Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

4,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.56/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $490/hd at 367 lb · 62 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.98/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 422 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 425 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,399	4,721	1,508
Feeder cattle	3,667	3,991	1,156
Slaughter cattle	609	663	233
Replacement cattle	123	67	119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (893), Madison (385), Okeechobee (1828) and Sumter County (1293). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	268	8	174.00–185.00	$177.20	$475	—
300–305	301	6	158.00–159.00	$158.83	$478	-13.53
350–395	377	19	146.00–168.00	$156.77	$591	-6.09
400–440	426	30	138.00–160.00	$145.28	$619	-8.99
450–485	464	25	125.00–152.50	$140.01	$650	+3.32
500–540	529	27	119.00–140.00	$130.91	$693	+1.92
550–580	569	17	119.00–134.00	$125.62	$715	-2.75
600–640	629	14	108.00–132.00	$120.50	$758	-2.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	289	4	148.00–170.00	$159.36	$461	-15.64
305–340	312	21	140.00–172.00	$147.94	$462	-12.67
350–380	372	23	139.00–158.00	$147.91	$550	-2.87
400–440	419	6	128.00–147.00	$136.01	$570	-5.00
450–495	473	23	112.00–136.00	$124.38	$588	-5.76
500–535	525	7	110.00–128.00	$115.61	$607	-8.43
560–595	579	9	105.00–122.00	$111.03	$643	-10.39
600–635	617	5	98.00–105.00	$102.15	$630	-8.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	279	8	134.00–144.00	$139.64	$390	—
300–340	323	16	130.00–160.00	$138.22	$446	-9.73
350–395	370	23	126.00–148.00	$134.06	$496	-16.82
405–440	423	32	121.00–138.00	$125.70	$532	-12.32
450–485	466	8	104.00–127.00	$111.87	$521	-9.28
525–540	533	2	99.00–103.00	$100.97	$538	-12.74
555	555	1	104.00	$104.00	$577	-7.65
690–695	692	5	91.00–95.00	$93.39	$646	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	174	5	185.00–200.00	$193.71	$337	+13.85
215	215	13	160.00	$160.00	$344	+23.21
250–290	273	6	116.00–130.00	$122.72	$335	-7.70
300–345	324	38	124.00–145.00	$130.78	$424	-0.53
350–395	367	62	126.00–145.00	$133.56	$490	+2.12
400–445	425	45	120.00–135.00	$128.00	$544	+5.32
450–495	471	36	116.00–128.00	$120.97	$570	+0.36
500–540	520	32	110.00–124.00	$114.70	$596	+2.77
550–595	574	19	104.00–117.00	$109.32	$627	-2.47
600–640	617	6	105.00–109.00	$106.02	$654	-0.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	179	8	170.00–180.00	$174.74	$313	+8.74
260–295	279	9	100.00–112.00	$105.66	$295	-11.47
305–340	324	27	116.00–137.00	$121.03	$392	-1.41
360–390	375	27	118.00–135.00	$125.19	$469	-0.26
400–440	422	54	112.00–126.00	$118.98	$502	+0.23
450–485	470	26	108.00–120.00	$113.42	$533	-0.01
500–545	525	19	98.00–114.00	$104.17	$547	-0.70
565–595	576	14	94.00–109.00	$103.25	$595	-0.29
615–645	636	6	88.00–94.00	$91.99	$585	-2.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	—
210–240	217	14	110.00–124.00	$116.78	$253	+5.41
255–280	259	7	92.00–99.00	$97.78	$253	—
305–340	330	28	106.00–136.00	$125.54	$414	+4.13
350–395	374	35	106.00–128.00	$114.91	$430	-1.31
405–440	423	32	104.00–120.00	$109.61	$464	-2.63
450–495	471	29	96.00–116.00	$105.74	$498	+0.72
520–540	532	10	92.00–108.00	$101.05	$538	+5.16
565–595	578	4	87.00–93.00	$89.47	$517	-2.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	174	4	215.00–230.00	$222.23	$387	+7.23
200–215	208	2	215.00–220.00	$217.41	$452	+12.32
250	250	1	178.00	$178.00	$445	+7.95
310–340	321	11	155.00–165.00	$156.93	$504	-0.98
350–385	372	19	150.00–162.50	$154.33	$574	-4.69
400–425	409	16	140.00–147.00	$145.14	$594	-1.07
450–495	477	13	116.00–138.00	$126.18	$602	-9.46
500–530	519	11	116.00–126.00	$120.15	$624	-6.33
550–590	570	7	110.00–118.00	$111.69	$637	-9.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	3	190.00–195.00	$191.54	$341	—
215–245	235	6	175.00–185.00	$178.81	$420	+6.81
320–340	323	10	130.00–154.00	$148.23	$479	+0.11
360–375	370	6	130.00–138.00	$135.41	$501	-6.61
410–445	423	18	120.00–130.00	$123.29	$522	-8.28
460–485	468	10	99.00–116.00	$110.23	$516	-10.58
500–530	522	13	100.00–108.00	$106.12	$554	-5.74
550–590	572	7	88.00–104.00	$97.68	$559	—
610	610	2	86.00	$86.00	$525	—
650–655	653	2	90.00–96.00	$92.99	$607	+1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	177	6	200.00–210.00	$205.54	$364	+15.54
300–340	323	4	140.00–148.00	$143.61	$464	-13.25
370–380	377	6	142.00–148.00	$143.96	$543	-5.91
410–445	424	14	127.00–150.00	$139.82	$593	-1.80
470–490	477	10	107.00–126.00	$119.08	$568	-9.41
510–540	529	6	104.00–116.00	$108.09	$572	-13.91
550–595	573	5	98.00–107.00	$102.71	$589	-7.88
640–645	643	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$569	-13.44
650–655	654	4	100.00–102.00	$100.50	$657	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1425	1070	80-85%	22	40.00–48.00	$45.82	$490	—
965–1660	1259	80-85%	65	47.00–53.00	$50.87	$640	—
1050–1670	1299	80-85%	33	54.00–58.00	$55.23	$717	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–955	771	85-90%	11	28.00–31.00	$29.31	$226	-1.18
845–1250	1000	85-90%	17	37.00–41.00	$39.59	$396	+0.18
765–1450	1031	85-90%	32	32.00–50.00	$40.65	$419	+1.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$734	—
1160–1590	1355	75-80%	5	47.00–55.00	$50.57	$685	-9.43
1650–1745	1698	75-80%	2	49.00–53.00	$51.06	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1645	1473	2	88.00–92.00	$89.77	$1,322	—
1060–1755	1513	16	60.00–81.00	$75.49	$1,142	—
1220–1860	1529	16	72.00–87.00	$81.63	$1,248	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–790	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–84.00	$81.22	$597
895–910	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	86.00–96.00	$91.04	$822
1115–1310	1213	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	49.00–59.00	$54.40	$660

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1075	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–68.00	$66.83	$611

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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
975–1145	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–775.00	$734.49	—

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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.