Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 16, 2021

1,639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.48/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 470 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.19/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 421 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.03/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 527 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,639	1,846	2,544
Feeder cattle	1,051	1,427	1,913
Slaughter cattle	548	371	578
Replacement cattle	40	48	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (404), Madison (299), Okeechobee (578), and Sumter County (358). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	180.00–195.00	$186.83	$420	—
265–295	283	3	175.00–185.00	$178.80	$506	-14.03
300–340	313	3	182.00–190.00	$187.11	$586	+4.55
350–385	369	5	164.00–172.00	$167.27	$617	+7.26
400–440	422	15	148.00–166.00	$156.41	$660	+3.02
450–490	469	9	147.50–157.00	$152.65	$716	-0.06
500–545	524	17	137.50–156.00	$147.63	$774	+2.51
550–580	564	8	122.00–140.00	$133.71	$754	-8.85
600–630	613	3	131.00–137.00	$133.45	$818	+4.04
665–675	670	2	125.00–127.50	$126.24	$846	—
710–730	720	2	112.50–117.50	$115.03	$828	—
780–795	788	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$886	—
800–840	825	4	110.00–112.50	$111.88	$923	—
880–885	883	3	102.50–107.50	$105.00	$927	—
920–945	931	4	105.00–107.50	$106.50	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	4	162.00–177.00	$171.16	$460	-1.41
300–330	314	13	158.00–178.00	$165.97	$521	-3.63
350–390	362	11	150.00–160.00	$156.41	$566	+4.18
400–440	416	13	140.00–155.00	$147.88	$615	-0.86
450–465	462	5	140.00–145.00	$143.62	$664	+5.59
500–520	510	5	130.00–145.00	$139.84	$713	+11.48
570–585	578	4	127.50–135.00	$131.20	$758	+2.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	264	8	160.00–169.00	$167.89	$443	+15.16
320–335	328	6	155.00–165.00	$158.92	$521	-0.41
350–370	363	6	140.00–149.00	$145.14	$527	+2.08
400–425	413	2	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$551	+3.16
465–485	473	3	120.00–134.00	$126.90	$600	—
515–530	525	3	110.00–116.00	$114.04	$599	-0.34
615	615	1	114.00	$114.00	$701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	6	140.00–152.00	$144.90	$336	-9.88
250–270	259	7	130.00–158.00	$144.57	$374	-0.46
310–340	322	7	120.00–142.00	$132.72	$427	-0.61
350–395	375	20	120.00–135.00	$125.52	$471	+2.67
400–440	425	19	115.00–126.00	$120.35	$511	+7.22
450–490	470	22	112.00–125.00	$119.48	$562	+11.15
500–540	527	21	105.00–117.00	$111.03	$585	+5.53
560–590	574	4	98.00–106.00	$101.24	$581	+4.98
635	635	1	93.00	$93.00	$591	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	160.00–170.00	$164.60	$359	-2.12
250–285	268	2	142.00–152.00	$146.67	$393	-12.85
300–345	327	7	140.00–150.00	$143.82	$470	-8.18
350–395	382	10	131.00–141.00	$133.63	$510	+10.62
400–440	421	21	125.00–137.00	$131.19	$552	+10.39
450–495	475	12	125.00–136.00	$129.18	$614	+10.34
500–545	526	17	114.00–130.00	$119.51	$629	+2.78
550–590	580	11	110.00–119.00	$113.22	$657	-2.05
600–645	619	5	100.00–110.00	$105.64	$654	-1.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	4	136.00–162.00	$154.59	$329	+14.92
260–270	268	6	142.00–152.00	$143.61	$385	+13.20
315–320	318	13	130.00–138.00	$134.34	$427	+7.35
350–385	373	21	114.00–128.00	$121.02	$451	-2.00
405–440	424	12	110.00–118.00	$114.41	$485	+5.23
465–480	475	4	110.00–112.00	$110.49	$525	+6.10
535	535	1	96.00	$96.00	$514	-0.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	228	7	170.00–185.00	$177.74	$405	-6.04
285	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	+2.04
300–335	319	6	158.00–179.00	$164.94	$526	-5.06
360–395	370	11	142.00–156.00	$147.37	$545	-2.00
415–440	428	6	137.50–145.00	$140.77	$602	+1.14
460–480	470	10	117.00–142.00	$129.02	$606	—
525–535	532	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$635	-2.11
560–580	572	6	110.00–124.00	$114.86	$657	—
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	6	160.00–178.00	$170.92	$364	-3.58
260–290	275	6	148.00–169.00	$163.89	$451	+0.95
310–345	326	17	105.00–168.00	$132.16	$431	-26.18
360–395	371	4	138.00–142.00	$140.03	$520	+2.44
410–430	426	10	130.00–136.00	$131.15	$559	+1.49
470–490	478	4	120.00–126.00	$122.52	$586	+0.15
515	515	1	124.00	$124.00	$639	—
575–590	580	3	96.00–105.00	$99.05	$574	-4.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	184.00	$184.00	$442	-33.38
290	290	1	176.00	$176.00	$510	-8.05
365–385	376	4	150.00–166.00	$158.11	$594	+5.66
410–440	429	14	140.00–150.00	$146.61	$629	+1.62
450–480	465	6	142.00–155.00	$147.89	$688	+9.92
500–545	522	9	122.00–147.00	$127.08	$663	-0.12
550–580	565	2	132.00–138.00	$134.92	$762	—
600–620	613	3	121.00–125.00	$122.30	$750	+13.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1520	1266	80-85%	59	45.00–70.00	$67.90	$860	-8.33
920–1465	1270	80-85%	106	52.00–76.00	$71.25	$905	-4.98
945–1930	1275	80-85%	60	63.00–80.00	$76.21	$972	-0.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1320	1068	85-90%	9	47.00–64.00	$57.74	$617	—
795–1245	1092	85-90%	9	55.00–59.00	$57.04	$623	—
765–1470	1111	85-90%	31	50.00–66.00	$60.46	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1210	1188	75-80%	2	68.00	$68.00	$808	—
1155–1420	1245	75-80%	3	73.00–74.00	$73.69	$917	—
1185–1610	1360	75-80%	17	63.00–80.00	$75.92	$1,033	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,455	—
1495–1690	1619	5	84.00–106.00	$94.11	$1,524	—
1500–1900	1731	9	87.00–99.00	$91.26	$1,580	-10.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1030	878	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–61.00	$60.59	$532

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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.