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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

1,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.95/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 474 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.43/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 425 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.17/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 525 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,746 2,493 2,922
Feeder cattle 1,451 2,042 2,409
Slaughter cattle 242 419 463
Replacement cattle 53 32 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (472), Madison (374), Okeechobee (900), and Sumter County (489). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes steady. 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
285 285 1 202.00 $202.00 $576 +6.34
300–330 324 13 178.00–184.00 $179.17 $581 +1.39
350–395 373 11 158.00–168.00 $163.38 $609 +3.82
400–435 420 13 137.50–162.00 $153.89 $646 -1.68
450–495 471 16 145.00–158.00 $151.25 $712 -0.26
500–545 518 22 135.00–150.00 $144.52 $749 +3.52
550–595 578 12 130.00–143.00 $136.04 $786 +2.05
600–635 613 5 127.00–134.00 $131.33 $805 +1.20
675 675 2 128.00 $128.00 $864 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 7 191.00 $191.00 $506 +11.79
310–340 333 4 140.00–147.50 $141.75 $472 -25.57
350–395 367 6 148.00–157.00 $153.23 $562 +6.44
400–445 427 19 127.50–152.00 $141.32 $603 -4.45
450–490 471 13 130.00–147.00 $140.73 $663 +1.79
505–535 523 5 127.00–132.00 $129.95 $680 -2.64
550–585 569 5 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $728 +3.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 182.00 $182.00 $491 —
360–395 373 3 138.00–146.00 $142.85 $533 +2.38
405–445 423 5 132.00–140.00 $137.10 $580 +2.44
455–465 458 3 127.00–135.00 $129.71 $594 +0.56
510–530 518 4 120.00–128.00 $124.23 $644 +6.23
560–575 568 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $668 +8.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 187.00 $187.00 $374 +13.57
250–295 282 18 137.50–165.00 $152.64 $430 -13.96
300–345 323 6 145.00–158.00 $149.71 $484 +10.73
350–395 373 18 132.50–148.00 $139.20 $519 +4.08
400–445 431 23 127.50–139.00 $131.45 $567 +0.59
450–495 474 30 122.00–132.50 $126.95 $602 +4.21
500–545 525 24 115.00–129.00 $122.17 $641 +6.61
550–590 569 17 113.00–125.00 $119.58 $680 +8.38
600–640 618 12 112.00–121.00 $117.20 $724 +11.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 227 6 140.00–167.00 $150.15 $341 -19.85
260–295 275 9 130.00–148.00 $137.85 $379 -6.52
300–335 315 6 135.00–144.00 $138.90 $438 +13.91
350–395 371 17 120.00–137.00 $130.19 $483 +7.02
410–445 425 28 119.00–128.00 $123.43 $525 +2.19
455–495 478 12 112.00–120.00 $115.03 $550 -1.40
500–530 516 5 113.00–118.00 $115.57 $596 +7.57
560–595 578 6 105.00–113.00 $108.79 $629 +3.03
645 645 1 101.00 $101.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 150.00 $150.00 $330 -13.73
255–295 276 6 120.00–132.00 $126.77 $350 +12.36
300–345 326 7 125.00–137.00 $129.39 $422 +14.81
350–385 368 6 118.00–126.00 $122.75 $452 +5.82
410–440 430 4 110.00–117.00 $112.68 $485 +4.09
455–490 477 3 104.00–112.00 $107.92 $515 +3.97
530–540 536 4 100.00–102.00 $100.74 $540 +1.74
600–645 612 5 91.00–100.00 $97.70 $598 +17.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 3 175.00–245.00 $198.17 $432 -16.83
250–290 263 3 200.00–215.00 $209.49 $551 +17.06
335–340 338 6 175.00–177.00 $176.33 $596 +11.21
355–380 371 9 147.50–167.00 $157.44 $584 +4.97
420–445 433 8 140.00–158.00 $147.75 $640 -8.76
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 +2.00
520–540 534 7 127.50–146.00 $135.39 $723 —
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 239 4 155.00–215.00 $172.80 $413 —
260–295 283 4 185.00–198.00 $188.75 $534 +18.75
310–340 325 5 135.00–172.00 $157.20 $511 -6.55
360–395 374 10 140.00–156.00 $148.09 $554 +18.52
410–435 420 4 144.00–150.00 $147.69 $620 +4.79
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 +13.79
525–530 527 3 133.00–135.00 $134.33 $708 +5.30
625 625 1 119.00 $119.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 180.00 $180.00 $495 +26.90
310–330 322 5 158.00–162.00 $159.57 $514 +1.57
380–385 383 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $540 +5.04
420 420 2 138.00 $138.00 $580 +3.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1435 1158 80-85% 44 53.00–60.00 $56.70 $657 -3.13
920–1520 1167 80-85% 17 50.00–54.00 $52.13 $608 -7.70
995–1465 1253 80-85% 19 59.00–64.00 $61.30 $768 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1020 871 85-90% 4 33.00–37.00 $35.24 $307 -4.81
785–1025 912 85-90% 5 45.00–47.00 $45.82 $418 —
835–1090 987 85-90% 18 40.00–53.00 $48.23 $476 -3.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1545 1296 75-80% 6 55.00–58.00 $56.78 $736 —
1400 1400 75-80% 1 49.00 $49.00 $686 —
1330–1740 1508 75-80% 3 60.00–63.00 $60.88 $918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 78.00 $78.00 $819 —
1365–1765 1524 7 77.00–87.00 $82.04 $1,250 —
1420–1815 1611 5 86.00–90.00 $87.63 $1,412 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–855 771 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 65.00–80.00 $69.94 $539
875–895 884 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 82.50–90.00 $85.66 $757

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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.