Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.10/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 414 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.31/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 369 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.51/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $461/hd at 367 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,899	4,491	1,656
Feeder cattle	1,520	3,838	1,188
Slaughter cattle	274	558	330
Replacement cattle	105	95	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1301) and Ellisville (598). 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	263	8	185.00–200.00	$192.36	$506	+13.92
310–330	318	5	180.00–185.00	$182.08	$579	+7.86
350–360	356	9	160.00–170.00	$164.38	$585	-2.19
405–440	423	12	150.00–162.00	$155.42	$657	-0.12
450–475	462	12	142.00–155.00	$149.17	$689	+4.50
510–525	519	14	129.00–147.00	$140.02	$727	+2.10
580–595	588	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$735	-6.99
600–610	608	4	123.00–130.00	$128.27	$780	-0.33
660–675	668	2	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$828	+9.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	267	3	178.00–180.00	$178.68	$477	+8.39
315–325	320	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$552	+6.46
355–380	371	5	150.00–158.00	$154.43	$573	-1.93
425–435	429	9	145.00–150.00	$147.75	$634	+0.50
450–490	471	12	131.00–142.00	$139.22	$656	+1.80
500–530	517	9	130.00–137.00	$133.01	$688	+3.92
560–590	575	8	110.00–130.00	$121.66	$700	+1.65
690–695	693	2	99.00–105.00	$101.99	$707	-6.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	313	13	154.00–165.00	$159.91	$501	-3.51
355–380	368	6	140.00–147.00	$143.62	$529	-2.85
405–430	419	8	135.00–142.00	$137.56	$576	+1.61
450–485	468	8	130.00–137.00	$133.63	$625	+7.46
520–540	528	5	120.00–127.00	$122.86	$649	+4.77
560–590	571	9	101.00–120.00	$112.21	$641	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	6	137.00–148.00	$144.95	$468	+3.33
350–375	369	15	130.00–138.00	$133.31	$492	-0.34
405–425	414	20	120.00–128.00	$125.10	$518	-2.77
470–485	474	11	115.00–122.00	$118.03	$559	-3.24
500–530	517	10	105.00–114.00	$111.03	$574	+0.16
550–595	573	11	102.00–112.00	$105.07	$602	+0.71
640–645	643	2	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$588	-5.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	149.00–156.00	$152.56	$412	+28.05
300–330	322	10	127.00–138.00	$131.03	$422	+2.38
350–380	367	15	120.00–129.00	$125.51	$461	+4.96
405–440	431	12	110.00–118.00	$115.22	$497	-3.05
450–475	465	5	105.00–111.00	$108.02	$502	-4.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	374	10	137.00–149.00	$140.70	$526	-1.67
400–425	413	14	127.00–139.00	$132.57	$548	-2.37
455–490	465	8	124.00–134.00	$127.80	$594	-3.19
500–525	515	5	116.00–121.00	$117.94	$607	+0.25
550–575	564	4	109.00–118.00	$113.97	$643	+3.14
660–675	668	2	108.00–112.00	$109.98	$735	+4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	160.00–164.00	$162.68	$509	-6.72
360–375	368	9	147.00–149.00	$147.87	$544	-7.20
405–420	417	5	138.00–144.00	$142.83	$596	-0.86
460–470	465	2	128.00–133.00	$130.53	$607	-0.33
560–575	571	4	108.00–112.00	$111.02	$634	-1.96
630–635	631	4	100.00–105.00	$103.74	$655	+1.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	327	6	150.00–158.00	$156.63	$512	+6.29
370–380	375	4	138.00–141.00	$139.52	$523	-6.79
415–425	419	5	130.00–136.00	$133.57	$560	-0.74
470–485	480	3	118.00–120.00	$119.35	$573	-2.65
510–525	515	3	106.00–112.00	$109.96	$566	-2.06
560–570	563	3	103.00–105.00	$104.33	$587	-5.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	237	3	190.00–194.00	$191.30	$453	-12.11
260–275	270	3	180.00–186.00	$181.93	$491	-0.64
420–430	425	2	148.00–152.00	$150.02	$638	-1.96
460–470	466	8	137.00–141.00	$139.52	$650	-2.94
515–530	523	2	127.00–134.00	$130.45	$682	-1.69
580–590	583	3	113.00–116.00	$114.99	$670	-8.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1480	1183	80-85%	6	44.00–49.00	$46.78	$553	-8.10
975–1440	1205	80-85%	14	50.00–63.00	$56.41	$680	-4.36
1115–1515	1205	80-85%	14	64.00–68.00	$65.06	$784	+4.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1375	1233	85-90%	4	51.00–56.00	$53.97	$665	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1350	1316	5	72.00–77.00	$75.08	$988	—
1520–1770	1720	10	77.00–85.00	$82.22	$1,414	+1.05
1950–1985	1956	6	89.00–93.00	$89.68	$1,754	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–760	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–88.00	$82.83	$609
960–1205	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–72.00	$67.55	$732

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–990	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–850.00	$837.08	—

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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.