Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

2,184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.71/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 365 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.99/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 409 lb · 37 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.31/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 322 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,184	2,128	1,260
Feeder cattle	1,672	1,638	920
Slaughter cattle	462	433	267
Replacement cattle	50	57	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (418), Madison (498), Okeechobee (740), and Sumter County (528). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows weak to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady to weak. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 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
165	165	1	197.00	$197.00	$325	—
205–245	222	3	195.00–210.00	$202.86	$450	-12.14
250–295	265	13	184.00–210.00	$197.58	$524	-5.08
300–345	323	20	184.00–200.00	$189.85	$613	+0.10
350–395	365	21	165.00–185.00	$174.58	$637	-4.38
400–445	409	37	160.00–172.00	$167.99	$687	-0.56
450–495	473	16	147.50–165.00	$152.75	$723	-13.60
500–540	528	10	140.00–156.00	$145.10	$766	-2.29
550–585	568	13	130.00–140.00	$136.72	$777	-8.52
600–610	605	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$759	-8.50
655–660	658	4	127.50–130.00	$128.75	$847	+13.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	5	180.00–192.00	$185.62	$418	—
250–260	256	5	170.00–185.00	$175.86	$450	-4.15
300–340	328	13	170.00–184.00	$177.67	$583	+2.44
350–385	369	12	145.00–157.00	$151.29	$558	-13.28
405–445	424	17	150.00–158.00	$153.79	$652	-2.68
450–490	469	9	137.50–148.00	$141.83	$665	-12.78
515–540	528	9	124.00–142.00	$131.13	$692	-9.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	165.00–172.00	$167.24	$401	—
260	260	1	166.00	$166.00	$432	+0.05
300–335	321	9	155.00–170.00	$164.11	$527	+5.49
350–380	368	5	140.00–154.00	$149.32	$549	—
420–445	434	7	140.00–146.00	$143.10	$621	-0.85
450–485	468	6	120.00–137.00	$129.25	$605	-9.82
690–695	693	2	100.00–108.00	$104.01	$721	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	195.00	$195.00	$322	—
200–240	220	2	194.00–195.00	$194.45	$428	+24.07
250–290	267	15	162.00–178.00	$171.86	$459	+4.13
300–345	322	26	135.00–172.00	$156.31	$503	-4.28
350–390	365	41	135.00–159.00	$150.71	$550	-0.93
400–440	422	17	132.50–151.00	$141.63	$598	-2.09
450–485	471	17	130.00–141.00	$134.50	$633	-3.26
500–540	523	15	120.00–132.00	$126.59	$662	-3.71
550–590	571	18	110.00–120.00	$116.83	$667	-1.27
620–640	625	8	115.00–117.50	$115.64	$723	+7.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	4	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$307	+24.26
210–245	231	4	165.00–178.00	$170.49	$394	+26.57
250–280	265	8	135.00–174.00	$151.00	$400	-1.58
300–340	324	12	127.50–160.00	$145.02	$470	-4.54
350–390	374	17	125.00–148.00	$135.80	$508	-6.85
400–435	419	11	125.00–140.00	$132.47	$555	+1.82
450–485	472	21	115.00–132.00	$121.19	$572	-2.88
520–535	529	6	110.00–120.00	$114.45	$605	-5.44
555–595	570	13	100.00–110.00	$104.51	$596	-4.90
600–635	620	5	95.00–101.00	$97.75	$606	-2.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	180	2	150.00–160.00	$154.72	$278	+23.80
215–245	235	3	150.00–160.00	$153.05	$360	+6.10
260–290	276	4	136.00–146.00	$140.27	$387	+5.59
305–345	326	10	130.00–146.00	$141.37	$461	+1.51
360–390	372	15	115.00–138.00	$128.45	$478	-2.05
415–440	430	15	120.00–128.00	$125.76	$541	+2.05
460–480	473	12	110.00–118.00	$113.15	$535	-2.21
520–530	525	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$556	-1.72
560	560	1	98.00	$98.00	$549	-3.00
630–635	633	2	84.00–85.00	$84.50	$535	-0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	202.00	$202.00	$333	-37.08
210–245	221	10	195.00–212.00	$206.60	$457	+10.61
260–270	265	4	190.00–204.00	$198.47	$526	+17.58
300–340	320	2	188.00–196.00	$191.75	$614	+23.06
360–385	373	11	160.00–188.00	$172.46	$643	+15.08
405–445	429	8	160.00–178.00	$166.55	$714	+1.88
450–495	480	17	140.00–159.00	$150.05	$720	+4.48
530–540	535	6	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$701	-4.85
580	580	1	130.00	$130.00	$754	+5.01
610–645	631	5	123.00–130.00	$125.71	$793	+2.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	180.00	$180.00	$333	—
200–215	211	7	190.00–200.00	$194.56	$411	+4.90
260–280	268	4	176.00–182.00	$178.45	$478	+1.57
300–320	312	3	179.00–185.00	$181.26	$566	+11.92
360–390	374	16	145.00–176.00	$163.16	$610	+6.73
420–440	429	8	137.50–156.00	$144.46	$620	-1.44
450–475	465	4	144.00–148.00	$145.72	$678	+10.36
515–540	529	7	115.00–138.00	$123.04	$651	-3.74
690–695	693	6	105.00–110.00	$106.66	$739	+1.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	-31.70
215–240	231	7	130.00–175.00	$144.55	$334	-32.84
260–280	267	5	161.00–180.00	$171.83	$459	+4.94
315–340	321	8	168.00–172.00	$168.76	$542	+10.53
360–395	371	9	148.00–166.00	$158.51	$588	+15.93
410–430	420	4	144.00–156.00	$150.49	$632	+12.82
460–480	472	5	126.00–137.00	$129.77	$613	-17.22
510–530	517	5	112.00–130.00	$119.24	$616	-6.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1435	1060	80-85%	20	41.00–57.00	$51.69	$548	—
980–1620	1235	80-85%	50	59.00–67.00	$63.59	$785	—
915–1910	1274	80-85%	117	50.00–62.00	$58.52	$746	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1075	1003	85-90%	7	48.00–50.00	$49.03	$492	-0.08
985–1030	1015	85-90%	3	37.00–39.00	$38.35	$389	-10.76
725–1250	1076	85-90%	28	41.00–53.00	$48.69	$524	-6.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1390	1246	75-80%	4	59.00–62.00	$60.45	$753	—
1175–2040	1435	75-80%	6	64.00–67.00	$65.15	$935	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,208	—
1090–1725	1427	5	74.00–80.00	$77.31	$1,103	—
1050–2025	1643	13	79.00–88.00	$83.41	$1,370	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–960	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	70.00–96.00	$80.26	$714

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1070	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–700.00	$688.08	—

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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.