Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

3,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.80/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 478 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.30/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 425 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $145.33/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 469 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,269	3,080	3,471
Feeder cattle	2,497	2,447	2,849
Slaughter cattle	642	503	549
Replacement cattle	130	130	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (455), Madison (403), Okeechobee (1413), and Sumter County (998). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	210	3	210.00–230.00	$222.70	$468	+8.87
250–285	268	2	180.00–190.00	$185.33	$497	-1.70
300–340	321	7	162.00–180.00	$171.43	$550	+4.43
350–390	372	14	158.00–167.00	$163.52	$608	-0.42
400–445	425	24	147.50–164.00	$154.30	$656	-1.28
450–495	469	33	139.00–152.00	$145.33	$682	-2.87
500–545	521	19	130.00–145.00	$138.36	$721	-0.33
550–580	565	19	124.00–140.00	$132.61	$749	+1.73
640–645	643	2	125.00–127.50	$126.25	$812	-2.59
660–675	665	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$809	+4.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	165.00–175.00	$170.10	$434	+0.78
305–345	329	12	142.50–170.00	$153.62	$505	-9.65
355–385	368	9	142.50–157.00	$150.45	$554	+4.38
410–440	428	20	140.00–152.00	$145.49	$623	+3.57
455–490	471	16	130.00–140.00	$134.18	$632	-6.53
510–540	532	5	128.00–140.00	$136.18	$724	+12.37
570	570	2	118.00	$118.00	$673	-5.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	11	130.00–160.00	$145.48	$471	-10.23
350–380	363	6	140.00–147.00	$144.08	$523	+0.91
420–430	427	3	137.00–140.00	$138.32	$591	+6.61
450–485	467	3	125.00–130.00	$126.94	$593	-2.06
505–530	522	3	115.00–121.00	$119.06	$621	+0.08
550–595	573	2	102.00–111.00	$106.32	$609	-5.68

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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	175	2	215.00–220.00	$217.36	$380	+34.81
200–220	210	2	212.00–220.00	$215.81	$453	+58.14
250–280	268	16	152.00–176.00	$163.73	$439	+7.99
300–340	318	18	132.00–152.00	$140.06	$445	-0.80
350–395	370	28	125.00–148.00	$136.30	$504	-0.62
400–440	425	36	125.00–145.00	$135.30	$575	+3.64
450–495	478	37	119.00–135.00	$124.80	$597	-3.88
500–540	520	23	112.00–125.00	$118.54	$616	-1.11
550–595	581	25	110.00–120.00	$115.18	$669	-1.40
600–645	624	4	109.00–117.50	$113.92	$711	-4.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	8	135.00–195.00	$166.26	$381	+18.44
255–295	275	11	132.50–150.00	$141.37	$389	+2.32
310–340	328	19	122.00–148.00	$135.92	$446	+7.82
350–390	376	25	116.00–138.00	$127.45	$479	+1.69
400–440	422	26	115.00–130.00	$121.68	$513	+0.44
450–490	470	21	110.00–122.50	$117.99	$555	-2.94
500–540	523	12	105.00–116.00	$111.45	$583	+2.28
565	565	1	107.00	$107.00	$605	-1.52
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	-2.50
680–685	683	4	90.00–100.00	$95.02	$649	-5.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	175.00–180.00	$176.96	$428	+37.58
260–285	276	14	130.00–148.00	$138.26	$382	+10.20
310–345	323	13	110.00–138.00	$129.50	$418	+3.83
360–390	372	5	112.00–128.00	$121.43	$452	+3.21
410–440	425	6	105.00–112.00	$108.78	$462	-2.81
450–470	460	3	108.00–114.00	$110.71	$509	±0.00
530	530	1	95.00	$95.00	$504	-6.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–175	170	2	230.00–245.00	$237.28	$403	+12.28
200–225	213	4	215.00–245.00	$229.12	$488	+51.31
250	250	10	216.00	$216.00	$540	+45.47
300–340	324	14	145.00–178.00	$162.31	$526	-6.48
350–385	377	16	145.00–167.00	$150.76	$568	+1.74
405–440	425	18	145.00–158.00	$150.15	$638	+1.13
460–490	473	9	141.00–147.50	$143.73	$680	-4.97
500–545	528	10	130.00–145.00	$137.50	$726	+0.63
555–590	581	13	116.00–140.00	$125.70	$730	-3.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	8	140.00–220.00	$175.12	$406	—
320–340	330	12	142.50–168.00	$154.61	$510	-6.43
360–390	373	19	140.00–155.00	$144.98	$541	+2.47
420–440	433	6	140.00–145.00	$141.62	$613	-2.31
460–485	467	8	130.00–145.00	$137.77	$643	-1.46
520–535	527	3	123.00–126.00	$124.65	$657	-3.13
670–675	672	3	100.00–104.00	$101.34	$681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	221	6	182.00–200.00	$187.32	$414	+9.43
265–280	278	8	160.00–164.00	$163.52	$455	+11.84
335	335	1	142.00	$142.00	$476	-9.29
360–385	376	10	131.00–142.00	$133.87	$503	-9.61
410–440	422	6	128.00–138.00	$131.43	$555	-2.26
470–480	475	2	120.00–124.00	$122.02	$580	-4.35
630–635	633	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$589	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1485	1198	80-85%	54	41.00–56.00	$54.03	$647	—
1015–1440	1256	80-85%	42	56.00–66.00	$62.85	$789	—
960–1845	1274	80-85%	96	47.00–61.00	$57.08	$727	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1025	961	85-90%	8	46.00–50.00	$49.11	$472	+8.64
825–1165	1067	85-90%	22	41.00–53.00	$47.50	$507	—
1020–1390	1139	85-90%	8	34.00–44.00	$39.01	$444	-11.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1740	1315	75-80%	11	62.00–66.00	$63.64	$837	+9.64
1220–1895	1664	75-80%	5	57.00–60.00	$58.29	$970	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1660	1428	7	70.00–76.00	$72.39	$1,034	—
1300–2120	1667	12	75.00–84.00	$79.94	$1,333	-5.24
1325–2130	1699	7	85.00–94.00	$89.33	$1,518	+4.15

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1100	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	69.00–85.00	$75.43	$793

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1015	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–74.00	$70.79	$671

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–945	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–675.00	$625.67	—

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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.