Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

2,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.75/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $460/hd at 369 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.39/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 488 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.97/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,107	3,150	1,675
Feeder cattle	1,787	2,570	1,555
Slaughter cattle	320	419	120
Replacement cattle	—	161	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1776) and Ellisville (331). Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	267	9	166.00–195.00	$175.94	$470	-8.47
300–310	305	2	180.00–190.00	$185.08	$564	+14.91
350–375	363	2	160.00–168.00	$163.86	$595	+1.48
400–410	405	2	150.00–157.00	$153.54	$622	+1.63
465–480	468	9	128.00–134.00	$132.63	$621	-11.46
500–545	532	11	123.00–139.00	$128.55	$684	-3.36
550–560	553	3	125.00–134.00	$128.04	$708	+2.96
605–625	620	4	135.00–138.00	$135.73	$842	+17.61
650–680	670	7	132.00–137.00	$136.31	$913	—
700–725	712	8	118.00–128.00	$125.16	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	4	165.00–175.00	$170.32	$465	+1.39
315–345	327	11	155.00–175.00	$162.12	$530	+5.26
350–385	366	9	137.00–157.00	$149.59	$547	+0.61
400–425	408	3	140.00–142.00	$141.31	$577	+1.66
460–485	474	7	125.00–136.00	$130.91	$621	-1.31
500–510	507	3	121.00–125.00	$123.68	$627	+4.22
560–590	580	3	116.00–121.00	$119.39	$692	+3.00
600–615	608	4	121.00–127.00	$124.51	$757	+17.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	4	150.00–160.00	$155.12	$486	+10.19
355–385	370	6	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$533	+0.94
405–435	420	2	130.00–132.00	$131.04	$550	+0.57
450–475	463	2	122.00–130.00	$125.89	$583	+1.43
500–515	508	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$592	+6.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	369	16	119.00–132.00	$124.75	$460	-1.41
415–440	425	12	110.00–118.00	$115.97	$493	+2.64
455–460	458	7	112.00–118.00	$115.44	$529	+2.17
500–530	515	6	105.00–112.00	$108.40	$558	+0.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	7	126.00–130.00	$128.27	$301	—
410–440	426	5	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$533	+3.72
430	430	3	132.00	$132.00	$568	+10.54
475	475	1	127.00	$127.00	$603	+8.01
500–545	518	6	110.00–121.00	$115.11	$596	+3.72
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	+8.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	122.00–125.00	$123.43	$454	+8.93
400–425	413	2	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$444	-5.42
450–480	468	5	105.00–110.00	$108.08	$506	-2.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	368	5	142.00–147.00	$144.93	$533	-13.07
420–440	430	4	144.00–146.00	$144.98	$623	+0.37
460–490	488	12	128.00–133.00	$128.39	$627	-3.25
520–545	537	3	119.00–123.00	$120.29	$646	+1.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	6	129.00–132.00	$130.45	$487	-16.52
420–440	430	6	127.00–133.00	$129.93	$559	-5.05
520–540	530	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$556	-5.43
560–585	573	4	100.00–110.00	$105.11	$602	+0.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1170	1089	80-85%	11	48.00–53.00	$50.46	$550	+9.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–965	958	85-90%	8	43.00–48.00	$45.52	$436	+10.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750–1870	1819	6	84.00–87.00	$85.01	$1,546	—
1870	1870	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,683	—

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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.