Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

2,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.72/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 421 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.64/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 375 lb · 30 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.59/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 323 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,128	977	1,249
Feeder cattle	1,638	748	1,096
Slaughter cattle	433	229	135
Replacement cattle	57	—	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (831), Columbia (257), Ocala (371) and Okeechobee (669). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	—
250–285	263	12	192.00–215.00	$202.66	$533	+5.02
300–345	314	12	178.00–200.00	$189.75	$596	+4.83
350–385	368	13	172.00–185.00	$178.96	$659	+24.38
400–445	420	21	164.00–175.00	$168.55	$708	+17.76
450–490	471	11	150.00–175.00	$166.35	$784	+5.95
500–545	523	8	141.00–160.00	$147.39	$771	-10.07
550–585	573	3	143.00–150.00	$145.24	$832	-1.32
600	600	1	134.00	$134.00	$804	+0.27
690–695	693	2	112.00–118.00	$114.99	$797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	274	5	174.00–190.00	$180.01	$493	+3.79
305–340	323	16	161.00–185.00	$175.23	$566	+1.13
350–365	359	12	160.00–170.00	$164.57	$591	+8.31
410–435	419	8	150.00–162.00	$156.47	$656	+15.50
450–495	465	12	150.00–160.00	$154.61	$719	+4.91
510–530	518	8	127.00–147.00	$140.42	$727	-4.88
560–575	568	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	165.00–167.00	$165.95	$461	—
315–340	327	5	150.00–164.00	$158.62	$519	-2.94
410–440	424	7	136.00–152.00	$143.95	$610	—
455–480	466	7	132.50–145.00	$139.07	$648	+4.52

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	4	160.00–177.00	$170.38	$366	—
250–290	272	13	160.00–180.00	$167.73	$456	-0.84
300–345	323	24	145.00–170.00	$160.59	$519	-3.68
350–395	375	30	135.00–165.00	$151.64	$569	+6.95
400–440	421	32	133.00–155.00	$143.72	$605	-0.52
450–495	471	13	128.00–147.00	$137.76	$649	+1.58
500–540	516	21	121.00–138.00	$130.30	$672	-1.22
550–590	573	10	110.00–130.00	$118.10	$677	—
600–645	616	8	103.00–112.00	$108.28	$667	-4.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	172	3	145.00–150.00	$148.20	$255	—
205–240	226	6	135.00–160.00	$143.92	$325	+2.60
250–295	274	7	142.00–166.00	$152.58	$418	+8.33
305–340	324	11	135.00–167.50	$149.56	$485	+0.98
350–395	373	17	135.00–148.00	$142.65	$532	+6.50
420–440	430	20	110.00–142.00	$130.65	$562	-8.32
450–495	478	11	118.00–135.00	$124.07	$593	—
505–535	525	3	117.00–126.00	$119.89	$629	+1.34
550–585	572	15	105.00–117.00	$109.41	$626	—
610	610	2	100.00	$100.00	$610	—
690–695	693	3	90.00–95.00	$91.66	$635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	188	2	125.00–137.00	$130.92	$246	—
200–240	220	6	135.00–167.50	$146.95	$323	—
255–290	273	2	130.00–140.00	$134.68	$368	—
305–340	319	8	130.00–148.00	$139.86	$446	—
360–395	381	11	128.00–138.00	$130.50	$497	—
400–440	422	10	120.00–128.00	$123.71	$522	—
450–485	467	10	110.00–125.00	$115.36	$539	—
510–535	522	9	100.00–113.00	$107.71	$562	—
565	565	1	101.00	$101.00	$571	—
635	635	5	85.00	$85.00	$540	—
690–695	693	3	80.00–84.00	$81.33	$564	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	168	6	235.00–240.00	$239.08	$402	—
240–245	243	2	195.00–197.00	$195.99	$476	—
250–290	274	13	155.00–202.00	$180.89	$496	+8.89
315–345	331	8	155.00–186.00	$168.69	$558	—
360–395	378	2	155.00–160.00	$157.38	$595	—
405–445	427	17	157.50–170.00	$164.67	$703	+25.63
465–480	473	2	141.00–150.00	$145.57	$689	—
515–545	529	6	134.00–139.00	$135.86	$719	—
590–595	592	3	123.00–126.00	$124.99	$740	—
600–640	621	5	119.00–128.00	$123.31	$766	-6.45
690–695	693	2	114.00–121.00	$117.51	$814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	3	185.00–197.00	$189.66	$440	—
255–295	281	8	172.00–185.00	$176.88	$497	+31.25
315–345	328	9	165.00–175.00	$169.34	$555	—
355–380	372	13	135.00–168.00	$156.43	$582	—
415–440	428	7	135.00–160.00	$145.90	$624	—
460–470	467	3	132.00–137.00	$135.36	$632	—
515–530	520	4	120.00–133.00	$126.78	$659	—
585	585	1	117.00	$117.00	$684	—
690–695	693	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	182	3	200.00–205.00	$201.70	$367	—
215–235	225	2	175.00–180.00	$177.39	$399	—
255–275	265	2	164.00–170.00	$166.89	$442	—
320–340	328	6	150.00–164.00	$158.23	$519	—
365–390	378	4	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$539	—
400–445	422	8	130.00–152.00	$137.67	$581	—
460–470	465	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$684	—
510	510	1	126.00	$126.00	$643	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—
640–645	643	2	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$582	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1285	1096	80-85%	10	40.00–57.00	$51.94	$569	—
915–1580	1124	80-85%	63	50.00–68.00	$60.69	$682	—
1000–1385	1176	80-85%	31	63.00–71.00	$65.38	$769	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1030	859	85-90%	7	37.00–41.00	$39.73	$341	—
880–1085	1003	85-90%	3	47.00–51.00	$49.11	$493	—
755–1230	1057	85-90%	27	42.00–62.00	$54.90	$580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1173	75-80%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.48	$674	—
1165–1485	1292	75-80%	11	62.00–66.00	$63.66	$822	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1790	1530	7	87.00–99.00	$91.02	$1,393	+7.26
1205–1820	1595	11	71.00–79.00	$74.91	$1,195	—
1320–2110	1683	8	79.00–88.00	$84.78	$1,427	-6.17

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–830	808	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–75.00	$71.40	$577

↑ Back to top

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.