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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

1,846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.80/cwt -10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 418 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.13/cwt -6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $475/hd at 420 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.01/cwt ≈ $469/hd at 381 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,846 1,158 2,149
Feeder cattle 1,427 783 1,642
Slaughter cattle 371 314 331
Replacement cattle 48 61 176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (752), Columbia (184), Ocala (199) and Okeechobee (711). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to weak. 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
250–290 271 11 178.00–205.00 $192.83 $523 -1.84
300–330 317 9 177.00–187.00 $182.56 $579 +1.68
350–395 368 13 152.00–165.00 $160.01 $589 —
400–445 419 9 144.00–165.00 $153.39 $643 —
450–485 463 8 142.00–160.00 $152.71 $707 +1.75
500–535 511 9 137.00–152.00 $145.12 $742 +4.45
550–580 563 6 135.00–150.00 $142.56 $803 +6.59
600–640 614 9 121.00–141.00 $129.41 $795 +2.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 278 7 160.00–180.00 $172.57 $480 -1.86
305–345 322 6 166.00–175.00 $169.60 $546 +0.97
350–390 372 8 148.00–157.00 $152.23 $566 +9.54
410–440 424 9 140.00–155.00 $148.74 $631 +12.81
465–485 472 3 129.00–145.00 $138.03 $652 -3.76
500–535 517 5 120.00–137.00 $128.36 $664 -4.11
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 —
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 148.00–158.00 $152.73 $420 —
300–345 321 8 156.00–165.00 $159.33 $511 —
350–375 363 6 138.00–148.00 $143.06 $519 —
400–425 413 4 127.00–133.00 $130.23 $538 -7.21
505–530 520 3 112.00–118.00 $114.38 $595 -9.74
565–585 573 3 104.00–113.00 $108.05 $619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 226 5 157.50–180.00 $166.72 $377 —
250–265 254 5 150.00–170.00 $159.52 $405 +17.03
300 300 1 152.00 $152.00 $456 —
350–395 381 20 118.00–141.00 $123.01 $469 —
400–440 418 24 115.00–124.00 $120.80 $505 -10.23
450–485 464 20 114.00–122.00 $118.84 $551 -8.63
500–545 522 10 112.00–122.00 $116.73 $609 -5.27
550–570 559 6 106.00–120.00 $115.27 $644 +0.51
600–640 618 3 102.00–111.00 $107.23 $663 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 232 3 150.00–160.00 $154.78 $359 —
250–295 267 15 137.00–154.00 $145.03 $387 +15.10
320–345 332 12 126.00–138.00 $133.33 $443 -4.09
350–390 365 14 109.00–137.00 $122.85 $448 +5.14
400–440 420 23 105.00–125.00 $113.13 $475 -6.82
465–470 468 3 108.00–109.00 $108.33 $507 -8.51
510–545 529 7 102.00–110.00 $105.50 $558 -9.76
590–595 591 4 95.00–100.00 $96.26 $569 -9.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 135.00–145.00 $139.67 $321 —
250–295 282 9 126.00–139.00 $130.41 $368 —
310–345 329 16 122.00–138.00 $126.99 $418 —
360–375 370 12 120.00–128.00 $123.02 $455 —
400–425 412 8 100.00–115.00 $109.18 $450 —
460–480 468 8 100.00–110.00 $104.39 $489 -3.27
510–540 524 5 93.00–102.00 $96.92 $508 —
585 585 1 93.00 $93.00 $544 —
610–620 615 2 87.00–89.00 $87.99 $541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 210.00 $210.00 $388 —
200–245 221 5 210.00–225.00 $217.38 $480 —
250–295 271 7 175.00–190.00 $184.05 $499 +15.08
300–345 329 4 176.00–186.00 $179.54 $591 —
380–395 393 13 152.00–156.00 $152.45 $599 +15.08
435–445 440 2 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $638 —
460–485 469 6 134.00–140.00 $137.97 $647 —
500–530 513 4 123.00–130.00 $127.20 $653 —
600–635 626 5 100.00–120.00 $108.66 $680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 172 3 195.00–205.00 $201.41 $346 —
225–235 230 2 182.50–185.00 $183.78 $423 —
280–295 287 3 160.00–165.00 $162.96 $468 +9.06
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 +32.33
350–395 362 18 142.00–152.00 $149.37 $541 +19.43
410–445 424 10 134.00–146.00 $139.63 $592 +12.42
500–535 522 5 119.00–128.00 $121.45 $634 —
690–695 692 3 95.00–96.00 $95.33 $660 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 218 6 170.00–190.00 $174.50 $380 —
260–275 268 2 161.00–165.00 $162.94 $437 —
300–345 323 12 150.00–165.00 $158.34 $511 —
350–395 369 4 132.00–141.00 $137.59 $508 —
415–425 420 3 129.00–130.00 $129.66 $545 —
460–480 466 7 116.00–128.00 $122.37 $570 —
560–595 578 2 101.00–107.00 $103.91 $601 —
640 640 1 91.00 $91.00 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1390 1096 80-85% 15 63.00–67.00 $65.15 $714 —
920–1475 1122 80-85% 46 50.00–75.00 $68.37 $767 —
985–1695 1254 80-85% 32 60.00–85.00 $76.23 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1220 1041 85-90% 16 57.50–64.00 $60.74 $632 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $764 —
1300 1300 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $884 —
1185–1650 1413 75-80% 6 60.00–77.00 $67.73 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1525 1329 8 67.00–88.00 $83.25 $1,106 —
1185–1505 1345 10 74.00–99.00 $89.61 $1,205 —
1360–2060 1704 5 96.00–110.00 $102.16 $1,741 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–985 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 92.50–102.50 $97.71 $923
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–925 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00–70.00 $66.40 $558

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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.