Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.97/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 420 lb · 18 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.27/cwt -12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $435/hd at 329 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.76/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,239	2,184	733
Feeder cattle	926	1,672	268
Slaughter cattle	266	462	334
Replacement cattle	47	50	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (856) and Ellisville (383). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady to firm, feeder heifers mostly steady. 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
260–290	276	9	145.00–185.00	$166.07	$458	-9.79
305–325	316	7	170.00–180.00	$175.87	$556	-1.80
350–370	360	6	160.00–170.00	$165.14	$595	+13.85
400–440	422	13	138.00–160.00	$148.17	$625	-5.62
450–460	457	3	147.00–155.00	$149.63	$684	+7.80
505–515	512	3	140.00–145.00	$141.64	$725	+10.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	222	3	205.00–215.00	$211.47	$469	+8.61
255–265	259	5	190.00–205.00	$196.14	$508	-1.44
350–385	373	3	175.00–185.00	$178.13	$664	+3.55
400–415	406	5	165.00–175.00	$169.09	$687	+1.10
470–485	475	3	157.00–165.00	$162.28	$771	+9.53
500–525	517	3	150.00–160.00	$153.23	$792	+8.13
565–580	570	3	145.00–155.00	$151.61	$864	+14.89
605–615	613	4	130.00–138.00	$136.02	$834	+10.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	5	160.00–165.00	$163.09	$530	-1.02
350–390	370	6	147.00–155.00	$151.22	$560	+1.90
400–430	415	4	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$601	+1.72
450–470	463	3	137.00–145.00	$142.41	$659	+13.16
505–530	522	3	125.00–135.00	$131.77	$688	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	264	10	139.00–177.00	$159.25	$420	-12.61
300–340	320	12	135.00–170.00	$150.95	$483	-5.36
360–390	377	13	125.00–165.00	$149.76	$565	-0.95
405–440	420	18	121.00–155.00	$140.97	$592	-0.66
450–490	473	12	122.00–147.00	$133.95	$634	-0.55
500–540	521	11	127.00–137.00	$130.70	$681	+4.11
560–585	577	3	125.00–130.00	$126.62	$731	+9.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	239	8	134.00–140.00	$135.38	$324	-35.11
270–280	277	3	130.00–136.00	$131.95	$366	-19.05
300–345	329	15	123.00–155.00	$132.27	$435	-12.75
360–380	369	10	120.00–150.00	$134.24	$495	-1.56
410–440	423	7	118.00–140.00	$130.24	$551	-2.23
450–490	469	11	119.00–135.00	$126.99	$596	+5.80
510–540	531	8	115.00–125.00	$118.92	$631	+4.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	137.00–142.00	$139.42	$432	-1.95
350–385	367	10	110.00–135.00	$119.59	$439	-8.86
405–420	410	3	120.00–130.00	$126.59	$519	+0.83
460–490	470	3	115.00–120.00	$118.26	$556	+5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	4	141.00–148.00	$144.34	$401	-34.11
320–340	335	4	135.00–139.00	$135.96	$455	-45.30
360–385	378	7	137.00–142.00	$138.36	$523	-24.80
415–445	428	10	131.00–160.00	$143.46	$614	-1.00
460–485	478	7	131.00–137.00	$132.65	$634	-13.07
520–540	530	4	123.00–130.00	$126.43	$670	+3.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	4	155.00–165.00	$159.77	$428	-38.70
315–340	328	4	144.00–148.00	$145.92	$479	-45.83
405–440	421	9	141.00–165.00	$153.64	$647	-12.91
455–485	468	7	150.00–159.00	$155.00	$725	+4.95
505–540	521	7	139.00–152.00	$144.88	$755	+13.87
560–580	570	4	128.00	$128.00	$730	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	277	5	130.00–134.00	$131.53	$364	-40.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1275	1148	80-85%	6	65.00–66.00	$65.37	$750	—
1090–1420	1296	80-85%	38	53.00–64.00	$59.34	$769	+0.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1190	985	85-90%	34	53.00–59.00	$56.15	$553	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1340	1300	5	75.00–79.00	$76.53	$995	—
1350–1675	1487	3	91.00–94.00	$92.72	$1,379	—
1255–2250	1669	7	78.00–88.00	$82.26	$1,373	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1190	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	78.00–90.00	$84.64	$910

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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.