Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

1,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.26/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $481/hd at 372 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.46/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 468 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.80/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 379 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,173	2,403	2,083
Feeder cattle	910	1,946	1,700
Slaughter cattle	202	339	268
Replacement cattle	61	118	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (862) and Ellisville (311). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	271	5	180.00–200.00	$191.73	$520	+14.19
310–320	314	5	180.00–190.00	$185.92	$584	+3.41
355–365	359	9	167.00–177.00	$171.51	$616	+10.62
410–415	413	14	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$682	+9.83
450–485	468	17	122.00–160.00	$146.46	$685	+4.53
515–525	520	6	131.00–138.00	$134.47	$699	+0.62
560–580	567	3	126.00–132.00	$129.95	$737	+5.32
600–635	613	3	126.00–130.00	$127.96	$784	+9.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	3	165.00–175.00	$168.45	$463	+8.60
310–340	323	10	150.00–177.00	$164.98	$533	-3.73
360–380	372	5	150.00–160.00	$156.13	$581	+2.65
405–425	417	5	145.00–155.00	$148.88	$621	+4.04
465–485	478	3	138.00–142.00	$139.30	$666	+5.81
515–535	525	2	125.00–128.00	$126.53	$664	+3.48
555–590	579	6	117.00–121.00	$118.00	$683	+7.03
605–620	615	3	118.00–121.00	$118.98	$732	+18.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	6	155.00–165.00	$159.92	$504	+1.05
400–440	420	2	135.00–140.00	$137.38	$577	+4.21
460–470	467	3	125.00–130.00	$126.64	$591	+4.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	321	7	135.00–141.00	$138.31	$444	-0.72
360–390	372	17	124.00–136.00	$129.26	$481	-6.41
400–440	417	15	122.00–132.00	$127.68	$532	-0.96
450–470	460	10	120.00–128.00	$123.91	$570	+2.95
500–535	518	8	113.00–121.00	$117.14	$607	+3.62
565–580	570	3	110.00–117.00	$112.37	$641	+3.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	314	6	120.00–132.00	$125.42	$394	-5.55
360–390	379	16	113.00–130.00	$123.80	$469	-1.69
420–440	430	10	105.00–110.00	$107.56	$463	-11.56
455–485	466	12	100.00–117.00	$108.90	$507	-3.51
500–535	518	2	105.00–109.00	$106.93	$554	+1.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	325	3	118.00–122.00	$119.37	$388	-4.07
365–380	373	4	110.00–117.00	$113.43	$423	-9.36
405–430	418	2	110.00–114.00	$111.94	$468	+0.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	8	148.00–158.00	$153.19	$414	-13.04
500–540	520	4	125.00–128.00	$126.56	$658	+12.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	6	230.00–255.00	$242.83	$461	+7.98
420–440	427	3	138.00–143.00	$139.72	$597	-13.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1265	1200	80-85%	12	61.00–64.00	$62.03	$744	—
975–1680	1218	80-85%	25	52.00–60.00	$55.83	$680	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1260	1135	85-90%	13	47.00–52.00	$50.10	$569	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2005	1454	11	74.00–89.00	$79.75	$1,160	—
1490–1555	1512	6	77.00–82.00	$78.71	$1,190	—
1620–1930	1706	5	83.00–97.00	$93.25	$1,591	+10.49

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1060	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	96.00–102.00	$100.30	$988
1040–1155	1098	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	70.00–76.00	$72.84	$800

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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.