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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

1,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.85/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 372 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.72/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 478 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $142.92/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,289 2,406 1,330
Feeder cattle 931 1,800 999
Slaughter cattle 249 490 209
Replacement cattle 109 116 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (985) and Ellisville (304). No trends available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 4 195.00–210.00 $202.75 $452 -2.62
265–290 280 3 195.00–205.00 $199.85 $560 +4.10
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 -0.50
350–395 365 10 150.00–160.00 $156.80 $572 +3.27
400–440 420 13 142.00–155.00 $149.98 $630 +2.43
450–495 472 21 137.00–148.00 $142.92 $675 +1.27
500–545 515 16 130.00–142.00 $137.61 $709 +3.13
550–595 575 6 125.00–135.00 $129.56 $745 +0.58
600–640 628 9 120.00–129.00 $122.68 $770 +8.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 3 182.00–192.00 $187.83 $507 +9.08
315–345 329 13 140.00–167.00 $156.95 $516 -6.79
375–395 385 4 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $548 -6.33
415–440 424 4 137.00–142.00 $140.20 $594 +1.64
505–545 530 3 120.00–129.00 $123.20 $653 +0.52
570–575 573 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $689 —
605 605 1 118.00 $118.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 280 3 165.00–175.00 $169.85 $476 -0.15
365 365 1 137.00 $137.00 $500 -3.90
445 445 2 125.00 $125.00 $556 -5.14
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -4.54
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–180 176 5 210.00–225.00 $212.73 $374 +15.30
200–245 228 6 165.00–210.00 $180.75 $412 +22.90
250–280 269 4 157.00–165.00 $159.60 $429 +25.02
300–345 326 10 135.00–145.00 $139.48 $455 +0.69
350–390 372 22 130.00–140.00 $134.85 $502 -2.28
400–445 423 16 125.00–135.00 $129.86 $549 -3.54
450–495 478 21 120.00–130.00 $123.72 $591 -1.13
500–545 524 7 117.00–127.00 $121.86 $639 +3.43
550–595 575 5 112.00–122.00 $116.71 $671 +2.23
600–635 623 3 110.00–117.00 $112.25 $699 -1.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 195.00 $195.00 $322 —
215–240 226 9 130.00–165.00 $152.62 $345 +18.56
260–290 282 6 137.00–147.00 $140.38 $396 +9.40
310–325 319 4 130.00–133.00 $131.22 $419 -2.23
355–395 371 11 120.00–129.00 $124.75 $463 -6.91
405–445 423 5 115.00–124.00 $120.11 $508 -4.28
460–475 468 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $545 -0.37
525–535 532 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $589 +0.66
560–575 568 2 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $616 +1.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 180 2 180.00–190.00 $184.72 $332 —
215–235 228 3 145.00–150.00 $146.57 $334 +15.71
260–295 272 6 120.00–132.00 $127.99 $348 -9.21
335–345 340 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $396 -9.58
375–395 385 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $433 -7.17
435 435 1 107.00 $107.00 $465 -7.19
465–485 475 3 102.00–107.00 $104.63 $497 -3.20
525–530 528 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $533 -0.25
625 625 1 92.00 $92.00 $575 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–185 170 4 230.00–245.00 $237.10 $403 —
200–245 215 3 215.00–230.00 $224.30 $482 +24.45
250–295 276 7 195.00–210.00 $201.34 $556 +30.24
300–335 317 5 172.00–180.00 $176.26 $559 +16.07
375–395 385 4 150.00–155.00 $152.22 $586 -1.52
425–445 433 6 145.00–150.00 $147.64 $639 -0.35
450–495 470 4 137.00–147.00 $142.59 $670 +3.43
500–545 525 9 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $708 +6.53
575–585 582 3 127.00–130.00 $127.99 $745 +9.98
600–635 618 2 109.00–117.00 $112.89 $698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 225.00 $225.00 $371 +35.00
215–245 225 5 200.00–210.00 $206.78 $465 —
265–295 280 2 180.00–190.00 $184.73 $517 +22.15
325–345 338 3 160.00–165.00 $161.60 $546 +10.94
375 375 3 145.00 $145.00 $544 +4.36
475–480 478 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $626 +3.37
535 535 1 122.00 $122.00 $653 +1.45
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 +8.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 210.00 $210.00 $388 +30.00
215 215 1 195.00 $195.00 $419 +15.00
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 +5.69
325–345 332 3 150.00–155.00 $153.27 $509 -2.73
375–395 391 5 130.00–135.00 $130.96 $512 -5.69
525–545 535 2 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $602 +1.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1485 1219 80-85% 16 51.00–55.00 $53.17 $648 —
945–1410 1273 80-85% 30 54.00–60.00 $57.59 $733 -3.92
1095–1395 1329 80-85% 32 61.00–65.00 $62.19 $827 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1190 886 85-90% 5 34.00–38.00 $35.91 $318 —
765–1285 966 85-90% 14 40.00–51.00 $44.02 $425 —
885–1265 1089 85-90% 4 45.00–48.00 $46.79 $510 +0.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1925 1442 5 76.00–80.00 $78.56 $1,133 —
1000–2140 1466 7 77.00–84.00 $80.96 $1,187 —
1415–1945 1634 7 86.00–90.00 $87.33 $1,427 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–790 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.00–85.00 $82.44 $635
1115–1215 1161 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 72.00–82.00 $75.73 $879

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1080 999 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 72.50–82.00 $77.55 $775

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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.