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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

4,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.99/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 477 lb · 87 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.94/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 425 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.67/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 471 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,491 4,362 1,656
Feeder cattle 3,838 3,386 1,188
Slaughter cattle 558 857 330
Replacement cattle 95 119 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (1004), Madison (547), Okeechobee (1868) and Sumter County (1072). No trends available due to the markets being closed last week for the holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 187 3 225.00–230.00 $228.39 $427 —
245 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 -8.03
265–295 285 3 175.00–185.00 $178.44 $509 -21.56
300–340 323 24 164.00–186.00 $174.22 $563 -9.28
350–390 371 33 162.00–175.00 $166.57 $618 -2.36
400–445 427 33 150.00–170.00 $155.54 $664 -2.94
450–495 471 73 138.00–155.00 $144.67 $681 -1.73
500–545 522 68 132.50–147.50 $137.92 $720 -1.98
550–595 571 60 124.00–140.00 $132.00 $754 +5.48
600–640 620 13 124.00–133.00 $128.60 $797 +7.59
680–685 683 6 112.00–119.00 $114.32 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 180.00–187.00 $183.31 $427 -2.86
250–290 263 11 162.00–175.00 $170.29 $448 -10.55
305–345 326 17 152.00–177.00 $166.00 $541 -4.89
350–390 376 21 154.00–162.50 $156.36 $588 -1.36
405–440 423 35 142.00–155.00 $147.25 $623 +2.28
450–495 473 37 128.00–147.50 $137.42 $650 +0.22
500–545 518 19 122.00–133.00 $129.09 $669 -1.35
550–580 567 13 110.00–127.50 $120.01 $680 -1.20
600–630 617 3 117.00–122.00 $119.29 $736 +5.30
690–695 693 3 107.00–109.00 $108.34 $751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 +3.00
310–325 318 4 160.00–167.00 $163.42 $520 +2.43
355–395 374 15 140.00–150.00 $146.47 $548 -0.90
400–445 424 8 130.00–140.00 $135.95 $576 -4.42
450–495 476 7 118.00–137.00 $126.17 $601 +5.17
500–535 515 5 110.00–123.00 $118.09 $608 +5.13
600–640 615 4 104.00–112.00 $109.16 $671 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 2 175.00–190.00 $181.88 $327 -19.00
250–290 268 8 150.00–170.00 $164.82 $442 +7.92
300–345 329 17 142.00–160.00 $155.10 $510 +1.94
350–395 379 36 134.00–155.00 $142.37 $540 -1.44
400–445 425 77 129.00–142.50 $134.94 $573 +1.34
450–495 477 87 124.00–138.00 $130.99 $625 +4.88
500–545 525 52 114.00–124.00 $117.69 $618 -2.02
550–595 572 54 104.00–120.00 $110.83 $634 -5.81
600–640 615 4 103.00–112.00 $108.67 $668 -6.96
660–665 662 12 100.00–110.00 $105.81 $700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 7 150.00–160.00 $154.12 $359 -1.56
260–295 276 14 135.00–144.00 $138.50 $382 -7.35
305–345 324 23 132.00–150.00 $141.62 $459 -0.64
350–395 368 45 124.00–142.50 $133.65 $492 -1.45
405–445 426 29 120.00–135.00 $127.87 $545 +3.53
450–495 471 37 115.00–127.00 $121.27 $571 +1.79
500–535 517 51 107.00–116.00 $110.87 $573 -0.21
560–590 580 17 95.00–109.00 $104.36 $605 -2.60
600–645 623 6 90.00–101.00 $97.43 $607 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 +3.34
260–295 283 10 120.00–132.00 $124.51 $352 -6.37
305–345 325 16 122.00–138.00 $128.65 $418 -3.59
355–390 375 11 116.00–127.00 $120.55 $452 -2.85
410–440 425 4 111.00–126.00 $118.27 $503 +10.70
450–495 471 10 108.00–117.00 $112.16 $528 +3.81
515–540 526 8 96.00–108.00 $101.66 $535 +10.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 215.00 $215.00 $355 —
200–240 217 5 194.00–210.00 $203.41 $441 -1.32
250–295 276 13 175.00–190.00 $182.57 $504 -5.31
310–345 327 22 160.00–182.00 $169.20 $553 -2.45
360–395 374 29 158.00–170.00 $163.70 $612 -5.31
405–445 428 23 147.00–159.00 $151.98 $650 +0.42
450–495 478 22 138.00–152.50 $142.46 $681 -0.95
500–540 533 15 126.00–140.00 $132.14 $704 -0.37
550–570 563 8 118.00–133.00 $123.83 $697 -4.04
600–630 615 4 110.00–116.00 $112.95 $695 -7.05
660–665 662 5 113.00–115.00 $114.20 $756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 180.00–190.00 $184.67 $425 +1.20
260–295 273 7 160.00–172.00 $167.17 $456 -12.92
310–340 327 7 160.00–174.00 $169.40 $554 +9.57
360–395 375 6 152.00–160.00 $155.07 $582 +4.08
410–445 430 8 140.00–148.00 $143.69 $618 +2.21
460–495 477 10 128.00–136.00 $130.86 $624 -4.54
510–535 522 3 123.00–128.00 $125.63 $656 -0.86
560–570 564 5 110.00–115.00 $112.98 $637 -2.54
620 620 1 102.00 $102.00 $632 -13.62
660–685 673 2 104.00–109.00 $106.55 $717 +10.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 -5.00
325–335 332 3 145.00–156.00 $150.34 $499 -0.93
370–385 378 3 145.00–148.00 $146.31 $553 -0.28
410–445 426 5 130.00–138.00 $134.31 $572 +6.17
480 480 2 122.00 $122.00 $586 +1.01
505–530 513 5 108.00–118.00 $112.02 $575 -5.89
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 +6.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1440 1045 80-85% 24 40.00–53.00 $49.08 $513 —
975–1520 1192 80-85% 64 48.00–58.00 $54.88 $654 —
1045–1395 1239 80-85% 16 58.00–63.00 $60.77 $753 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1005 938 85-90% 17 25.00–45.00 $37.55 $352 —
875–1095 1009 85-90% 13 40.00–44.00 $41.52 $419 -4.88
845–1385 1078 85-90% 20 35.00–49.00 $44.43 $479 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1245 1178 75-80% 2 44.00–48.00 $46.11 $543 —
1100–1385 1243 75-80% 2 67.00 $67.00 $833 —
1140–1650 1312 75-80% 7 51.00–62.00 $55.76 $732 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1760 1447 3 68.00–78.00 $73.81 $1,068 —
1455–2125 1731 19 76.00–86.00 $81.17 $1,405 —
1795–2190 2001 8 87.00–91.00 $88.46 $1,770 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1005 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 58.00–66.00 $61.83 $597

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1205 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–725.00 $682.87 —

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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.