 $900 +2.52
450–495 472 65 195.00–217.50 $206.43 $974 +2.96
500–545 525 38 187.50–215.00 $200.37 $1,052 +4.33
565–595 580 4 180.00–185.00 $182.27 $1,057 -1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 225.00 $225.00 $450 +4.78
250–295 275 13 200.00–227.50 $213.15 $586 -17.46
300–345 320 23 205.00–245.00 $220.86 $707 +9.07
350–395 372 16 190.00–220.00 $206.62 $769 +7.51
400–445 422 34 190.00–207.00 $198.10 $836 +1.99
450–495 473 25 170.00–202.00 $187.67 $888 -5.29
500–540 520 11 180.00–192.00 $183.33 $953 -0.11
585–595 590 2 170.00–172.50 $171.26 $1,010 -0.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 216 5 195.00–245.00 $225.28 $487 +9.71
250–285 271 7 210.00–238.00 $229.77 $623 +6.08
300–345 322 12 200.00–210.00 $204.54 $659 -11.16
350–395 378 17 180.00–208.00 $194.75 $736 +5.11
400–445 426 15 180.00–195.00 $187.34 $798 -1.18
450–475 460 10 180.00–190.00 $182.01 $837 +2.06
500–545 523 8 170.00–175.00 $171.73 $898 +0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 260.00–275.00 $267.07 $582 +20.72
250–295 272 13 240.00–285.00 $260.20 $708 +12.85
300–345 322 19 235.00–265.00 $255.64 $823 +3.19
350–395 373 16 217.00–255.00 $237.64 $886 -6.21
400–445 422 16 210.00–248.00 $233.42 $985 +2.99
450–495 471 13 190.00–240.00 $208.83 $984 -16.50
500–545 513 7 212.00–222.00 $217.99 $1,118 +6.81
550 550 6 195.00–220.00 $211.67 $1,164 +12.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 227 3 275.00–280.00 $276.54 $628 +32.12
250–295 270 10 230.00–270.00 $252.76 $682 +18.31
300–345 317 9 245.00–268.00 $253.31 $803 +34.52
350–385 368 5 210.00–240.00 $219.89 $809 -4.66
400–445 416 8 200.00–235.00 $217.59 $905 +0.40
450–495 465 3 222.00–227.00 $225.23 $1,047 +23.30
500–545 515 3 202.00–205.00 $203.94 $1,050 -16.38
550–595 565 3 200.00–205.00 $203.24 $1,148 +16.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 218 3 265.00–270.00 $266.72 $581 -15.84
250–285 270 4 190.00–235.00 $205.69 $555 -60.81
310–330 319 7 240.00–255.00 $247.46 $789 -0.20
350–385 366 7 225.00–248.00 $236.13 $864 -10.36
400 400 2 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $890 -9.68
450–495 465 3 215.00–217.00 $215.65 $1,003 +26.12
500–540 529 4 192.00–218.00 $208.79 $1,104 -3.29
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1435 1133 80-85% 66 75.00–93.00 $88.27 $1,000 —
910–1585 1173 80-85% 146 86.00–99.00 $92.68 $1,087 -1.10
925–1485 1201 80-85% 71 95.00–110.00 $101.09 $1,214 +13.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1280 996 85-90% 25 60.00–79.00 $71.68 $714 —
725–1460 1044 85-90% 99 70.00–90.00 $83.06 $867 +4.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1745 1427 75-80% 20 94.00–110.00 $102.66 $1,465 —
1130–1705 1512 75-80% 14 85.00–96.00 $92.33 $1,396 —
1770 1770 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1780 1334 12 97.00–109.00 $104.35 $1,392 +1.70
1310–1965 1567 38 107.00–117.00 $111.83 $1,752 —
1285–2080 1583 26 112.00–127.00 $119.14 $1,886 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615–895 736 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 114.00–124.00 $119.66 $881
715–775 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 110.00–117.00 $113.64 $847
930–955 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 90.00–99.00 $94.56 $892
1045–1250 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 93.00–97.00 $94.08 $1,037

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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
860–910 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–825.00 $799.29 —
930–1035 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,089.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 219 11 100.00–110.00 $104.15 $228 —
255–285 263 4 100.00–110.00 $107.29 $282 —

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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.