Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

3,843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.29/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 374 lb · 60 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.64/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 420 lb · 55 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.80/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 367 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,843	3,928	2,134
Feeder cattle	3,150	3,316	1,703
Slaughter cattle	549	494	292
Replacement cattle	144	118	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (468), Madison (565), Okeechobee (1759) and Sumter County (1051). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 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
290	290	1	198.00	$198.00	$574	+0.27
300–345	327	10	172.00–182.00	$176.25	$576	-5.09
350–395	374	29	160.00–177.50	$167.02	$625	-1.41
400–440	427	27	156.00–175.00	$161.55	$690	+0.14
450–495	476	41	142.00–155.00	$147.53	$702	-6.26
500–545	524	34	131.00–145.00	$139.22	$730	-1.13
550–595	573	20	124.00–147.50	$134.16	$769	+1.12
600–635	620	5	124.00–132.50	$127.91	$793	-5.07
685–690	688	2	122.50–125.00	$123.75	$851	+4.45
705–745	734	5	115.00–118.00	$117.09	$859	-10.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
265–290	279	7	170.00–190.00	$180.58	$504	+14.58
305–345	323	10	162.00–170.00	$166.70	$538	+12.01
350–395	375	26	150.00–160.00	$156.56	$587	-3.10
400–445	422	43	144.00–157.00	$150.27	$634	-0.16
450–495	467	27	132.00–147.50	$139.50	$651	-0.39
505–540	526	18	124.00–137.50	$128.51	$676	-2.78
560–585	571	13	110.00–135.00	$123.17	$703	-6.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	269	6	164.00–177.00	$170.39	$458	+5.73
310–335	325	17	154.00–165.00	$158.01	$514	+2.49
350–395	374	19	140.00–148.00	$143.68	$537	-5.18
400–440	421	10	135.00–143.00	$139.72	$588	-1.69
465–480	472	7	126.00–135.00	$130.39	$615	-0.51
505–540	520	6	114.00–120.00	$117.62	$612	-5.13
580	580	1	107.00	$107.00	$621	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	-0.47
250–285	271	12	147.50–170.00	$158.19	$429	-8.67
300–345	325	21	143.00–164.00	$153.04	$497	-1.68
350–395	374	60	137.00–155.00	$143.29	$536	+2.21
400–445	420	55	129.00–142.00	$135.64	$570	+1.62
450–495	474	40	117.50–133.00	$122.98	$583	-5.80
500–545	522	28	115.00–124.00	$119.86	$626	+0.01
550–595	576	32	101.00–120.00	$110.11	$634	-7.10
600–645	623	6	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$655	-10.83
650–655	652	3	102.00–107.00	$105.32	$687	-7.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	221	7	150.00–178.00	$159.22	$352	+28.21
250–295	273	13	135.00–155.00	$144.76	$395	+3.32
300–345	323	29	135.00–150.00	$141.94	$458	+3.25
350–390	367	43	128.00–142.00	$133.80	$491	+0.65
400–440	424	36	120.00–135.00	$125.81	$533	+0.31
450–490	473	16	109.00–122.00	$114.88	$543	-6.01
505–545	525	39	104.00–114.00	$110.10	$578	-4.59
550–590	562	9	97.50–105.00	$100.30	$564	-9.91
600–645	626	8	90.00–99.00	$93.91	$588	-10.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	215	4	140.00–145.00	$141.83	$305	-2.14
255–295	274	7	126.00–138.00	$131.87	$361	-4.13
300–340	325	14	124.00–135.00	$130.05	$423	-4.18
360–390	376	17	118.00–130.00	$124.82	$469	-2.96
400–440	424	13	110.00–118.00	$113.75	$482	-7.72
450–485	469	8	100.00–107.00	$103.41	$485	-8.01
510–540	521	12	95.00–108.00	$100.83	$525	-3.54
580	580	1	85.00	$85.00	$493	-10.00
680–685	683	2	86.00–94.00	$90.01	$615	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	219	6	195.00–210.00	$206.16	$451	+1.43
250–295	277	9	165.00–210.00	$185.76	$515	+11.68
315–345	329	9	170.00–180.00	$173.26	$570	+0.75
360–395	377	8	160.00–168.00	$165.23	$623	+0.26
400–440	431	19	144.00–158.00	$152.83	$659	-6.61
450–490	479	24	135.00–148.00	$143.23	$686	-0.98
500–545	529	33	124.00–140.00	$132.29	$700	-1.54
550–595	571	24	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$711	-2.95
600–615	605	3	119.00–122.00	$120.98	$732	-2.38
650–655	653	2	111.00–119.00	$114.98	$751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	8	160.00–190.00	$170.75	$389	-3.23
260–295	276	6	155.00–180.00	$161.81	$447	-6.53
315–340	324	11	150.00–168.00	$160.16	$519	-13.37
355–395	376	19	150.00–158.00	$152.36	$573	+1.09
415–445	430	19	130.00–146.00	$138.76	$597	-9.79
450–490	471	14	124.00–138.00	$132.26	$623	-6.40
520–540	531	7	122.50–127.50	$124.60	$662	-0.17
550–590	571	19	105.00–119.00	$112.68	$643	-7.02
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	-3.98
680–685	683	8	100.00–106.00	$102.99	$703	+9.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	170.00	$170.00	$400	+16.12
255–280	268	10	160.00–178.00	$167.27	$448	+11.08
310–330	320	10	150.00–159.00	$157.02	$502	-6.30
360–395	379	9	138.00–148.00	$145.88	$553	+3.53
410–435	425	4	120.00–126.00	$122.44	$520	-14.60
460–470	463	3	120.00–122.00	$120.68	$559	-2.28
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
630	630	1	96.00	$96.00	$605	—
690–695	691	4	90.00–98.00	$92.01	$636	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1420	1132	80-85%	46	40.00–55.00	$52.44	$594	-4.43
910–1470	1174	80-85%	78	50.00–64.00	$59.49	$698	—
1065–1435	1203	80-85%	16	61.00–67.00	$63.55	$765	-0.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1135	967	85-90%	14	30.00–50.00	$43.95	$425	-5.21
830–1220	1023	85-90%	10	45.00–49.00	$46.60	$477	+1.34
765–1245	1036	85-90%	38	41.00–57.00	$52.59	$545	+7.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1565	1306	75-80%	9	58.00–66.00	$62.51	$816	—
1120–1565	1313	75-80%	5	53.00–57.00	$55.16	$724	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1755	1498	8	80.00–87.00	$81.88	$1,227	—
1240–1990	1627	9	74.00–78.00	$74.83	$1,217	—
1555–1720	1638	2	84.00–90.00	$87.15	$1,428	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1035	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–78.00	$74.63	$668
1065–1075	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	80.00–85.00	$81.68	$872
1060–1245	1117	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	60.00–70.00	$64.33	$719

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–945	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	61.00–68.00	$64.33	$579

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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.