Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

6,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.49/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 271 lb · 79 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.47/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 369 lb · 74 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.63/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 427 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,178	5,305	6,016
Feeder cattle	4,505	3,755	4,156
Slaughter cattle	1,476	1,320	1,651
Replacement cattle	197	230	209

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 130,530 compared to 125,281 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
165–195	180	2	385.00–390.00	$387.29	$697	—
200–245	218	4	235.00–355.00	$294.66	$642	—
250–295	269	36	275.00–300.00	$287.93	$775	+18.97
300–345	319	39	268.00–300.00	$278.59	$889	+14.30
350–395	373	45	240.00–270.00	$255.77	$954	+3.51
400–445	419	48	234.00–260.00	$245.23	$1,028	+5.85
450–495	464	39	225.00–252.00	$239.23	$1,110	+7.43
500–545	522	59	210.00–247.00	$229.55	$1,198	+8.75
550–595	569	20	210.00–244.00	$225.23	$1,282	+7.98
600–645	624	16	214.00–231.00	$217.81	$1,359	+11.91
660–695	672	9	195.00–212.50	$206.71	$1,389	—
705–725	715	4	190.00–195.00	$192.53	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	225.00	$225.00	$450	—
250–295	273	10	245.00–270.00	$256.00	$699	+9.47
300–345	320	20	230.00–275.00	$251.22	$804	+4.80
350–395	366	18	217.00–255.00	$238.27	$872	+6.17
400–445	422	17	215.00–248.00	$230.03	$971	+6.44
450–495	469	18	205.00–236.00	$218.98	$1,027	+1.27
500–545	517	15	180.00–234.00	$207.84	$1,075	+3.84
550–580	563	3	195.00–228.00	$209.17	$1,178	+7.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	366	5	237.00–248.00	$242.57	$888	+37.44
450–495	469	9	190.00–228.00	$206.26	$967	-5.28

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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	182	5	305.00–355.00	$328.38	$598	-1.55
200–245	222	18	230.00–295.00	$265.03	$588	+24.04
250–295	271	79	225.00–275.00	$238.49	$646	+3.99
300–345	320	62	220.00–255.00	$230.91	$739	+0.85
350–395	369	74	210.00–250.00	$223.47	$825	+1.59
400–445	427	70	205.00–233.00	$216.63	$925	+2.40
450–495	469	57	200.00–221.00	$211.13	$990	+4.70
500–545	522	34	190.00–217.50	$198.57	$1,037	-1.80
550–595	572	15	180.00–205.00	$189.45	$1,084	+7.18
600–645	620	5	168.00–182.00	$176.72	$1,096	—
690–695	693	10	160.00–175.00	$170.29	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	290.00	$290.00	$478	—
200–245	234	24	210.00–260.00	$228.54	$535	+3.54
250–295	274	11	210.00–245.00	$227.31	$623	+14.16
300–345	321	32	200.00–226.00	$217.03	$697	-3.83
350–395	372	36	190.00–217.00	$205.16	$763	-1.46
400–445	423	36	190.00–216.00	$203.96	$863	+5.86
450–495	472	20	185.00–208.00	$196.46	$927	+8.79
500–545	523	16	180.00–190.00	$182.69	$955	-0.64
550–595	582	9	168.00–177.50	$172.49	$1,004	+1.23
600–645	615	3	158.00–170.00	$163.85	$1,008	—
680–685	682	9	160.00–165.00	$162.77	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	217	3	200.00–245.00	$229.38	$498	+4.10
250–295	268	6	197.00–238.00	$222.94	$597	-6.83
300–345	326	11	200.00–218.00	$208.72	$680	+4.18
350–395	370	20	190.00–208.00	$199.64	$739	+4.89
400–445	428	12	180.00–200.00	$189.86	$813	+2.52
450–485	461	7	182.00–192.00	$187.35	$864	+5.34
500–545	524	4	170.00–177.50	$172.87	$906	+1.14
550	550	1	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
650–655	654	5	140.00–148.00	$141.59	$926	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	2	335.00–345.00	$340.34	$623	—
200–245	229	13	245.00–310.00	$282.34	$647	+15.27
250–295	273	19	255.00–297.00	$280.44	$766	+20.24
300–345	328	18	260.00–280.00	$268.65	$881	+13.01
350–395	370	20	250.00–265.00	$257.66	$953	+20.02
400–445	421	17	235.00–258.00	$245.46	$1,033	+12.04
450–495	473	8	234.00–248.00	$239.66	$1,134	+30.83
500–545	530	3	212.00–216.00	$213.26	$1,130	-4.73
560–585	572	5	175.00–216.00	$191.77	$1,097	-19.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	6	220.00–280.00	$247.90	$570	-28.64
250–295	270	11	260.00–280.00	$274.96	$742	+22.20
300–345	326	13	215.00–268.00	$250.30	$816	-3.01
350–395	375	13	235.00–258.00	$247.41	$928	+27.52
400–445	426	7	224.00–236.00	$230.61	$982	+13.02
450–495	477	11	220.00–238.00	$227.67	$1,086	+2.44
500–545	524	18	175.00–216.00	$192.85	$1,011	-11.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	260.00–265.00	$262.46	$735	+56.77
315–335	328	3	250.00–258.00	$252.56	$828	+5.10
350–395	371	5	232.00–245.00	$238.75	$886	+2.62
425–435	432	3	230.00–238.00	$232.63	$1,005	+10.13
460–475	468	2	210.00–215.00	$212.46	$994	-3.19
520–535	530	6	200.00–208.00	$205.38	$1,089	-3.41
560–575	568	2	182.00–188.00	$184.96	$1,051	+24.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1430	1112	80-85%	72	75.00–100.00	$95.52	$1,062	+7.25
920–1425	1148	80-85%	129	86.00–105.00	$100.40	$1,153	+12.13
915–1465	1206	80-85%	118	97.00–115.00	$106.84	$1,288	+5.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1085	915	85-90%	20	69.00–79.00	$74.20	$679	—
715–1300	1019	85-90%	130	79.00–93.00	$85.72	$873	+2.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,170	—
1115–1685	1303	75-80%	17	105.00–116.00	$108.74	$1,417	—
1115–1640	1325	75-80%	8	99.00–106.00	$103.62	$1,373	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2040	1407	10	99.00–112.00	$108.13	$1,521	—
1075–1930	1481	38	102.00–123.00	$113.92	$1,687	—
1000–2230	1525	34	112.00–133.00	$122.05	$1,861	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–860	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	90.00–100.00	$95.20	$788
710–985	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	104.00–118.00	$111.32	$927
895–1215	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	88.00–103.00	$96.16	$989

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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
955–995	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.49	-115.01
1060–1125	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.13	—

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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.