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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

1,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.05/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 428 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.86/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 470 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.90/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 429 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,740 854 2,111
Feeder cattle 1,268 528 1,561
Slaughter cattle 387 326 482
Replacement cattle 85 68

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (499), Columbia (258), Ocala (281) and Okeechobee (702). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 267 5 185.00–215.00 $200.81 $536 -2.70
300–325 313 4 180.00–185.00 $182.40 $571 -2.13
350–395 373 6 152.00–175.00 $162.76 $607 -8.63
400–435 420 11 142.00–175.00 $149.76 $629 -20.39
450–490 470 18 139.00–162.00 $147.86 $695
500–535 518 12 130.00–155.00 $142.13 $736 -14.80
555–590 568 5 120.00–148.00 $137.60 $782 -3.32
600–640 616 8 119.00–142.00 $133.51 $822 -4.68
660–685 670 5 112.00–134.00 $123.67 $829
700–740 718 3 124.00–130.00 $127.72 $917 -4.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 275 3 162.00–187.00 $174.28 $479 +7.37
300–340 312 6 167.00–177.00 $172.82 $539 -1.92
355–390 372 7 143.00–160.00 $151.21 $563 -7.61
405–410 408 2 150.00–157.00 $153.48 $626
450–485 464 6 132.00–145.00 $138.47 $643 -1.99
510–535 522 5 124.00–140.00 $130.93 $683
550–595 571 7 115.00–135.00 $124.14 $709 -10.46
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411
350–385 372 11 134.00–147.00 $140.10 $521
405–445 420 6 120.00–146.00 $133.86 $562
460–480 470 4 122.00–137.00 $129.71 $610
530–540 535 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $613
600–610 605 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $644

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 182.00–195.00 $188.13 $329
200–235 215 3 180.00–190.00 $185.38 $399
250–290 272 12 150.00–165.00 $158.28 $431 -11.39
300–345 320 11 140.00–158.00 $146.71 $469 -13.33
350–395 371 12 128.00–150.00 $136.07 $505 -8.67
400–445 428 18 118.00–138.00 $124.05 $531 -3.38
450–490 467 13 117.00–130.00 $124.76 $583 -10.38
500–530 514 14 115.00–126.00 $120.41 $619 -11.38
550–580 573 6 110.00–120.00 $113.10 $648 -13.95
640–645 643 8 100.00–106.00 $103.49 $665
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 160.00–170.00 $164.67 $379
250–295 278 10 134.00–150.00 $140.07 $389 -4.70
300–340 322 12 134.00–147.00 $138.63 $446 -0.93
360–395 370 14 118.00–137.00 $130.77 $484 +11.13
415–445 429 17 108.00–129.00 $114.90 $493 +2.81
450–495 472 12 106.00–123.00 $112.56 $531 -10.52
505–545 531 10 101.00–115.00 $107.02 $568 -5.75
565–595 577 8 100.00–105.00 $102.11 $589
600–635 618 2 95.00–101.00 $97.91 $605
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 183 4 150.00–155.00 $151.30 $277
215–235 230 5 150.00–155.00 $151.33 $348
260–265 264 4 130.00–155.00 $143.70 $379
310–335 321 4 122.00–140.00 $132.74 $426 -2.02
350–395 374 16 108.00–128.00 $118.46 $443
410–435 421 13 100.00–122.50 $106.62 $449 -8.32
450–470 465 6 102.00–112.50 $107.50 $500
520–540 530 4 94.00–108.00 $99.98 $530
565–595 575 5 90.00–97.00 $94.57 $544

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–195 185 2 190.00–200.00 $194.73 $360
210–245 226 12 195.00–207.00 $201.28 $455
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450
315–325 318 3 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $525 +22.93
355–370 363 5 150.00–158.00 $153.26 $556 +20.69
420–445 431 4 130.00–148.00 $138.42 $597 +0.02
465–495 477 5 128.00–136.00 $132.73 $633
510–525 520 3 119.00–128.00 $122.70 $638
620–645 633 2 108.00–114.00 $110.94 $702
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 177 3 205.00–220.00 $212.97 $377
200–245 230 9 210.00–225.00 $215.46 $496
250–290 271 12 176.00–190.00 $182.42 $494
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 +27.79
350 350 1 162.00 $162.00 $567
410–430 420 2 144.00–148.00 $145.95 $613
450–480 465 2 142.00–148.00 $144.90 $674 +1.92
500–530 513 4 130.00–136.00 $133.70 $686 -3.76
600–640 620 2 119.00–128.00 $123.35 $765
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 180.00 $180.00 $333
215–245 223 4 180.00–190.00 $187.25 $418
285 285 2 150.00 $150.00 $428
315–320 318 6 150.00–160.00 $154.30 $491
360–390 371 8 134.00–149.00 $139.54 $518
420–440 428 3 126.00–139.00 $133.38 $571
465–480 473 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $584
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1390 1059 80-85% 39 44.00–69.00 $66.30 $702
940–1385 1115 80-85% 41 50.00–76.00 $71.54 $798
1000–1365 1142 80-85% 26 60.00–84.00 $76.21 $870
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1055 908 85-90% 6 43.00–47.00 $45.39 $412
720–1200 958 85-90% 14 48.00–64.00 $54.77 $525
895–1095 1023 85-90% 11 53.00–57.00 $55.53 $568 -0.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1620 1289 75-80% 8 62.00–72.00 $68.25 $880
1175–1410 1319 75-80% 5 70.00–77.00 $73.50 $969
1420 1420 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $937

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1585 1361 10 65.00–89.00 $82.80 $1,127
1270–1700 1473 6 89.00–94.00 $90.60 $1,335
1680 1680 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,663

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1010 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 69.00–74.00 $71.32 $673

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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.