Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.98/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 415 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $144.49/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 422 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.75/cwt -4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 371 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,144	2,057	1,330
Feeder cattle	574	1,487	943
Slaughter cattle	508	483	304
Replacement cattle	62	87	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (923) and Ellisville (221). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	4	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$569	+7.66
365–375	368	3	150.00–155.00	$153.30	$564	-4.06
405–440	422	13	139.00–157.00	$144.49	$610	-7.17
470–485	478	2	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$710	+7.61
505–540	523	8	135.00–145.00	$138.95	$727	+1.95
550–565	558	4	132.00–137.00	$134.47	$750	+7.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	378	6	165.00–175.00	$168.22	$636	+0.56
400–410	405	8	160.00–168.00	$164.05	$664	+1.96
450–475	461	7	157.00–167.00	$161.42	$744	+6.03
500–525	517	3	155.00–165.00	$161.77	$836	+18.40
550–595	569	7	139.00–155.00	$144.63	$823	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	4	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$525	-4.83
415–430	420	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$602	+3.08
460–485	468	3	132.00–137.00	$133.73	$626	+1.40
500–515	510	3	125.00–135.00	$131.73	$672	+6.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	150.00–154.00	$151.93	$410	-17.64
300–335	318	6	140.00–160.00	$151.13	$481	-0.46
360–385	371	12	136.00–152.00	$143.75	$533	-4.78
400–440	415	14	133.00–150.00	$141.98	$589	+3.72
450–485	468	4	135.00–145.00	$139.81	$654	+7.54
505–525	515	8	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$696	+11.95
570–595	587	3	120.00–128.00	$125.41	$736	+9.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	6	140.00–147.00	$143.58	$457	-0.47
350–380	364	8	125.00–140.00	$131.67	$479	-4.97
410–435	419	8	125.00–135.00	$127.85	$536	-1.50
450–475	463	4	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$567	+1.43
515–525	519	5	120.00–127.00	$122.83	$637	+10.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	125.00–129.00	$127.04	$474	-1.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	263	3	176.00–180.00	$177.37	$466	-10.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1415	1139	80-85%	43	60.00–68.00	$63.91	$728	—
1100–1200	1146	80-85%	35	70.00–76.00	$73.05	$837	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1040	955	85-90%	13	46.00–52.00	$49.82	$476	—
850–1235	1055	85-90%	33	55.00–61.00	$57.45	$606	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2000	1466	10	74.00–82.00	$78.27	$1,147	-0.93
1365–2275	1644	11	82.00–90.00	$85.98	$1,414	—
1610–2105	1981	4	90.00–96.00	$91.22	$1,807	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–895	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	104.00–117.50	$111.18	$965

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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.