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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

2,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.27/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $455/hd at 327 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.89/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 426 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $161.68/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 366 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,076 870 2,084
Feeder cattle 1,456 570 1,658
Slaughter cattle 554 258 391
Replacement cattle 66 42 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (734), Columbia (272), Ocala (269) and Okeechobee (801). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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
260–295 277 6 172.00–200.00 $185.02 $513 +1.24
315–345 330 8 170.00–177.50 $173.89 $574 -7.25
350–395 366 26 154.00–167.00 $161.68 $592 -7.80
400–415 408 2 154.00–158.00 $155.96 $636 -12.35
450–480 462 10 144.00–157.00 $152.01 $702 -11.62
500–545 522 20 135.00–149.00 $141.81 $740 -16.86
550–590 574 12 129.00–145.00 $135.84 $780 -8.52
600–645 633 9 125.00–140.00 $131.65 $833 -4.15
690–695 693 2 111.00–120.00 $115.52 $801 —
710–725 719 4 118.00–125.00 $121.53 $874 —
760–795 771 6 108.00–110.00 $109.66 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
250–285 266 12 162.00–185.00 $174.65 $465 +4.65
300–340 320 10 162.00–175.00 $167.92 $537 -0.95
350–395 370 12 144.00–160.00 $151.00 $559 -8.43
405–445 428 9 138.00–157.00 $147.52 $631 -4.97
460–490 475 11 138.00–145.00 $141.32 $671 -3.46
510–540 521 5 127.00–139.00 $134.31 $700 -16.35
550–590 573 8 115.00–137.00 $126.31 $724 -8.25
600–640 620 3 117.00–124.00 $120.59 $748 -5.87
690–695 693 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 155.00 $155.00 $294 —
280 280 1 147.00 $147.00 $412 —
300–345 315 8 150.00–165.00 $158.18 $498 -1.82
365–395 379 5 134.00–140.00 $137.15 $520 -7.10
415–440 430 5 132.00–145.00 $138.51 $596 +5.11
465–485 473 6 127.00–137.00 $131.79 $623 -10.21
515–545 535 3 116.00–122.00 $117.93 $631 -20.55
565–585 575 2 113.00–118.00 $115.46 $664 -5.54
620 620 2 111.00 $111.00 $688 -9.00
690–695 693 2 90.00–95.00 $92.49 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 179 10 140.00–147.00 $142.97 $256 —
205–245 227 7 144.00–177.50 $155.41 $353 —
250–295 277 14 140.00–165.00 $150.42 $417 +2.49
310–345 327 29 132.00–147.00 $139.27 $455 +0.69
350–395 370 24 127.00–137.50 $133.09 $492 +5.28
400–440 426 26 120.00–130.00 $123.89 $528 +4.82
450–495 467 8 110.00–125.00 $117.91 $551 +6.59
500–545 526 11 110.00–119.00 $113.95 $599 -1.30
565–595 587 6 105.00–111.00 $108.64 $638 +1.38
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 165.00 $165.00 $272 —
215–240 228 4 155.00–160.00 $157.36 $359 -16.83
250–295 265 11 160.00–174.00 $166.37 $441 +2.55
300–345 321 18 142.00–160.00 $149.89 $481 +0.42
350–390 377 24 138.00–150.00 $143.70 $542 +1.07
400–445 425 22 130.00–141.00 $136.57 $580 +2.22
450–485 463 16 122.00–137.00 $127.36 $590 -1.04
500–545 522 15 117.00–130.00 $124.08 $648 -7.75
550–595 573 10 112.00–125.00 $118.91 $681 +4.58
600–645 626 8 108.00–121.00 $113.51 $711 +6.15
655–680 665 3 104.00–109.00 $105.97 $705 —
700–725 710 3 105.00–107.00 $105.68 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 178 4 120.00–130.00 $125.95 $224 —
210–240 226 8 130.00–167.50 $149.57 $338 +12.57
265–295 281 7 130.00–157.50 $142.03 $399 -0.27
305–345 325 16 124.00–140.00 $133.50 $434 +3.79
350–390 375 13 118.00–126.00 $120.97 $454 +1.84
400–445 413 14 110.00–119.00 $116.57 $481 —
455–490 468 8 102.00–110.00 $106.05 $496 +6.31
500–515 505 5 106.00–109.00 $107.99 $545 —
560 560 1 103.00 $103.00 $577 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 3 185.00–195.00 $189.81 $332 -9.90
200–215 208 2 195.00–200.00 $197.41 $411 -4.59
250–295 277 17 170.00–185.00 $176.64 $489 -7.17
300–345 325 12 170.00–180.00 $173.63 $564 -2.03
365–395 377 5 154.00–160.00 $157.49 $594 -5.50
400–445 426 14 147.00–158.00 $151.99 $647 -10.01
450–495 471 13 138.00–149.00 $143.37 $675 —
500–535 519 8 131.00–139.00 $135.70 $704 -4.92
550–580 565 8 123.00–130.00 $126.43 $714 -9.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 174 12 165.00–175.00 $173.21 $301 —
215–235 228 6 172.00–185.00 $177.74 $405 —
260–280 268 7 162.00–178.00 $169.31 $454 —
310–335 328 10 160.00–168.00 $163.53 $536 —
370–395 385 4 144.00–150.00 $146.43 $564 +3.98
400–445 424 8 138.00–147.00 $142.12 $603 +4.43
455–485 467 6 135.00–140.00 $136.97 $640 +3.96
500–525 510 3 124.00–128.00 $126.30 $644 -17.14
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–185 179 5 150.00–160.00 $153.80 $275 —
225–230 228 2 167.50–170.00 $168.76 $385 +2.52
265–285 278 5 145.00–167.00 $156.92 $436 —
310–340 329 5 148.00–158.00 $152.08 $500 —
360–390 379 7 136.00–152.00 $141.54 $536 —
420–435 426 8 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $562 +1.24
460–485 477 3 120.00–125.00 $121.61 $580 —
500–525 513 2 114.00–118.00 $115.95 $595 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1295 1067 80-85% 23 43.00–61.00 $58.00 $619 —
900–1385 1069 80-85% 77 50.00–71.00 $64.41 $689 —
920–1370 1167 80-85% 30 59.00–75.00 $69.11 $807 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $301 —
825–1035 1003 85-90% 8 51.00–55.00 $54.33 $545 -6.18
845–1175 1088 85-90% 38 48.00–62.00 $56.71 $617 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $682 —
1175–1240 1218 75-80% 5 67.00–71.00 $69.23 $843 —
1240–1480 1360 75-80% 2 62.00–64.00 $62.91 $856 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1810 1554 6 91.00–96.00 $93.57 $1,454 —
1255–1780 1606 8 81.00–89.00 $85.60 $1,375 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1000 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 72.00–80.00 $76.83 $727
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–860 768 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 57.00–60.00 $58.68 $451

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1050 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 850.00–1,050.00 $960.53 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1015 963 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–575.00 $535.45 —

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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.