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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

1,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $151.14/cwt -13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 429 lb · 21 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $168.82/cwt ≈ $549/hd at 325 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.59/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 314 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,349 1,061 1,394
Feeder cattle 999 721 1,148
Slaughter cattle 287 340 202
Replacement cattle 63 — 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (357), Columbia (208), Ocala (221) and Okeechobee (563). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 268 9 190.00–217.00 $205.26 $550 +6.97
300–335 319 9 189.00–210.00 $199.79 $637 +4.71
350–385 368 14 170.00–195.00 $184.41 $679 +0.32
400–440 420 8 169.00–185.00 $176.65 $742 -5.23
450–485 476 13 156.00–177.00 $160.13 $762 -11.49
500–545 523 16 145.00–159.00 $152.23 $796 -15.70
550–590 571 6 128.00–156.00 $144.16 $823 -9.12
600 600 1 149.00 $149.00 $894 —
690–695 692 3 122.00–126.00 $123.34 $854 —
755–770 763 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $942 —
810–845 823 5 110.00–119.00 $114.79 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 176.00 $176.00 $405 —
250–275 263 10 185.00–195.00 $189.76 $499 +10.00
315–325 319 7 183.00–195.00 $188.80 $602 +7.93
360–375 368 6 165.00–175.00 $170.59 $628 -2.65
410–445 429 21 145.00–170.00 $151.14 $648 -13.03
460–485 473 5 146.00–163.00 $152.36 $721 -2.18
505–545 518 3 139.00–148.00 $144.85 $750 -5.18
595 595 1 136.00 $136.00 $809 —
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 157.00 $157.00 $377 —
350–380 367 5 152.00–164.00 $159.91 $587 -3.16
410–440 427 5 150.00–160.00 $155.90 $666 —
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 -2.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 174 4 170.00–180.00 $174.60 $304 —
200–240 215 5 155.00–168.00 $162.90 $350 —
250–295 273 18 150.00–175.00 $160.64 $439 -3.83
300–345 314 19 150.00–170.00 $157.59 $495 -7.25
350–380 365 16 153.00–165.00 $158.33 $578 -0.55
400–440 423 10 145.00–155.00 $148.82 $630 -3.00
450–495 469 13 135.00–150.00 $141.67 $664 -1.57
500–545 528 7 104.00–126.00 $112.45 $594 -19.01
550–580 565 8 104.00–116.00 $109.60 $619 —
600–615 605 3 103.00–104.00 $103.66 $627 -19.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–195 183 3 152.00–157.00 $153.45 $281 —
210–240 223 5 140.00–150.00 $145.31 $324 —
255–290 273 6 136.00–162.50 $146.85 $401 -5.58
310–340 318 8 142.00–157.00 $149.19 $474 —
350–385 369 15 125.00–148.00 $136.61 $504 -10.77
420–440 427 6 125.00–140.00 $132.22 $565 -7.54
450–490 476 11 110.00–138.00 $126.60 $603 -5.67
500–535 514 5 100.00–129.00 $114.96 $591 -3.58
550–580 573 4 105.00–110.00 $106.20 $609 —
660–665 663 2 97.00–100.00 $98.51 $653 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 178 5 140.00–146.00 $142.07 $253 —
200–240 228 8 126.00–137.00 $129.39 $295 —
260–285 271 5 124.00–158.00 $142.73 $387 —
310–325 318 2 142.50–147.00 $144.80 $460 +2.42
360–380 366 4 132.00–136.00 $134.22 $491 +0.65
410–440 425 3 120.00–132.00 $126.19 $536 +3.74
460–490 471 8 112.00–126.00 $120.32 $567 +0.77
510–535 520 3 91.00–109.00 $101.34 $527 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 165.00 $165.00 $305 —
205–245 222 10 170.00–187.50 $177.62 $394 —
250–285 269 6 176.00–186.00 $180.98 $487 —
300–345 325 20 145.00–185.00 $168.82 $549 —
355–395 378 16 147.50–174.00 $161.09 $609 —
410–440 422 5 136.00–166.00 $149.00 $629 —
510–545 530 3 120.00–139.00 $128.44 $681 —
560–570 565 2 110.00–118.00 $114.04 $644 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 184 4 175.00–190.00 $182.18 $335 —
200–235 218 2 190.00–200.00 $194.60 $424 —
250–295 270 16 188.00–202.00 $194.28 $525 —
310–345 322 17 149.00–194.00 $174.67 $562 —
350–385 374 7 178.00–186.00 $180.21 $674 —
400–445 422 6 164.00–178.00 $170.70 $720 —
465–480 473 2 153.00–161.00 $156.94 $742 —
510–545 528 2 149.00–156.00 $152.38 $805 —
570–580 575 2 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $707 —
690–695 693 2 114.00–122.00 $118.01 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $267 —
210–215 213 3 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $369 —
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 —
310–340 323 5 158.00–172.00 $163.01 $527 —
355–375 367 7 148.00–170.00 $159.39 $585 —
455–465 460 2 131.00–132.00 $131.51 $605 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
690–695 693 2 97.00–98.00 $97.50 $676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1365 1092 80-85% 13 40.00–62.00 $58.03 $634 —
1010–1725 1187 80-85% 44 52.00–68.00 $62.07 $737 -13.32
925–1600 1249 80-85% 31 59.00–76.00 $69.41 $867 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–995 918 85-90% 3 40.00–42.00 $40.98 $376 —
840–1065 973 85-90% 6 48.00–52.00 $49.72 $484 —
745–1215 1039 85-90% 22 43.00–62.00 $54.87 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1680 1365 75-80% 3 66.00–67.00 $66.68 $910 —
1195–1575 1385 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $72.86 $1,009 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1545 1338 4 77.00–79.00 $78.59 $1,052 —
1385–1720 1521 6 79.00–90.00 $84.26 $1,282 —
1675–1750 1713 2 88.00–98.00 $93.11 $1,595 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1145 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 36 76.00–122.00 $94.43 $873

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
625–805 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 77.00–80.00 $78.69 $563
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1095 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00–71.00 $65.48 $650

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1235 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–800.00 $790.06 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–990 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $651.70 —

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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.