Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.19/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 468 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.89/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.13/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $475/hd at 365 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,175	1,430	1,095
Feeder cattle	823	1,208	691
Slaughter cattle	283	222	298
Replacement cattle	69	—	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (938) and Ellisville (237). Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	3	220.00–230.00	$226.72	$494	+26.72
255–265	259	5	195.00–205.00	$199.09	$516	+10.02
320–330	325	4	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$593	+1.03
370–390	382	5	165.00–170.00	$168.06	$642	+0.81
425–440	433	11	160.00–170.00	$164.46	$712	+2.23
465–485	475	14	158.00–168.00	$162.89	$774	+2.06
505–525	515	4	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$798	-2.83
565–575	569	5	145.00–155.00	$149.04	$848	-0.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	6	170.00–177.00	$173.37	$569	+2.23
370–380	375	10	155.00–162.00	$158.45	$594	+1.68
405–420	414	5	145.00–155.00	$151.09	$626	+0.64
465–480	475	3	145.00–153.00	$150.39	$714	+3.48
500–515	505	3	140.00–147.00	$144.62	$730	-4.08
550–575	563	6	132.00–141.00	$136.60	$769	-1.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	160.00–167.00	$163.37	$536	-0.18
355–365	360	4	145.00–152.00	$148.45	$534	-0.17
455–475	465	2	130.00–140.00	$134.89	$627	+2.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	366	9	134.00–149.00	$141.56	$518	-1.65
400–440	417	9	132.00–143.00	$138.35	$577	-1.28
450–490	468	14	127.00–140.00	$135.19	$633	+0.66
500–520	512	5	125.00–133.00	$128.13	$656	-4.01
555–570	563	2	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$696	-2.00
600–645	627	5	114.00–118.00	$115.53	$724	-3.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	5	128.00–142.00	$134.51	$433	-3.59
350–385	365	12	123.00–135.00	$130.13	$475	-3.21
415–435	425	4	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$542	-0.15
460–470	465	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$569	-2.19
505–530	518	2	114.00–121.00	$117.58	$609	-5.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	5	130.00–135.00	$132.96	$424	+3.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	4	168.00–174.00	$171.14	$467	-15.86
310–330	323	3	164.00–168.00	$165.28	$534	-1.06
420–445	437	3	144.00–148.00	$145.28	$635	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	4	147.00–154.00	$150.37	$501	-7.43
365–385	375	6	136.00–142.00	$138.92	$521	-14.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1600	1302	80-85%	31	60.00–65.00	$63.23	$823	—
1215–1925	1493	80-85%	6	67.00–70.00	$67.86	$1,013	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1270	1092	85-90%	25	52.00–59.00	$55.33	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1760	1605	2	77.00–80.00	$78.64	$1,262	—
1365–1900	1650	7	79.00–87.00	$83.46	$1,377	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1160	1086	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	54.00–61.00	$57.40	$623

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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.