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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

2,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.99/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 419 lb · 28 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.47/cwt -8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $408/hd at 323 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $149.52/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,823 1,798 2,579
Feeder cattle 2,118 1,551 1,937
Slaughter cattle 578 247 337
Replacement cattle 127 — 305

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1111), Columbia (407), Ocala (472) and Okeechobee (833). No trends available due to markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 5 185.00–230.00 $211.74 $455 —
250–265 258 8 190.00–210.00 $197.72 $510 —
300–340 320 7 160.00–185.00 $171.79 $550 +18.27
350–395 364 20 134.00–167.00 $156.69 $570 -3.52
400–445 424 22 133.00–167.00 $149.52 $634 -1.71
450–495 470 21 133.00–152.00 $142.01 $667 -2.04
500–545 519 21 123.00–141.00 $133.66 $694 -5.99
550–595 569 12 123.00–137.00 $129.42 $736 -4.03
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 -1.72
690–695 693 2 112.00–118.00 $115.01 $797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 180.00–185.00 $182.45 $474 —
310–345 325 8 148.00–177.00 $164.41 $534 +18.24
350–390 366 18 129.00–159.00 $145.68 $533 -1.15
405–440 422 18 122.00–150.00 $139.95 $591 -4.51
450–475 463 6 137.00–144.00 $140.41 $650 +4.87
515–540 530 3 120.00–127.00 $122.94 $652 -0.87
550–565 561 4 120.00–125.00 $123.52 $693 -0.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 166.00 $166.00 $423 —
305–345 319 5 138.00–165.00 $155.34 $496 -4.24
350–380 363 11 136.00–155.00 $145.89 $530 +2.66
410–445 425 12 120.00–140.00 $130.17 $553 -2.30
450–480 464 4 120.00–130.00 $124.71 $579 -2.25
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -8.96
570–580 577 3 100.00–110.00 $106.71 $616 —
625 625 1 101.00 $101.00 $631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–175 168 4 185.00–195.00 $188.54 $317 —
200–235 218 4 170.00–180.00 $174.60 $381 —
250–295 269 10 150.00–165.00 $158.00 $425 —
300–345 328 18 120.00–138.00 $129.25 $424 —
350–390 369 16 129.00–141.00 $135.16 $499 -0.23
400–445 419 28 117.00–137.00 $128.99 $540 -1.57
450–490 475 17 116.00–130.00 $121.70 $578 -8.07
500–545 525 9 111.00–121.00 $118.19 $620 -4.31
550–570 566 7 110.00–116.00 $112.26 $635 -5.21
600–640 620 2 95.00–104.00 $99.35 $616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 170.00–175.00 $172.36 $302 —
220–245 236 4 150.00–158.00 $153.11 $361 —
250–290 272 8 137.00–160.00 $145.22 $395 +31.32
305–345 323 22 115.00–141.00 $126.47 $408 -8.11
350–395 372 21 110.00–139.00 $126.53 $471 +0.28
410–445 426 14 112.00–127.00 $121.73 $519 +0.32
450–490 467 11 106.00–119.00 $112.57 $526 -7.00
500–540 516 7 107.00–113.00 $109.73 $566 -2.71
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 150.00 $150.00 $285 —
215–245 233 9 136.00–165.00 $146.98 $342 —
250–295 272 20 120.00–134.00 $127.90 $348 —
300–335 319 14 110.00–138.00 $127.17 $406 -1.25
350–395 368 15 108.00–127.00 $119.50 $440 +1.02
400–420 410 3 110.00–119.00 $113.72 $466 +3.84
460–475 468 4 100.00–112.00 $105.69 $495 -2.87
520–530 525 2 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $551 —
560 560 1 94.00 $94.00 $526 —
690–695 693 3 80.00–85.00 $81.66 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–195 169 6 195.00–210.00 $203.03 $343 —
200–245 228 20 185.00–205.00 $195.55 $446 —
250–285 261 8 187.00–197.00 $193.33 $505 —
325–340 335 5 160.00–180.00 $166.30 $557 —
360–385 376 7 130.00–160.00 $145.63 $548 +3.18
420–445 436 4 140.00–146.00 $142.45 $621 +1.16
460–490 469 11 131.00–145.00 $138.13 $648 +6.15
510–545 526 12 120.00–138.00 $128.39 $675 +2.45
560–590 568 4 121.00–130.00 $123.34 $701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 168 5 185.00–190.00 $188.93 $317 —
215–245 227 5 170.00–180.00 $175.68 $399 +34.81
265–290 273 9 130.00–177.00 $156.82 $428 —
325–340 333 6 150.00–165.00 $156.94 $523 —
360–395 372 16 120.00–152.00 $134.72 $501 —
415–435 422 6 142.00–149.00 $146.59 $619 —
470–480 477 3 130.00–137.00 $132.30 $631 —
520–540 530 4 120.00–129.00 $122.96 $652 —
565–580 573 2 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $644 —
670–675 673 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $319 —
205–215 212 3 165.00–168.00 $165.97 $352 —
260–295 280 6 152.00–165.00 $157.54 $441 —
310–340 328 6 140.00–152.00 $146.73 $481 —
370–385 376 5 107.00–138.00 $116.25 $437 —
410–425 415 9 128.00–140.00 $133.05 $552 —
460–485 469 4 118.00–125.00 $119.75 $562 —
510–540 519 9 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $584 —
560–580 565 4 100.00–105.00 $103.72 $586 —
690–695 694 4 90.00–95.00 $91.24 $633 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1450 1134 80-85% 30 40.00–54.00 $51.99 $590 —
925–1430 1165 80-85% 56 50.00–60.00 $56.62 $660 -5.49
1050–1570 1292 80-85% 20 55.00–65.00 $61.40 $793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1120 931 85-90% 9 31.00–47.00 $40.93 $381 —
905–1340 1051 85-90% 19 36.00–54.00 $48.99 $515 —
850–1295 1070 85-90% 4 41.00–45.00 $43.19 $462 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $640 —
1140–1780 1363 75-80% 7 54.00–57.00 $56.16 $765 —
1205–1615 1402 75-80% 11 58.00–62.00 $59.68 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1880 1293 11 60.00–88.00 $75.29 $973 —
1230–2210 1539 24 71.00–85.00 $79.09 $1,217 —
1470–1895 1639 19 79.00–90.00 $84.13 $1,379 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1020 857 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 92.50–102.50 $97.65 $837
945–985 958 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 67.50–82.50 $77.36 $741
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1325 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 54.00–60.00 $57.56 $644

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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.