Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.63/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.40/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.33/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 568 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	870	2,506	1,093
Feeder cattle	570	1,701	670
Slaughter cattle	258	726	326
Replacement cattle	42	79	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (623) and Ellisville (247). Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 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
220	220	2	195.00	$195.00	$429	-17.66
260–285	268	5	180.00–188.00	$183.78	$493	-6.42
300–315	309	6	180.00–183.00	$181.14	$560	+0.09
350–395	376	7	165.00–175.00	$169.48	$637	-0.31
400–445	427	11	165.00–175.00	$168.31	$719	+9.60
450–495	474	14	159.00–169.00	$163.63	$776	+9.07
500–545	528	8	148.00–167.00	$158.67	$838	+16.72
550–595	575	6	140.00–150.00	$144.36	$830	+12.99
600–645	629	8	132.00–142.00	$135.80	$854	+2.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	170.00	$170.00	$450	-3.90
300–330	314	7	165.00–172.00	$168.87	$530	-3.57
365–385	375	6	157.00–162.00	$159.43	$598	+0.31
410–425	418	4	143.00–162.00	$152.49	$637	+1.27
460–480	468	4	134.00–157.00	$144.78	$678	+2.32
525–530	528	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$795	+20.06
550–595	574	8	130.00–139.00	$134.56	$772	+5.56
615–635	625	2	124.00–129.00	$126.46	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	170.00	$170.00	$357	—
315	315	2	160.00	$160.00	$504	—
365–385	372	10	139.00–152.00	$144.25	$537	-3.11
410–435	424	4	126.00–147.00	$133.40	$566	-7.89
480	480	1	142.00	$142.00	$682	+4.00
530–545	538	2	137.00–140.00	$138.48	$745	+18.48
590	590	1	121.00	$121.00	$714	-5.00
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	170.00–179.00	$174.19	$375	-3.71
250–285	271	6	160.00–170.00	$163.82	$444	+3.35
300–335	323	3	147.00–155.00	$149.47	$483	-3.48
350–380	369	7	140.00–147.00	$142.63	$526	+5.95
400–430	407	10	127.00–136.00	$134.35	$547	-3.92
450–495	474	12	119.00–135.00	$128.40	$609	-0.33
500–515	506	6	130.00–133.00	$131.83	$667	-1.16
550–585	568	12	101.00–122.00	$114.33	$649	+1.38
600–635	623	10	105.00–112.00	$107.36	$669	-0.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	274	4	145.00–150.00	$147.93	$405	+3.16
310–345	331	10	135.00–148.00	$138.58	$459	-0.54
360–395	368	10	120.00–135.00	$127.81	$470	-5.88
400–435	424	7	113.00–125.00	$119.07	$505	-5.42
460–480	470	3	106.00–120.00	$111.32	$523	-9.30
500–535	521	10	102.00–122.00	$115.25	$600	+5.98
560–590	572	3	103.00–110.00	$107.26	$614	+6.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	137.00	$137.00	$329	-8.00
260–280	268	4	132.00–148.00	$142.30	$381	+0.25
315–335	325	4	127.00–132.00	$129.71	$422	-13.56
370–380	374	7	113.00–122.00	$119.13	$446	-9.78
465–495	472	7	91.00–110.00	$99.74	$471	-13.52
560	560	1	100.00	$100.00	$560	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$524	-13.52
410–435	416	5	135.00–145.00	$137.69	$573	-4.31
470–480	475	2	132.00–134.00	$133.01	$632	-3.78
515–545	530	4	140.00–147.00	$143.44	$760	+19.48
575–590	583	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$659	-1.14
625–645	638	6	94.00–110.00	$102.26	$652	-2.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	195.00–205.00	$199.71	$349	-16.16
200	200	1	202.00	$202.00	$404	-9.95
250–285	268	3	180.00–190.00	$183.81	$493	-5.00
330–335	333	3	175.00–177.00	$175.66	$585	-2.07
350–360	355	2	162.00–164.00	$162.99	$579	-5.93
400	400	2	162.00	$162.00	$648	+10.67
500–540	522	3	130.00–160.00	$140.62	$734	+4.74
550–560	555	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$755	+11.22
600–625	613	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$751	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	165.00–167.50	$166.24	$354	—
405–415	410	5	125.00–140.00	$130.77	$536	+1.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1285	1131	80-85%	9	59.00–80.00	$73.67	$833	+12.54
910–1435	1204	80-85%	43	42.00–70.00	$67.17	$809	+0.98
925–1720	1234	80-85%	17	51.00–75.00	$68.57	$846	+2.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1065	892	85-90%	3	52.00–53.00	$52.32	$467	—
745–1285	966	85-90%	6	49.00–51.00	$50.25	$485	+4.49
1010–1045	1028	85-90%	4	60.00–61.00	$60.51	$622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$738	—
1230–1295	1272	75-80%	3	55.00–70.00	$61.44	$782	+1.24
1165–1385	1275	75-80%	2	73.00–77.00	$75.17	$958	+14.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1360	1320	3	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$1,333	—
1490–1890	1649	4	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$1,492	—
1795–2085	1940	2	79.00–83.00	$81.15	$1,574	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1060	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–78.00	$74.60	$689

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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.