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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

5,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.89/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 474 lb · 47 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.99/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $487/hd at 375 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.39/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 515 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,263 1,899 1,876
Feeder cattle 4,529 1,520 1,519
Slaughter cattle 542 274 233
Replacement cattle 192 105 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (2171), Columbia (797), Ocala (578) and Okeechobee (1717). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
200–225 216 12 200.00–220.00 $213.47 $461 —
250–295 278 8 172.00–195.00 $185.29 $515 -7.07
300–345 322 16 162.00–182.00 $168.35 $542 -13.73
350–395 374 25 156.00–172.00 $161.81 $605 -2.57
400–445 424 17 148.00–160.00 $152.77 $648 -2.65
450–495 474 23 139.00–154.00 $145.37 $689 -3.80
500–545 521 26 130.00–149.00 $136.09 $709 -3.93
550–595 571 21 120.00–139.00 $131.14 $749 +6.13
600–645 626 17 124.00–134.00 $127.63 $799 -0.64
655–670 662 3 124.00–130.00 $127.64 $845 +3.66
700–725 713 2 116.00–121.00 $118.46 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 237 3 170.00–177.00 $172.27 $408 —
260–290 274 10 164.00–180.00 $171.98 $471 -6.70
305–345 325 12 150.00–175.00 $159.75 $519 -12.71
350–380 364 12 145.00–160.00 $153.27 $558 -1.16
400–440 425 14 139.00–148.00 $142.23 $604 -5.52
450–495 476 20 129.00–152.00 $136.61 $650 -2.61
500–540 513 29 122.00–137.00 $128.24 $658 -4.77
550–585 567 13 115.00–128.00 $123.67 $701 +2.01
605–645 623 16 114.00–123.00 $119.79 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $411 —
310–345 325 11 142.00–165.00 $153.43 $499 -6.48
370–390 378 14 140.00–157.00 $147.32 $557 +3.70
410–445 432 11 128.00–146.00 $135.03 $583 -2.53
450–490 470 10 120.00–136.00 $127.24 $598 -6.39
500–535 516 6 112.00–122.00 $117.25 $605 -5.61
565–580 573 2 113.00–116.00 $114.48 $656 +2.27
615–645 630 2 104.00–111.00 $107.42 $677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 217 6 150.00–162.00 $158.75 $344 —
250–295 275 12 140.00–154.00 $144.57 $398 —
310–345 332 17 137.00–147.00 $141.51 $470 -3.44
360–395 375 38 122.00–140.00 $129.99 $487 -3.32
400–445 425 35 119.00–130.00 $123.14 $523 -1.96
450–495 474 47 114.00–126.00 $117.89 $559 -0.14
500–545 515 36 105.00–122.00 $113.39 $584 +2.36
550–595 571 11 100.00–110.00 $104.30 $596 -0.77
620–640 630 2 95.00–100.00 $97.46 $614 +5.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 209 5 174.00–195.00 $182.64 $382 —
255–280 269 6 150.00–156.00 $152.88 $411 —
300–345 329 11 148.00–158.00 $151.87 $500 —
350–395 376 24 132.00–146.00 $139.31 $524 -1.39
400–445 429 22 127.00–141.00 $132.93 $570 +0.36
450–495 471 31 122.00–134.00 $128.64 $606 +0.84
500–545 527 35 115.00–126.00 $119.27 $629 +1.33
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 +23.03
550–595 575 33 110.00–128.00 $116.97 $673 +3.00
600–640 616 17 102.00–120.00 $112.85 $695 —
680–685 684 4 101.00–108.00 $102.74 $703 -7.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 233 6 135.00–146.00 $139.68 $325 —
255–295 279 14 125.00–150.00 $135.45 $378 -17.11
305–345 329 24 128.00–140.00 $131.40 $432 +0.37
350–395 375 22 112.00–127.00 $118.55 $445 -6.96
400–440 415 10 110.00–118.00 $114.44 $475 -0.78
450–490 467 9 105.00–113.00 $110.66 $517 +2.64
515–540 526 6 100.00–104.00 $102.00 $537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 222 9 165.00–182.00 $174.57 $388 —
255–290 273 19 150.00–172.00 $159.38 $435 —
310–345 334 15 145.00–168.00 $157.68 $527 -5.00
360–380 368 14 135.00–157.00 $149.43 $550 +1.56
410–445 427 9 132.00–149.00 $140.26 $599 -2.57
450–495 473 14 124.00–150.00 $132.84 $628 +2.31
510–545 528 13 118.00–125.00 $121.84 $643 —
555–590 573 11 110.00–125.00 $115.20 $660 +4.18
620–645 632 3 104.00–110.00 $107.29 $678 +3.55
650–655 653 4 104.00–108.00 $106.01 $692 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 217 3 195.00–200.00 $197.38 $428 +6.08
250–295 271 14 162.50–187.00 $175.52 $476 -6.41
300–335 325 7 164.00–172.00 $166.47 $541 —
365–395 380 9 146.00–162.00 $155.64 $591 —
400–445 424 12 145.00–159.00 $151.89 $644 +1.87
450–490 472 9 135.00–149.00 $141.36 $667 +1.84
505–545 524 15 128.00–140.00 $130.91 $686 +0.46
550–595 569 9 119.00–129.00 $123.39 $702 +8.40
650–655 651 4 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 210 5 166.00–180.00 $175.18 $368 —
260–270 264 6 152.00–169.00 $162.71 $430 —
310–340 326 17 135.00–159.00 $145.34 $474 -11.29
360–380 370 11 130.00–149.00 $138.11 $511 -1.41
410–425 418 10 128.00–137.00 $131.79 $551 -1.78
465 465 2 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $574 +4.15
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 +0.04
555–560 558 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $572 -1.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1480 1045 80-85% 26 40.00–45.00 $43.44 $454 —
930–1590 1165 80-85% 83 46.00–56.00 $49.47 $576 +2.69
1025–1400 1269 80-85% 32 51.00–60.50 $53.88 $684 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1095 990 85-90% 10 28.00–42.00 $36.90 $365 —
785–1215 1059 85-90% 23 32.00–52.00 $44.21 $468 —
880–1265 1066 85-90% 5 36.00–40.00 $37.92 $404 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1295 1235 75-80% 3 52.00 $52.00 $642 —
1160–1440 1292 75-80% 6 53.00–57.00 $54.82 $708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1555 1391 8 73.00–80.00 $76.55 $1,065 —
1325–2115 1686 16 78.00–85.00 $80.29 $1,354 —
1380–1950 1758 3 84.00–87.00 $85.85 $1,509 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1090 1027 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 96.00–112.00 $103.93 $1,067
1090–1240 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 80.00–90.00 $84.68 $987
1085–1275 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 58.00–70.00 $63.52 $750
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1025 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 55.00–60.00 $57.33 $550

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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.