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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

2,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.99/cwt -8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 467 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $122.56/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $455/hd at 371 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.35/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 372 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,174 1,144 1,976
Feeder cattle 1,716 574 1,540
Slaughter cattle 351 508 353
Replacement cattle 107 62 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (862), Columbia (328), Ocala (300) and Okeechobee (684). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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
205–235 218 6 170.00–215.00 $197.21 $430 —
250–290 268 6 164.00–200.00 $181.28 $486 —
305–345 321 8 166.00–185.00 $178.45 $573 —
350–380 359 8 156.00–170.00 $164.81 $592 -3.41
400–440 422 20 152.00–170.00 $161.75 $683 -2.30
450–490 462 19 140.00–170.00 $157.84 $729 -3.58
500–525 512 10 132.00–162.00 $145.68 $746 -16.09
550–590 565 16 120.00–155.00 $142.37 $804 -2.26
600–645 621 15 130.00–140.00 $134.63 $836 —
655–675 663 3 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $842 —
700–715 710 3 121.00–127.00 $122.97 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 225 2 155.00–162.00 $158.27 $356 —
275–290 283 12 165.00–185.00 $175.27 $496 —
300–335 320 9 158.00–177.00 $169.52 $542 -3.02
350–390 370 12 132.50–162.00 $148.36 $549 -4.94
415–440 429 10 147.00–157.00 $151.46 $650 +6.97
450–480 466 10 142.00–155.00 $147.75 $689 -0.80
500–540 512 18 120.00–147.00 $138.02 $707 -0.93
560–585 571 5 128.00–140.00 $133.62 $763 -0.85
605–640 616 4 121.00–128.00 $125.93 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 134.00 $134.00 $389 —
310–340 324 11 150.00–165.00 $157.28 $510 -5.28
350–375 363 4 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $535 —
410–440 428 4 134.00–140.00 $137.30 $588 -5.99
465–495 478 6 128.00–140.00 $133.68 $639 -0.05
510–525 518 5 127.00–135.00 $131.44 $681 -0.29
550–565 558 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $689 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 176 7 140.00–155.00 $147.77 $260 —
200–240 227 11 155.00–168.00 $159.96 $363 —
250–290 270 11 150.00–167.00 $157.17 $424 +5.24
300–340 321 16 135.00–160.00 $150.03 $482 -1.10
350–395 372 23 135.00–155.00 $142.35 $530 -1.40
400–445 421 17 128.00–148.00 $137.80 $580 -4.18
450–495 467 25 117.00–140.00 $130.99 $612 -8.82
500–540 520 10 121.00–135.00 $129.62 $674 -5.48
550–595 576 11 112.00–120.00 $116.06 $669 -9.35
600 600 2 119.00 $119.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–175 168 3 130.00–135.00 $132.37 $222 —
210–240 224 16 140.00–152.50 $146.40 $328 —
260–295 279 21 130.00–142.00 $135.43 $378 —
300–345 326 13 124.00–162.00 $139.37 $454 -4.21
350–390 370 21 124.00–137.00 $131.81 $488 +0.14
410–440 428 20 117.00–140.00 $125.38 $537 -2.47
450–495 470 14 110.00–127.00 $117.73 $553 -4.84
510–545 524 14 112.00–122.00 $118.30 $620 -4.53
600–620 613 4 104.00–108.00 $105.48 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 218 5 130.00–135.00 $132.89 $290 —
250–280 266 8 126.00–162.00 $144.15 $383 —
305–345 322 16 125.00–150.00 $133.93 $431 —
350–385 371 25 110.00–138.00 $122.56 $455 -4.48
410–440 420 5 110.00–130.00 $120.87 $508 —
455–495 469 7 105.00–113.00 $109.92 $516 —
510–545 528 6 104.00–111.00 $107.61 $568 —
565–580 571 4 89.00–101.00 $95.96 $548 —
600 600 1 98.00 $98.00 $588 —
690–698 694 2 80.00–88.00 $83.98 $583 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 179 8 170.00–185.00 $176.60 $316 —
200–245 232 13 167.00–182.00 $171.73 $398 —
250–295 265 16 164.00–186.00 $175.29 $465 -2.08
300–340 319 9 167.50–176.00 $171.92 $548 —
350–390 373 12 154.00–166.00 $159.49 $595 —
405–445 427 9 153.00–162.00 $157.48 $672 —
450–495 470 12 140.00–158.00 $150.15 $706 —
500–545 526 13 132.00–142.00 $135.85 $715 —
550–590 569 5 123.00–131.00 $126.54 $720 —
600–640 616 9 120.00–129.00 $125.27 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 3 155.00–162.00 $157.16 $280 —
205–245 221 9 152.00–165.00 $159.92 $353 —
260–295 278 5 148.00–160.00 $154.14 $429 —
320–345 328 9 147.50–157.50 $154.16 $506 —
350–390 372 9 142.00–150.00 $145.55 $541 —
400–445 427 11 136.00–152.00 $142.92 $610 —
450–495 469 11 130.00–140.00 $135.58 $636 —
510 510 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $660 —
585–595 587 5 110.00–114.00 $110.81 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 219 5 142.00–150.00 $145.98 $320 —
265–280 272 3 144.00–169.00 $157.78 $429 —
310–340 324 9 145.00–152.00 $148.51 $481 —
350–395 368 9 131.00–144.00 $136.95 $504 —
410–440 429 20 120.00–141.00 $131.20 $563 —
470–485 480 3 122.50–130.00 $127.55 $612 —
530–535 532 3 112.50–119.00 $116.82 $621 —
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 —
690–695 693 2 90.00–96.00 $92.99 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1280 1066 80-85% 9 42.00–55.00 $51.89 $553 —
945–1530 1229 80-85% 20 58.00–73.00 $66.81 $821 —
910–1515 1283 80-85% 39 50.00–68.00 $62.03 $796 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1065 856 85-90% 8 46.00–49.00 $47.51 $407 —
715–1065 885 85-90% 8 35.00–49.00 $41.71 $369 —
760–1300 1106 85-90% 35 41.00–60.00 $54.81 $606 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $776 —
1510–1670 1590 75-80% 2 59.00–61.00 $60.05 $955 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1795 1524 7 70.00–81.00 $76.86 $1,171 —
1305–1850 1627 7 88.00–97.00 $92.13 $1,499 +6.15
1275–2540 1705 16 76.00–91.00 $85.86 $1,464 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–825 758 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 76.00–80.00 $77.82 $590
745–985 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 88.00–90.00 $89.14 $771
860–980 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 85.00–100.00 $92.01 $846
855–1235 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 60.00–67.50 $62.35 $664

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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
945–1075 1010 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,075.00 $993.13 —

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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.