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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

4,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.87/cwt ≈ $454/hd at 376 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.43/cwt -17.57 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 473 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $114.63/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 521 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,345 2,107 1,640
Feeder cattle 3,665 1,787 1,352
Slaughter cattle 433 320 172
Replacement cattle 247 — 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1925), Columbia (730), Ocala (613) and Okeechobee (1077). Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 160.00–162.00 $160.97 $383 —
250–280 265 5 150.00–172.00 $160.00 $424 -15.94
340 340 3 155.00 $155.00 $527 -30.08
360–390 377 17 141.00–165.00 $149.00 $562 -14.86
400–445 428 25 140.00–160.00 $147.87 $633 -5.67
450–495 479 17 129.00–147.00 $135.10 $647 +2.47
500–545 531 31 119.00–137.00 $122.32 $650 -6.23
550–590 572 19 113.00–125.00 $117.98 $675 -10.06
600–640 625 30 108.00–120.00 $111.62 $698 -24.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 265 7 147.00–175.00 $160.87 $426 -9.45
305–345 332 6 144.00–175.00 $154.52 $513 -7.60
350–385 373 20 132.00–159.00 $142.77 $533 -6.82
405–440 424 16 130.00–145.00 $139.11 $590 -2.20
450–485 471 17 120.00–135.00 $127.34 $600 -3.57
500–540 518 34 109.00–125.00 $115.77 $600 -7.91
550–595 570 19 106.00–116.00 $110.72 $631 -8.67
600–630 617 3 100.00–105.00 $102.29 $631 -22.22
690–695 692 6 96.00–102.00 $99.99 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 136.00 $136.00 $360 —
310–345 325 9 134.00–160.00 $145.88 $474 -9.24
350–375 362 12 136.00–147.00 $138.86 $503 -5.30
410–440 420 11 125.00–137.00 $130.39 $548 -0.65
465–495 480 15 112.00–126.00 $121.20 $582 -4.69
500–545 518 15 99.00–117.00 $110.49 $572 -5.99
550–590 571 7 100.00–111.00 $107.16 $612 —
690–695 693 4 82.00–90.00 $85.99 $596 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 10 137.00–148.00 $141.43 $321 +13.16
250–290 267 6 134.00–146.00 $140.79 $376 —
300–345 327 29 122.00–132.00 $126.37 $413 —
350–395 376 46 116.00–126.00 $120.87 $454 —
400–445 427 38 109.00–120.00 $113.68 $485 -11.50
450–495 473 41 104.00–127.00 $109.43 $518 -17.57
500–545 528 29 103.00–113.00 $107.83 $569 -12.17
550–595 577 27 98.00–112.00 $105.00 $606 —
600–645 616 13 99.00–109.00 $102.27 $630 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 227 7 120.00–130.00 $126.64 $287 —
250–295 279 21 118.00–130.00 $122.25 $341 —
300–345 322 20 110.00–121.00 $116.57 $375 —
350–390 368 19 108.00–130.00 $116.29 $428 -8.46
400–445 420 24 100.00–132.00 $109.19 $459 -6.78
450–495 469 21 94.00–123.00 $106.19 $498 -9.25
500–540 516 26 97.00–113.00 $103.51 $534 -4.89
550–595 569 19 92.00–106.00 $99.10 $564 —
615–645 631 4 92.00–98.00 $95.29 $601 —
680–685 683 2 90.00–97.00 $93.49 $639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 220 4 112.00–162.50 $149.28 $328 —
265–290 271 7 103.00–112.00 $109.49 $297 —
305–340 314 9 104.00–138.00 $118.96 $374 —
350–380 363 5 99.00–123.00 $108.49 $394 -14.94
400–440 418 13 93.00–124.00 $111.69 $467 +4.27
460–490 473 11 90.00–117.00 $107.76 $510 -0.32
500–535 521 9 85.00–107.00 $95.87 $499 —
550–585 570 12 85.00–98.00 $90.25 $514 —
620 620 1 85.00 $85.00 $527 —
670–675 672 5 80.00–88.00 $83.21 $559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 4 162.00–175.00 $167.20 $375 —
280–295 288 3 157.00–160.00 $158.31 $456 —
300–345 330 7 154.00–164.00 $157.39 $519 —
350–395 372 8 135.00–160.00 $146.42 $545 +1.49
400–440 421 19 127.00–148.00 $133.39 $562 -11.59
450–485 468 20 121.00–129.00 $125.46 $587 -2.93
500–535 521 38 110.00–123.00 $114.63 $597 -5.66
550–580 558 20 110.00–117.00 $113.23 $632 —
600–645 612 14 100.00–111.00 $108.19 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 271 12 130.00–158.00 $146.78 $398 —
310–345 320 11 134.00–149.00 $140.21 $449 —
360–385 368 13 130.00–138.00 $135.82 $500 —
425–435 430 7 109.00–127.00 $116.54 $501 —
460–490 468 13 100.00–118.00 $108.41 $507 —
500–545 521 8 88.00–112.00 $104.52 $545 —
560–590 575 12 90.00–109.00 $96.14 $553 —
680–685 684 11 80.00–87.00 $81.90 $560 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $354 —
265–290 278 8 144.00–152.00 $147.40 $410 —
310–345 327 9 144.00–157.00 $148.33 $485 —
360–395 384 16 140.00–147.00 $141.70 $544 +11.25
400–430 422 6 121.00–138.00 $131.78 $556 +1.85
460–490 472 11 110.00–129.00 $117.42 $554 —
520–545 533 12 99.00–119.00 $110.07 $587 +5.16
560–585 573 8 98.00–107.00 $102.21 $586 -2.90
610 610 1 99.00 $99.00 $604 —
680–685 683 2 90.00–97.00 $93.49 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1410 1082 80-85% 10 37.00–47.00 $44.25 $479 -6.21
925–1465 1188 80-85% 46 46.00–56.00 $50.04 $594 —
1075–1455 1287 80-85% 11 52.00–57.00 $53.52 $689 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1190 1096 85-90% 11 43.00–48.00 $45.44 $498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1730 1355 75-80% 7 50.00–53.00 $51.16 $693 —
1295–1845 1575 75-80% 3 53.00–57.00 $54.73 $862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1565 1483 8 70.00–74.00 $72.89 $1,081 —
1265–1710 1510 12 75.00–82.00 $77.76 $1,174 —
1515–2085 1843 4 81.00–85.00 $82.88 $1,527 -2.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
685–710 702 (<2 yrs)Open 3 102.00–104.00 $103.35 $726
950–1150 1053 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 80 44.00–50.00 $47.36 $499

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–990 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 106.00–117.50 $110.98 $1,027
1025–1185 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 77.00–87.50 $85.15 $975
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–840 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00–69.00 $65.84 $504

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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.