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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

2,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.36/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $450/hd at 368 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.30/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 521 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.83/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $498/hd at 426 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,754 1,981 1,935
Feeder cattle 2,276 1,475 1,310
Slaughter cattle 314 404 470
Replacement cattle 164 102 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1112), Columbia (471), Ocala (548) and Okeechobee (623). Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 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
255–285 269 8 157.50–195.00 $173.34 $466 -8.80
300–345 313 9 146.00–182.00 $167.31 $524 -10.92
350–385 370 17 138.00–160.00 $148.21 $548 -12.89
400–445 429 20 130.00–157.00 $139.80 $600 -12.66
450–495 463 18 127.00–150.00 $135.24 $626 -4.39
500–545 526 13 117.00–130.00 $122.75 $646 -5.30
550–580 568 7 115.00–121.00 $117.40 $667 -5.38
600–645 617 3 111.00–117.00 $113.93 $703 —
755–775 765 2 107.00–109.00 $108.01 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 276 8 140.00–170.00 $158.10 $436 -7.04
305–345 316 10 136.00–170.00 $157.33 $497 -7.55
350–385 369 14 128.00–155.00 $141.43 $522 -5.97
405–440 422 15 122.00–145.00 $131.07 $553 -12.18
450–490 473 8 121.00–135.00 $125.21 $592 -3.66
500–530 513 14 112.00–118.00 $116.39 $597 -5.69
560–575 566 7 108.00–118.00 $113.11 $640 -2.93
620–630 625 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $634 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 130.00 $130.00 $338 —
300–325 314 4 135.00–155.00 $145.20 $456 —
350–390 367 14 118.00–145.00 $136.30 $500 -2.27
405–445 419 11 110.00–135.00 $127.20 $533 +0.13
465–480 475 6 112.00–125.00 $119.35 $567 +2.41
500–545 521 5 100.00–109.00 $105.10 $548 -6.02
560–580 570 2 100.00–106.00 $103.05 $587 —
615 615 1 94.00 $94.00 $578 —
660–665 663 2 95.00–99.00 $97.01 $643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 7 134.00–180.00 $159.66 $361 —
250–295 279 10 125.00–157.50 $134.88 $376 -6.46
300–340 323 20 120.00–140.00 $125.40 $405 —
350–390 368 29 116.00–130.00 $122.36 $450 -9.50
400–445 426 25 112.00–127.00 $116.83 $498 -3.12
450–485 469 25 105.00–124.00 $110.87 $520 -1.12
500–545 521 26 102.00–114.00 $109.30 $569 -0.60
550–595 570 10 100.00–110.00 $105.54 $602 +0.41
600–645 620 9 100.00–108.00 $104.16 $646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 126.00 $126.00 $277 —
260–270 263 3 118.00–122.00 $120.63 $317 -6.82
300–335 320 5 110.00–132.00 $119.08 $381 -3.14
360–380 372 10 109.00–125.00 $118.55 $441 —
405–440 418 25 100.00–120.00 $108.45 $453 -0.55
450–490 468 14 95.00–115.00 $107.59 $504 +0.93
500–545 521 23 94.00–105.00 $100.57 $524 -0.15
560–585 572 8 93.00–98.00 $95.73 $548 -3.28
625–640 631 4 90.00–93.00 $91.24 $576 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 117.00 $117.00 $234 —
260–265 263 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $279 —
320–335 330 3 120.00–122.00 $121.35 $400 +1.93
380–385 383 7 112.00–120.00 $116.60 $447 -1.16
405–420 412 11 105.00–118.00 $110.11 $454 —
450–480 465 16 101.00–109.00 $104.42 $486 +10.24
500–520 511 7 91.00–98.00 $93.43 $477 —
615 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 218 3 170.00–175.00 $171.72 $374 —
255–295 285 5 138.00–150.00 $140.96 $402 —
310–335 324 11 138.00–144.00 $140.94 $457 -8.06
350–395 372 17 126.00–146.00 $136.40 $507 -2.87
410–445 429 18 120.00–134.00 $124.94 $536 +9.26
450–485 468 16 110.00–127.00 $117.48 $550 —
515–540 524 10 100.00–114.00 $107.27 $562 —
560–570 566 7 100.00–108.00 $103.39 $585 —
645 645 1 88.00 $88.00 $568 —
650–655 652 7 92.00–101.00 $95.87 $625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–180 175 2 235.00–245.00 $240.14 $420 —
200–220 210 2 167.00–175.00 $170.81 $359 —
250–295 266 4 152.00–167.00 $161.36 $429 —
300–330 316 8 150.00–156.00 $152.69 $483 —
350–395 384 10 136.00–146.00 $138.91 $533 -6.53
405–440 421 8 128.00–146.00 $135.78 $572 —
450–495 473 6 122.00–132.00 $125.23 $592 +11.11
500–535 521 5 111.00–119.00 $116.15 $605 —
550–595 563 16 98.00–108.00 $105.30 $593 —
600–615 606 6 104.00–107.00 $105.82 $641 -6.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 5 147.50–155.00 $150.47 $396 —
305–340 332 8 128.00–147.00 $140.38 $466 —
360–380 368 5 120.00–132.00 $127.15 $468 —
400–445 422 7 110.00–123.00 $118.63 $501 —
450–475 464 8 110.00–119.00 $113.92 $529 —
520–530 522 5 95.00–107.00 $104.00 $543 —
575–590 579 4 90.00–99.00 $96.71 $560 —
640–645 644 4 80.00–87.00 $81.74 $526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1040 997 80-85% 6 42.00–49.00 $44.93 $448 —
915–1295 1155 80-85% 8 51.00–55.00 $52.73 $609 —
910–1530 1187 80-85% 58 46.00–58.00 $53.39 $634 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1090 912 85-90% 11 36.00–40.00 $38.39 $350 —
720–1030 922 85-90% 11 28.00–42.00 $36.54 $337 —
710–1160 1015 85-90% 8 31.00–47.00 $43.77 $444 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1505 1314 75-80% 5 54.00–58.00 $55.80 $733 —
1390 1390 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1630 1380 14 76.00–82.00 $78.35 $1,081 —
1425–1770 1570 5 74.00–76.00 $74.59 $1,171 —
1450–1800 1618 8 82.00–86.00 $84.65 $1,370 +8.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–895 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 84.00–90.00 $86.93 $761
940–980 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–76.00 $73.06 $701
865–1295 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 67.00–81.00 $73.50 $769
1025–1235 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 54.00–65.00 $58.70 $681
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1255 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–69.00 $64.40 $749

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1320 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–900.00 $845.68 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810–1030 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–750.00 $694.02 —

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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.