Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

4,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.56/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $457/hd at 376 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.48/cwt -12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 478 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.37/cwt -8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 425 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,593	5,263	1,876
Feeder cattle	3,781	4,529	1,519
Slaughter cattle	647	542	233
Replacement cattle	165	192	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (951), Madison (682), Okeechobee (1747) and Sumter County (1213). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle under 300 pounds 10.00 to 20.00 lower, over 300 pounds unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	227	5	150.00–160.00	$155.77	$354	-57.70
250–295	270	11	157.00–195.00	$171.99	$464	-13.30
300–345	324	11	152.00–185.00	$166.69	$540	-1.66
350–395	366	17	132.00–175.00	$155.02	$567	-6.79
400–445	429	20	124.00–165.00	$141.56	$607	-11.21
455–490	471	30	118.00–154.00	$138.84	$654	-6.53
500–540	530	26	120.00–148.00	$135.28	$717	-0.81
550–590	569	21	120.00–140.00	$128.57	$732	-2.57
600–640	614	9	118.00–126.00	$123.10	$756	-4.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	226	4	135.00–145.00	$140.28	$317	-31.99
255–285	274	5	147.00–155.00	$149.82	$411	-22.16
305–340	325	13	146.00–167.00	$155.79	$506	-3.96
350–385	371	18	124.00–162.00	$145.38	$539	-7.89
400–445	423	32	114.00–156.00	$137.22	$580	-5.01
450–495	474	44	105.00–140.00	$113.66	$539	-22.95
500–545	525	17	104.00–142.00	$117.88	$619	-10.36
550–595	571	8	110.00–123.00	$116.37	$664	-7.30
615–620	618	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$664	-12.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	220	4	125.00–132.00	$127.85	$281	—
255–290	273	2	130.00–140.00	$134.68	$368	-13.27
310–340	324	29	134.00–168.00	$142.36	$461	-11.07
355–395	373	9	112.00–147.00	$128.21	$478	-19.11
400–435	420	21	107.00–137.00	$114.89	$483	-20.14
450–475	458	19	100.00–125.00	$106.10	$486	-21.14
500–520	510	8	100.00–117.00	$107.52	$548	-9.73
575	575	1	104.00	$104.00	$598	-10.48
610	610	1	99.00	$99.00	$604	-8.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	225	3	135.00–147.00	$139.60	$314	-43.04
250–290	266	9	130.00–162.00	$145.41	$387	-7.47
300–345	324	17	120.00–155.00	$135.76	$440	-16.11
350–395	376	28	118.00–146.00	$136.14	$512	-3.17
400–445	425	48	110.00–140.00	$124.37	$529	-8.56
450–495	478	52	104.00–138.00	$116.48	$557	-12.16
500–540	524	28	103.00–128.00	$114.63	$601	-4.64
550–590	571	19	98.00–117.00	$108.31	$618	-8.66
600–635	611	9	96.00–104.00	$101.84	$622	-11.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	235	4	118.00–128.00	$121.31	$285	-37.44
265–280	269	5	118.00–122.00	$120.57	$324	-24.00
300–345	327	30	110.00–146.00	$126.32	$413	-15.19
350–395	376	55	108.00–136.00	$121.56	$457	-8.43
400–445	424	37	100.00–131.00	$116.68	$495	-6.46
450–485	467	31	100.00–131.00	$115.81	$541	-2.08
500–540	518	20	93.00–120.00	$105.37	$546	-8.02
580–590	585	5	88.00–100.00	$96.79	$566	-7.51
615	615	1	91.00	$91.00	$560	-6.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	217	5	110.00–115.00	$110.94	$241	-28.74
255–285	260	10	100.00–110.00	$104.67	$272	-30.78
300–345	326	24	100.00–138.00	$124.99	$407	-6.41
355–390	373	19	99.00–130.00	$109.10	$407	-9.45
400–430	422	10	94.00–122.00	$110.26	$465	-4.18
470–490	479	12	85.00–114.00	$105.12	$504	-5.54
505–515	513	4	89.00–94.00	$91.76	$471	-10.24
590	590	1	78.00	$78.00	$460	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	206	4	147.00–188.00	$173.84	$358	-0.73
255–280	271	16	150.00–157.50	$153.58	$416	-5.80
335–345	342	9	144.00–168.00	$160.95	$550	+3.27
350–385	371	28	124.00–160.00	$140.10	$520	-9.33
410–445	424	23	114.00–152.00	$131.22	$556	-9.04
450–490	473	27	106.00–140.00	$117.36	$555	-15.48
510–545	523	14	104.00–112.00	$108.99	$570	-12.85
570–590	585	5	94.00–113.00	$106.17	$621	-9.03
610	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	-12.29
690–695	693	2	96.00–102.00	$99.01	$686	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	5	150.00–164.00	$157.89	$346	-39.49
260–290	280	5	160.00–190.00	$169.81	$475	-5.71
300–330	316	8	157.00–172.00	$164.12	$519	-2.35
355–385	368	15	135.00–167.50	$151.87	$559	-3.77
405–445	427	15	124.00–162.00	$139.50	$596	-12.39
450–490	471	15	117.00–148.00	$132.16	$622	-9.20
505–540	522	13	115.00–145.00	$125.95	$657	-4.96
550–595	574	4	104.00–122.00	$114.53	$657	-8.86
600–635	621	11	101.00–112.00	$107.34	$667	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	225	5	120.00–178.00	$153.28	$345	-21.90
265–285	273	6	130.00–168.00	$152.82	$417	-9.89
310–340	326	11	136.00–156.00	$146.70	$478	+1.36
370–380	374	10	116.00–136.00	$129.19	$483	-8.92
400–445	425	28	104.00–128.00	$116.81	$496	-14.98
470–480	475	2	114.00–118.00	$115.98	$551	-7.52
520–535	526	6	98.00–112.00	$103.84	$546	-6.16
550	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	-12.49
690–695	693	3	90.00–94.00	$92.67	$642	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1520	1059	80-85%	23	40.00–48.00	$45.70	$484	—
925–1560	1217	80-85%	109	44.00–57.00	$51.17	$623	—
1055–1450	1311	80-85%	54	54.00–63.00	$55.43	$727	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1195	974	85-90%	22	30.00–42.00	$37.37	$364	+0.47
850–1265	1024	85-90%	5	40.00–44.00	$41.72	$427	—
785–1195	1062	85-90%	30	35.00–52.00	$44.33	$471	+0.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1710	1342	75-80%	20	50.00–56.00	$52.44	$704	—
1180–1535	1352	75-80%	14	54.00–58.00	$55.51	$750	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1760	1627	13	70.00–82.00	$78.60	$1,279	—
1490–1875	1707	9	78.00–86.00	$83.25	$1,421	—
1555–2050	1873	4	89.00–92.00	$90.36	$1,692	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–940	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	71.00–78.00	$74.24	$650
935–1010	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–88.00	$83.85	$816
960–1190	1091	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	62.00–66.00	$64.72	$706

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080–1185	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	62.00–69.00	$65.34	$740

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1220	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–675.00	$653.05	—

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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.