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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

3,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.39/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 525 lb · 45 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.65/cwt ≈ $480/hd at 376 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.67/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 477 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,746 1,593 1,800
Feeder cattle 3,237 1,156 1,555
Slaughter cattle 349 297 120
Replacement cattle 160 140 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1109), Columbia (841), Ocala (869) and Okeechobee (927). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 256 9 180.00–200.00 $191.30 $490 +7.62
300–345 313 9 166.00–187.00 $177.12 $554 —
350–395 369 13 148.00–172.00 $164.14 $606 +1.73
400–445 420 21 132.00–167.00 $152.98 $643 -6.87
450–495 466 23 130.00–155.00 $142.65 $665 -3.44
500–545 525 29 130.00–142.00 $134.76 $707 +0.33
550–595 572 30 120.00–138.00 $131.55 $752 -2.40
600–645 619 17 121.00–133.00 $127.74 $791 +5.27
650–675 658 3 128.00–130.00 $128.68 $847 —
715–720 718 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 261 5 165.00–175.00 $168.91 $441 -0.28
300–345 315 11 158.00–176.00 $170.12 $536 +5.04
350–395 376 20 140.00–160.00 $153.32 $576 +0.59
410–445 424 21 125.00–155.00 $140.05 $594 -1.15
460–485 470 21 120.00–139.00 $132.56 $623 -4.48
505–545 524 16 110.00–129.00 $122.08 $640 -3.89
550–595 577 17 110.00–126.00 $117.46 $678 -1.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 147.00 $147.00 $419 —
300–325 313 5 150.00–165.00 $156.85 $491 —
350–395 368 10 140.00–150.00 $143.40 $528 —
400–445 420 10 130.00–140.00 $135.15 $568 +2.62
450–495 470 14 118.00–133.00 $125.63 $590 -3.80
500–545 523 15 101.00–120.00 $111.94 $585 -7.00
560–595 580 10 98.00–109.00 $102.17 $593 —
690–695 693 3 90.00–95.00 $91.66 $635 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 200.00 $200.00 $330 —
200–245 234 8 130.00–145.00 $132.80 $311 —
250–295 274 22 125.00–140.00 $132.45 $363 —
300–345 332 12 130.00–140.00 $133.19 $442 +2.90
350–395 376 38 120.00–134.00 $127.65 $480 —
400–445 427 29 116.00–128.00 $121.61 $519 +3.83
450–495 477 35 114.00–128.00 $118.67 $566 +5.67
500–545 525 45 106.00–125.00 $113.39 $595 -5.86
550–595 570 31 105.00–125.00 $111.49 $635 -0.46
600–645 613 11 98.00–114.00 $105.32 $646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 183 3 170.00–175.00 $173.27 $317 —
200–245 218 4 115.00–125.00 $121.41 $265 —
250–285 266 6 120.00–135.00 $129.03 $343 +3.32
300–345 324 22 112.00–137.00 $124.02 $402 —
350–395 375 27 110.00–132.00 $116.90 $438 -6.22
400–445 426 31 105.00–123.00 $112.40 $479 +0.16
450–495 467 21 104.00–121.00 $113.88 $532 +4.13
500–545 522 30 95.00–116.00 $105.10 $549 +0.66
550–595 573 17 95.00–115.00 $103.27 $592 -13.73
620 620 1 91.00 $91.00 $564 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 110.00 $110.00 $248 —
300–335 314 7 114.00–130.00 $123.73 $389 +0.36
350–375 368 9 110.00–127.00 $120.77 $444 +0.73
400–445 426 17 100.00–125.00 $116.62 $497 +8.18
450–475 464 15 100.00–119.00 $112.28 $521 +4.74
515–540 526 5 98.00–109.00 $103.40 $544 -1.54
560–575 567 3 90.00–97.00 $92.31 $523 —
600 600 1 85.00 $85.00 $510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 209 14 182.00–192.00 $189.31 $396 —
250–295 266 18 152.50–186.00 $174.15 $463 —
300–345 324 8 162.00–176.00 $168.42 $546 +22.48
350–395 374 14 145.00–156.00 $150.04 $561 +8.14
400–445 428 10 127.00–146.00 $137.06 $587 +2.18
450–495 478 27 128.00–142.00 $134.14 $641 +7.66
500–545 529 19 118.00–129.00 $122.73 $649 +5.57
550–595 573 14 108.00–117.00 $111.93 $641 -3.54
600–645 628 15 103.00–118.00 $110.34 $693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 212 6 165.00–176.00 $172.56 $366 +24.68
250–290 270 2 160.00–168.00 $163.70 $442 —
300–345 325 10 150.00–165.00 $156.23 $508 +15.23
350–395 373 21 136.00–149.00 $141.11 $526 +8.19
400–445 428 14 114.00–139.00 $127.33 $545 -0.05
450–495 470 11 110.00–130.00 $122.22 $574 +2.77
500–545 525 16 108.00–118.00 $113.83 $598 +3.37
550–595 569 5 101.00–106.00 $103.76 $590 —
625 625 1 104.00 $104.00 $650 —
690–695 693 2 90.00–98.00 $93.99 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 157.00 $157.00 $353 —
250–295 270 7 142.00–160.00 $151.38 $409 —
300–345 321 9 140.00–155.00 $147.89 $475 —
350–395 368 8 128.00–137.00 $131.47 $484 —
410–420 415 4 120.00–127.00 $122.23 $507 —
470–485 474 5 110.00–116.00 $111.82 $530 —
500–545 526 7 99.00–108.00 $103.49 $544 —
560–575 566 7 90.00–97.00 $93.05 $527 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1195 1058 80-85% 8 38.00–44.00 $40.92 $433 —
915–1390 1156 80-85% 43 45.00–59.00 $49.44 $572 —
920–1365 1185 80-85% 14 51.00–57.00 $53.06 $629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1200 1165 75-80% 4 46.00–47.00 $46.76 $545 —
1100–1460 1320 75-80% 10 49.00–61.00 $52.32 $691 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1210 1030 85-90% 2 25.00–26.00 $25.59 $264 -21.05
895–1285 1045 85-90% 4 34.00–38.00 $36.61 $383 —
735–1275 1065 85-90% 7 31.00–49.00 $45.55 $485 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1710 1353 12 70.00–76.00 $73.46 $994 —
1220–1825 1511 24 75.00–86.00 $77.98 $1,178 —
1210–2040 1660 17 80.00–84.00 $82.06 $1,362 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1020 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 98.00–102.00 $99.80 $926
890–970 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 89.00–90.00 $89.48 $832
835–985 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 92.50–100.00 $97.77 $914
890–1030 968 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 60.00–65.00 $63.13 $611
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1030 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–74.00 $69.05 $704

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1115 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 625.00–675.00 $653.81 —

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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.