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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

2,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.07/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 528 lb · 38 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $185.86/cwt ≈ $585/hd at 315 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.41/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 571 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,254 1,239 920
Feeder cattle 1,687 926 503
Slaughter cattle 476 266 363
Replacement cattle 91 47 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (971), Columbia (278), Ocala (303) and Okeechobee (702). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 206.00 $206.00 $433 -5.47
250–295 264 6 185.00–205.00 $196.78 $519 +0.64
305–345 315 28 178.00–192.00 $185.86 $585 —
350–365 358 8 175.00–185.00 $179.78 $644 +1.65
400–430 414 8 164.00–177.00 $170.36 $705 +1.27
450–475 461 11 160.00–170.00 $163.90 $756 +1.62
500–545 525 10 138.00–165.00 $152.41 $800 -0.82
550–591 571 28 124.00–155.00 $148.41 $847 -3.20
615–645 629 5 121.00–146.00 $132.29 $832 -3.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 4 180.00–190.00 $184.84 $431 —
250–275 265 9 170.00–190.00 $178.31 $473 +12.24
310–335 323 8 170.00–180.00 $175.34 $566 -0.53
350–395 368 8 162.00–170.00 $167.43 $616 +2.29
400–440 422 5 153.00–160.00 $155.67 $657 +7.50
450–480 465 10 140.00–155.00 $147.98 $688 -1.65
505–540 524 10 132.00–149.00 $141.45 $741 -0.19
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
600–645 625 6 109.00–118.00 $113.61 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
305–340 322 9 154.00–170.00 $163.37 $526 +0.28
355–380 373 7 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $580 +4.41
405–445 433 4 140.00–147.00 $143.56 $622 -1.26
455–460 456 4 128.00–130.00 $129.50 $591 -12.91
510–540 525 2 120.00–126.00 $122.91 $645 -8.86
565–575 568 3 127.00–137.00 $133.63 $759 —
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 8 155.00–170.00 $163.19 $361 —
250–290 269 18 140.00–180.00 $166.01 $447 +6.76
300–345 321 15 152.00–173.00 $161.99 $520 +11.04
350–390 371 23 134.00–165.00 $152.92 $567 +3.16
400–445 420 21 132.00–155.00 $143.32 $602 +2.35
450–495 469 27 130.00–148.00 $137.62 $645 +3.67
500–549 528 38 120.00–145.00 $135.07 $713 +4.37
550–590 566 13 110.00–135.00 $119.93 $679 -6.69
620–645 627 5 109.00–116.00 $111.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 10 140.00–154.00 $146.53 $333 +11.15
250–295 270 13 144.00–158.00 $152.80 $413 +20.85
310–340 320 10 146.00–160.00 $152.13 $487 +19.86
360–395 374 12 127.50–148.00 $139.09 $520 +4.85
400–435 419 15 129.00–140.00 $134.49 $564 +4.25
450–490 468 12 120.00–135.00 $127.85 $598 +0.86
520–545 535 5 114.00–134.00 $123.58 $661 +4.66
560–585 573 2 109.00–117.00 $112.91 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $299 —
260–290 273 16 131.00–148.00 $140.55 $384 —
305–345 319 6 132.00–142.00 $138.61 $442 -0.81
355–385 368 14 129.00–137.00 $133.94 $493 +14.35
400–440 425 16 120.00–130.00 $123.80 $526 -2.79
450–495 469 10 110.00–122.00 $115.56 $542 -2.70
500–545 528 4 104.00–118.00 $110.35 $583 —
550–595 573 6 90.00–100.00 $93.83 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 219 4 199.00–210.00 $204.30 $447 —
250–295 264 9 183.00–200.00 $192.92 $509 +33.15
300–345 331 10 170.00–188.00 $178.88 $592 +32.96
350–395 376 12 162.50–186.00 $175.49 $660 —
400–440 427 3 162.00–170.00 $164.50 $702 +10.86
500–545 532 9 128.00–148.00 $135.94 $723 -8.94
565–590 579 5 120.00–135.00 $128.82 $746 +0.82
600–620 605 4 125.00–129.00 $127.98 $774 —
690–695 693 2 107.00–112.00 $109.49 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 7 180.00–194.00 $185.73 $423 —
250–295 277 14 170.00–184.00 $175.80 $487 +31.46
320–345 332 6 168.00–174.00 $171.26 $569 +35.30
360–395 379 5 147.50–170.00 $157.87 $598 +19.51
410–440 430 3 142.50–150.00 $144.88 $623 +1.42
475–490 483 3 144.00–148.00 $145.98 $705 +13.33
510–530 520 2 132.00–136.00 $133.96 $697 +7.53
580–590 586 4 110.00–122.00 $114.23 $669 —
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 231 4 165.00–178.00 $169.67 $392 —
255–290 273 6 158.00–168.00 $162.78 $444 +31.25
320–340 330 2 160.00–164.00 $161.94 $534 —
360–390 373 6 132.50–164.00 $148.31 $553 —
410–435 423 12 140.00–148.00 $145.16 $614 —
460–470 464 6 130.00–140.00 $133.86 $621 —
515–545 525 4 110.00–118.00 $113.33 $595 —
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1415 1105 80-85% 38 55.00–59.00 $57.22 $632 —
1050–1285 1127 80-85% 43 63.00–69.00 $65.76 $741 +0.39
915–1515 1153 80-85% 58 52.00–64.00 $59.22 $683 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–925 795 85-90% 4 38.00–41.00 $40.32 $321 —
850–1185 997 85-90% 5 47.00–51.00 $48.77 $486 -7.38
785–1270 1038 85-90% 19 43.00–59.00 $51.69 $537 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $781 —
1235–1345 1290 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.48 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2115 1472 17 74.00–89.00 $82.08 $1,208 -10.64
1285–1875 1511 4 74.00–78.00 $76.58 $1,157 —
1315–1810 1641 8 83.00–95.00 $87.68 $1,439 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–820 788 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 122.00–126.00 $123.92 $976
760–980 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 106.00–112.00 $108.62 $945
935–980 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 98.00–102.00 $99.95 $958
825–1100 1006 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 85.00–110.00 $91.90 $925

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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.