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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

1,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.90/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 524 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $100.72/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.99/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,981 3,591 1,640
Feeder cattle 1,475 2,784 1,352
Slaughter cattle 404 684 172
Replacement cattle 102 123 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1531) and Ellisville (450). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 175.00–190.00 $182.14 $479 +19.68
315–330 325 3 175.00–185.00 $178.23 $579 +27.20
360–375 366 5 157.00–167.00 $161.10 $590 +19.87
415–430 423 4 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $645 +13.02
450–460 457 3 137.00–145.00 $139.63 $638 +5.17
500–540 523 7 126.00–131.00 $128.05 $670 +7.32
550–565 556 5 121.00–124.00 $122.78 $683 +9.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $434 +0.33
310–325 318 4 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $524 +17.17
365–380 370 3 145.00–152.00 $147.40 $545 +13.48
410–440 420 3 140.00–145.00 $143.25 $602 +11.17
455–490 475 7 126.00–133.00 $128.87 $612 +10.38
510–535 524 7 120.00–125.00 $122.08 $640 +9.06
555–580 568 2 114.00–118.00 $116.04 $659 +9.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 6 135.00–142.00 $138.57 $503 +5.82
405–430 415 5 125.00–130.00 $127.07 $527 +2.16
470–490 483 3 115.00–121.00 $116.94 $565 +0.31
500–525 510 5 107.00–117.00 $111.12 $567 +6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 6 126.00–129.00 $127.45 $350 +8.01
310–340 329 10 116.00–130.00 $122.22 $402 +1.14
405–440 424 10 101.00–117.00 $109.00 $462 +2.90
450–485 467 13 100.00–114.00 $106.66 $498 +2.29
505–535 522 15 97.00–109.00 $100.72 $526 -1.64
565–570 568 4 96.00–102.00 $99.01 $562 -0.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 272 6 138.00–142.00 $141.34 $384 +20.90
355–375 365 2 127.00–137.00 $131.86 $481 +12.08
405–425 415 4 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $498 +4.94
460–490 474 14 107.00–117.00 $111.99 $531 +6.69
510–540 524 16 105.00–117.00 $109.90 $576 +6.09
565–585 574 14 104.00–106.00 $105.13 $603 +2.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 4 117.00–122.00 $119.42 $382 +6.08
350–390 377 3 115.00–119.00 $117.76 $444 +8.61
465–485 480 12 85.00–109.00 $94.18 $452 -6.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 4 144.00–147.00 $145.44 $545 +6.87
465–495 470 6 110.00–115.00 $114.12 $536 -10.61
620–640 630 4 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $708 +11.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 6 149.00 $149.00 $496 -1.54
360–385 377 3 138.00–142.00 $139.27 $525 +4.20
405–440 419 5 114.00–118.00 $115.68 $485 -12.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1475 1147 80-85% 33 46.00–56.00 $50.00 $574 —
1550–1600 1583 80-85% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.33 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1175 1051 85-90% 25 42.00–50.00 $46.19 $485 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1740 1634 7 74.00–80.00 $76.28 $1,246 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–905 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 75.00–85.00 $80.08 $713
965–1145 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 47.00–52.00 $49.29 $520

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1050 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 99.00–102.00 $101.28 $991

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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.