Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

4,721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.75/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 421 lb · 49 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.45/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $468/hd at 373 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.68/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 433 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,721	2,279	1,508
Feeder cattle	3,991	1,968	1,156
Slaughter cattle	663	230	233
Replacement cattle	67	81	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1762), Columbia (503), Ocala (628) and Okeechobee (1828). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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
205	205	2	210.00	$210.00	$430	—
300–345	325	9	162.00–185.00	$172.36	$560	-6.28
350–395	375	19	156.00–170.00	$162.86	$611	-0.26
400–445	421	7	146.00–165.00	$154.27	$649	+0.19
450–490	470	22	130.00–150.00	$136.69	$642	-7.78
500–545	526	20	123.00–139.00	$128.99	$678	-7.09
550–595	568	16	120.00–137.00	$128.37	$729	-4.28
600–640	615	14	116.00–130.00	$123.43	$759	-3.66
650–665	657	5	115.00–127.00	$121.76	$800	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	—
315–345	326	7	152.00–172.00	$160.61	$524	-6.93
350–395	377	20	146.00–159.00	$150.78	$568	+3.02
405–445	423	13	135.00–150.00	$141.01	$596	-2.38
450–485	471	17	121.00–142.00	$130.14	$613	-6.42
500–540	520	11	114.00–130.00	$124.04	$645	-1.52
570–590	581	5	113.00–126.00	$121.42	$705	-0.06
600–640	614	5	105.00–113.00	$110.53	$679	—
690–695	693	2	102.00–108.00	$104.99	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	4	170.00–180.00	$175.93	$387	—
300–345	327	12	142.00–160.00	$147.95	$484	-10.44
360–385	366	6	138.00–157.00	$150.88	$552	+8.26
400–435	417	14	130.00–148.00	$138.02	$576	+4.94
450–485	468	4	112.00–130.00	$121.15	$567	—
500–540	519	4	108.00–121.00	$113.71	$590	-3.43
550–590	571	5	108.00–115.00	$111.65	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$274	—
235	235	2	120.00	$120.00	$282	—
250–295	276	27	110.00–130.00	$117.13	$323	-3.69
300–345	327	29	114.00–138.00	$122.44	$400	-12.06
350–395	373	42	118.00–139.00	$125.45	$468	-1.22
400–445	421	49	110.00–130.00	$118.75	$500	+4.25
450–495	470	23	106.00–120.00	$113.43	$533	+1.55
500–540	519	22	96.00–115.00	$104.87	$544	-1.48
550–590	574	7	102.00–108.00	$103.54	$594	+4.75
645	645	1	94.00	$94.00	$606	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	173	4	175.00–185.00	$179.86	$311	—
200–245	223	6	130.00–145.00	$136.79	$305	—
250–295	279	19	125.00–140.00	$130.42	$364	—
300–345	329	23	125.00–145.00	$131.31	$432	-7.23
350–395	385	25	128.00–145.00	$131.44	$506	+0.11
400–445	433	29	116.00–132.00	$122.68	$531	-4.52
450–485	473	17	115.00–127.00	$120.61	$570	-1.18
500–545	522	21	105.00–120.00	$111.93	$584	-4.51
550–595	570	18	108.00–116.00	$111.79	$637	+0.01
600–645	623	13	102.00–114.00	$106.68	$665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	213	9	110.00–115.00	$111.37	$237	—
310–345	324	27	108.00–137.00	$121.41	$393	-6.13
350–390	377	13	109.00–129.00	$116.22	$438	-6.76
405–440	418	12	103.00–122.00	$112.24	$469	+2.90
450–480	467	18	100.00–115.00	$105.02	$490	-1.95
515–545	532	6	85.00–108.00	$95.89	$510	—
580–585	581	4	88.00–98.00	$91.49	$532	—
610–640	626	6	85.00–92.00	$88.78	$556	—
690–695	694	4	80.00–88.00	$81.99	$569	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	190.00	$190.00	$342	—
220–245	233	6	147.50–180.00	$160.11	$373	—
260–295	278	18	125.00–176.00	$144.85	$403	-2.86
305–335	320	4	154.00–160.00	$156.86	$502	+14.99
360–395	373	23	140.00–157.00	$149.87	$559	+13.95
400–445	416	8	136.00–148.00	$141.62	$589	+3.34
450–490	470	17	120.00–138.00	$128.49	$604	—
520–540	531	15	106.00–128.00	$122.00	$648	—
560–585	571	5	109.00–112.00	$110.59	$631	-0.86
610–635	623	2	99.00–105.00	$101.94	$635	—
690–695	692	3	100.00–110.00	$103.35	$715	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	215.00	$215.00	$355	—
210–240	223	4	197.00–212.50	$205.09	$457	—
250–280	268	4	157.50–200.00	$170.05	$456	—
310–340	325	4	150.00–170.00	$157.91	$513	—
350–395	380	19	150.00–166.00	$159.02	$604	+17.08
400–440	427	9	138.00–156.00	$146.21	$624	—
460–480	472	27	132.00–142.00	$135.64	$640	+1.08
500–535	515	11	120.00–136.00	$126.48	$651	-3.95
550–585	562	11	114.00–126.00	$120.90	$679	+2.41
600–645	636	6	107.00–117.00	$108.91	$693	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	172.00	$172.00	$396	—
260–295	279	14	126.00–165.00	$144.25	$402	—
310–345	331	11	142.00–158.00	$148.12	$490	—
360–365	361	4	140.00–148.00	$142.02	$513	—
405–435	414	17	128.00–139.00	$131.57	$545	—
450–465	456	10	118.00–129.00	$120.81	$551	—
510–515	514	4	110.00–117.50	$111.86	$575	—
680–685	683	3	90.00–95.00	$91.66	$626	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1185	993	80-85%	23	38.00–48.00	$45.05	$447	—
940–1375	1150	80-85%	37	47.00–58.00	$51.43	$591	—
1060–1500	1305	80-85%	13	52.00–63.00	$56.88	$742	-6.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–940	763	85-90%	13	27.00–38.00	$30.49	$233	—
770–1185	923	85-90%	36	32.00–47.00	$39.37	$363	—
850–1250	1003	85-90%	20	37.00–41.00	$39.41	$395	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1320	1280	75-80%	3	51.00–53.00	$52.31	$670	—
1380	1380	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1410	1350	3	62.00–73.00	$66.13	$893	—
1330–1830	1576	17	73.00–86.00	$79.81	$1,258	—
1270–1885	1638	6	84.00–86.00	$84.90	$1,391	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1010	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	86.00–92.00	$88.91	$871

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–765	753	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–70.00	$67.05	$505

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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.