Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.95/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	897	2,135	708
Feeder cattle	547	1,660	309
Slaughter cattle	250	423	399
Replacement cattle	100	52	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (577) and Ellisville (320). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers mostly steady. 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
250–275	263	6	200.00–215.00	$207.14	$545	+9.26
300–320	313	3	200.00–210.00	$203.19	$636	+19.57
360–375	365	3	180.00–190.00	$186.58	$681	+11.96
405–425	413	5	175.00–185.00	$179.12	$740	+13.20
455–480	465	5	165.00–175.00	$169.13	$786	+8.70
500–525	508	3	155.00–165.00	$161.56	$821	+16.56
555–585	565	3	150.00–160.00	$156.55	$885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	170.00–185.00	$177.79	$462	+10.03
300–310	305	2	185.00–195.00	$190.08	$580	+17.09
350–360	356	5	162.00–172.00	$165.93	$591	+3.46
400–440	420	2	160.00–167.00	$163.33	$686	+8.97
450–485	468	2	150.00–157.00	$153.63	$719	+12.40
505–525	514	7	145.00–150.00	$147.81	$760	—
550–575	567	3	137.00–140.00	$139.03	$788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	369	6	107.00–160.00	$125.58	$463	-20.14
400–425	413	4	150.00–155.00	$152.58	$630	+10.29
450–475	463	2	140.00–147.00	$143.59	$665	+14.67
500–515	508	2	135.00–140.00	$137.54	$699	+11.50
550–585	568	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$753	+4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	265	3	160.00–175.00	$169.81	$450	+4.66
300–340	322	9	140.00–175.00	$157.22	$506	-6.82
350–385	368	4	155.00–165.00	$160.24	$590	+8.64
405–435	420	4	150.00–158.00	$154.14	$647	+12.60
450–465	456	5	145.00–155.00	$149.08	$680	+10.59
500–515	510	3	135.00–145.00	$138.27	$705	+7.82
565–580	573	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$730	+8.02
600–610	605	4	117.00–120.00	$118.49	$717	-2.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	6	110.00–120.00	$114.82	$316	-32.96
360–390	375	4	102.00–110.00	$105.84	$397	-21.10
455–470	463	2	115.00–122.00	$118.56	$549	+7.11
500–535	512	3	110.00–117.00	$112.44	$576	+5.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	145.00–155.00	$149.90	$382	-0.92
465–480	473	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$603	+2.55
500–540	520	10	110.00–130.00	$119.95	$624	+6.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	5	123.00–129.00	$125.38	$486	-31.15
510–530	520	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$673	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	7	115.00–125.00	$119.14	$394	-34.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1405	1132	80-85%	48	55.00–65.00	$61.42	$695	+4.70
1210–1400	1349	80-85%	7	67.00–70.00	$67.52	$911	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1420	1179	85-90%	28	53.00–60.00	$57.00	$672	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1875	1664	8	79.00–91.00	$83.68	$1,392	-2.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1030	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	76.00–86.00	$82.83	$801

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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.