Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

1,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,061	2,143	817
Feeder cattle	721	1,720	523
Slaughter cattle	340	349	294
Replacement cattle	—	74	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (795) and Ellisville (390). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	3	195.00–205.00	$198.29	$512	+6.83
300–310	305	4	190.00–200.00	$195.08	$595	+11.37
350–380	367	7	180.00–190.00	$184.09	$676	+9.42
405–425	415	8	177.00–187.00	$181.88	$755	+8.11
465–475	468	3	165.00–175.00	$171.62	$803	+1.75
500–525	513	2	165.00–171.00	$167.93	$861	+18.46
550–575	558	3	150.00–155.00	$153.28	$855	+14.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	175.00–185.00	$179.76	$473	+0.69
305–325	315	6	177.00–185.00	$180.87	$570	+6.59
355–385	365	3	170.00–175.00	$173.24	$632	+11.40
405–425	416	7	160.00–170.00	$164.17	$683	+4.42
450–485	473	3	152.00–160.00	$154.54	$731	-0.99
510–525	518	2	148.00–152.00	$150.03	$777	+8.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	3	170.00–175.00	$171.70	$529	+7.18
375–390	381	7	160.00–167.00	$163.07	$621	+9.16
455–485	475	3	142.00–150.00	$144.55	$687	-0.44
505–530	522	3	132.00–140.00	$134.58	$703	+3.84
550–575	563	2	130.00–137.00	$133.58	$752	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	264	7	160.00–170.00	$164.47	$434	+2.64
300–320	310	2	160.00–170.00	$164.84	$511	+9.51
360–385	371	7	155.00–162.00	$158.88	$589	+3.23
410–440	425	6	147.00–157.00	$151.82	$645	+1.24
450–470	463	3	140.00–150.00	$143.24	$663	+1.66
505–530	518	2	130.00–133.00	$131.46	$681	+1.62
615–640	632	3	119.00–125.00	$123.05	$778	+2.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$409	+4.13
350–385	368	4	145.00–150.00	$147.38	$542	+5.16
415–440	432	3	135.00–142.00	$139.76	$604	+3.06
455–475	468	3	130.00–137.00	$132.27	$619	+2.33
505–535	520	2	117.00–120.00	$118.54	$616	+0.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	3	140.00–147.00	$142.38	$439	+0.65
350–365	358	4	130.00–137.00	$133.57	$478	+0.69
400–415	408	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$500	-3.85
450–470	460	2	117.00–122.00	$119.55	$550	+0.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1220	1106	80-85%	21	64.00–70.00	$66.93	$740	+3.55
1040–1310	1158	80-85%	12	73.00–79.00	$75.39	$873	+6.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1185	1084	85-90%	8	57.00–62.00	$59.76	$648	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1360	1237	5	76.00–80.00	$78.58	$972	—
1650–1715	1673	6	82.00–88.00	$85.53	$1,431	—
1840–1905	1877	7	90.00–92.00	$90.84	$1,705	—

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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.