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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.77/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 462 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.25/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $471/hd at 373 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.56/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,798 4,399 1,389
Feeder cattle 1,551 3,667 1,156
Slaughter cattle 247 609 233
Replacement cattle — 123 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1353) and Ellisville (445). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 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
310–320 315 2 152.00–155.00 $153.52 $484 -5.31
355–380 366 11 150.00–170.00 $160.21 $586 +3.44
405–440 419 8 141.00–165.00 $151.23 $634 +5.95
450–480 466 9 135.00–155.00 $144.05 $671 +4.04
505–540 523 4 135.00–144.00 $139.65 $730 +8.74
560–575 568 2 130.00–137.00 $133.45 $758 +7.83
605–640 631 4 127.00–130.00 $127.72 $806 +7.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 333 4 145.00–150.00 $146.17 $487 -1.77
355–385 369 8 137.00–157.00 $146.83 $542 -1.08
405–435 418 7 140.00–150.00 $144.46 $604 +8.45
455–485 473 10 129.00–140.00 $135.54 $641 +11.16
525–540 534 4 110.00–130.00 $123.81 $661 +8.20
550–580 565 2 120.00–127.00 $123.59 $698 +12.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 157.00–162.00 $159.58 $503 +21.36
350–385 362 3 140.00–145.00 $143.23 $518 +9.17
425–435 430 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $570 +6.77
465–480 474 5 125.00–130.00 $126.96 $602 +15.09
515–525 520 6 115.00–123.00 $118.96 $619 +17.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 6 130.00–141.00 $135.39 $498 +1.83
400–440 415 11 127.00–135.00 $130.56 $542 +2.56
455–480 462 16 125.00–139.00 $129.77 $600 +8.80
500–540 523 7 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $641 +7.80
550–565 558 4 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $655 +8.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 6 110.00–116.00 $113.90 $304 +8.24
305–325 315 4 132.00–137.00 $134.58 $424 +13.55
350–395 373 12 118.00–135.00 $126.25 $471 +1.06
400–435 415 7 117.00–125.00 $121.41 $504 +2.43
455–480 468 4 117.00–122.00 $119.57 $560 +6.15
505–530 518 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $582 +8.27
565–580 573 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $616 +4.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 125.00–130.00 $128.42 $414 +2.88
365–375 370 4 117.00–120.00 $118.48 $438 +3.57
410–430 420 2 105.00–115.00 $109.88 $461 +0.27
460–475 468 2 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $508 +2.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 4 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $531 -11.88
420–440 433 3 140.00–144.00 $141.29 $612 -3.85
460–480 470 2 131.00–133.00 $131.98 $620 +5.80
510–540 525 4 124.00–128.00 $125.94 $661 +5.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 6 138.00–144.00 $140.87 $324 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1250 1185 80-85% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.11 $736 —
1100–1535 1224 80-85% 18 45.00–58.00 $50.74 $621 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1235 1193 85-90% 3 47.00–53.00 $48.86 $583 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1765 1335 8 68.00–77.00 $73.16 $977 —
1275–1970 1739 16 75.00–85.00 $78.65 $1,368 —

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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.