Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

2,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.72/cwt ≈ $493/hd at 327 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.62/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 361 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.02/cwt ≈ $675/hd at 375 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,092	897	1,455
Feeder cattle	1,706	547	923
Slaughter cattle	337	250	488
Replacement cattle	49	100	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (678), Columbia (268), Ocala (419) and Okeechobee (727). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to firm. 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
200–215	208	2	205.00–210.00	$207.41	$431	—
250–295	272	8	188.00–220.00	$203.64	$554	-3.50
305–345	320	14	170.00–205.00	$191.87	$614	-11.32
350–395	374	9	176.00–192.00	$180.80	$676	-5.78
400–435	412	12	162.00–185.00	$173.49	$715	-5.63
450–495	469	11	150.00–170.00	$160.53	$753	-8.60
500–545	525	13	145.00–167.00	$150.97	$793	-10.59
550–595	573	15	126.00–163.00	$149.61	$857	-6.94
600–635	618	5	131.00–139.00	$134.95	$834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	182.00–190.00	$185.74	$427	—
260–280	269	7	180.00–197.00	$187.58	$505	+9.79
315–345	328	14	147.50–185.00	$171.99	$564	-18.09
350–385	372	21	140.00–180.00	$165.50	$616	-0.43
405–445	423	9	150.00–170.00	$158.54	$671	-4.79
455–485	467	9	142.00–155.00	$149.41	$698	-4.22
500–530	516	5	140.00–155.00	$147.85	$763	+0.04
580–585	583	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$796	-2.53
615–645	632	6	119.00–126.00	$122.30	$773	—
690–695	692	3	110.00–114.00	$112.66	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	167.00	$167.00	$401	—
260–295	276	5	157.00–167.00	$162.62	$449	—
310–335	320	4	170.00–175.00	$171.70	$549	—
350–385	371	8	127.00–165.00	$148.00	$549	+22.42
410–445	422	9	140.00–155.00	$147.66	$623	-4.92
465–475	470	2	134.00–136.00	$134.99	$634	-8.60
500–520	513	4	130.00–137.00	$134.55	$690	-2.99
560–580	570	4	126.00–130.00	$127.98	$729	-4.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	4	164.00–172.00	$167.86	$361	—
250–295	275	12	156.00–175.00	$165.92	$456	-3.89
300–345	324	18	158.00–172.00	$163.60	$530	+6.38
350–390	361	23	150.00–165.00	$157.62	$569	-2.62
400–435	419	14	141.00–163.00	$149.58	$627	-4.56
450–495	469	13	130.00–153.00	$141.46	$663	-7.62
520–540	531	10	125.00–131.00	$127.18	$675	-11.09
560–595	580	11	110.00–134.00	$120.31	$698	-7.16
640–645	642	3	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$693	—
655–685	678	4	108.00–115.00	$109.69	$744	—
705–725	713	3	105.00–109.00	$107.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	145.00–148.00	$146.97	$342	—
250–285	269	11	140.00–160.00	$150.25	$404	+0.35
305–345	327	30	135.00–160.00	$150.72	$493	—
355–390	368	18	140.00–152.00	$145.27	$535	—
405–440	421	11	124.00–150.00	$134.20	$565	—
455–495	471	11	118.00–142.00	$126.43	$595	-1.11
505–545	526	11	106.00–118.00	$112.83	$593	-7.12
580–590	588	4	100.00–110.00	$102.47	$603	—
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	213	3	140.00–165.00	$156.11	$333	—
255–295	267	5	126.00–138.00	$134.16	$358	+19.34
315–345	333	18	110.00–146.00	$135.14	$450	—
350–380	364	10	130.00–140.00	$134.04	$488	+28.20
400–445	426	18	110.00–137.00	$121.05	$516	—
455–485	469	16	110.00–130.00	$118.81	$557	+0.25
510–525	517	5	100.00–107.00	$103.96	$537	-8.48
625–640	633	2	90.00–91.00	$90.51	$573	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	177	3	200.00–215.00	$206.32	$365	—
200–245	229	14	170.00–210.00	$192.94	$442	—
250–295	281	10	188.00–202.00	$193.64	$544	—
300–340	319	12	160.00–195.00	$179.07	$571	—
355–390	375	21	178.00–184.00	$180.02	$675	—
420–445	433	8	145.00–166.00	$155.19	$672	—
460–495	478	8	150.00–158.00	$155.22	$742	—
500–540	519	8	139.00–148.00	$144.45	$750	—
550–595	578	7	124.00–139.00	$131.72	$761	—
600–630	610	4	121.00–127.00	$124.95	$762	—
690–695	692	3	118.00–122.00	$119.34	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
215–245	237	5	180.00–190.00	$183.22	$434	—
250–295	269	14	155.00–185.00	$176.67	$475	—
305–340	327	11	145.00–182.00	$168.15	$550	—
360–390	373	9	135.00–170.00	$153.79	$574	+28.41
400–445	425	9	134.00–159.00	$147.88	$628	—
465–495	479	5	140.00–147.00	$143.16	$686	—
515–545	526	7	126.00–134.00	$129.69	$682	+0.20
550–585	568	2	121.00–128.00	$124.39	$707	—
690–695	693	2	105.00–113.00	$108.99	$755	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	172.00–180.00	$175.67	$316	—
205–245	225	6	168.00–174.00	$170.27	$383	—
255–290	273	13	135.00–170.00	$151.60	$414	—
315–345	333	3	166.00–170.00	$167.94	$559	+48.80
360–390	378	5	150.00–160.00	$156.68	$592	—
410–430	420	4	140.00–148.00	$144.95	$609	—
460–495	478	12	128.00–138.00	$131.20	$627	—
520–530	525	6	110.00–124.00	$116.69	$613	—
560–580	570	2	100.00–109.00	$104.42	$595	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1285	1012	80-85%	16	43.00–60.00	$56.81	$575	—
940–1575	1085	80-85%	51	51.00–69.00	$63.59	$690	—
940–1510	1200	80-85%	21	59.00–72.00	$66.55	$799	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–785	748	85-90%	3	38.00–42.00	$40.06	$300	—
825–1235	988	85-90%	4	49.00–52.00	$50.72	$501	—
885–1305	1138	85-90%	19	45.00–61.00	$54.42	$619	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1365	1298	75-80%	3	64.00–66.00	$64.96	$843	—
1250–1760	1528	75-80%	3	67.00–71.00	$69.35	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2165	1498	23	71.00–94.00	$85.22	$1,277	—
1475–1785	1612	6	79.00–81.00	$80.03	$1,290	—
1405–2015	1722	10	84.00–99.00	$91.97	$1,584	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–830	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	101.00–110.00	$105.21	$821
885–1005	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	92.00–96.00	$94.13	$890
990–1185	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	112.00–122.00	$117.45	$1,278

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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.