Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

2,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.77/cwt +5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 329 lb · 109 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.23/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 371 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.75/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 471 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,482	1,349	965
Feeder cattle	1,784	999	640
Slaughter cattle	607	287	286
Replacement cattle	91	63	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (418), Madison (482), Okeechobee (1041), and Sumter County (541). Compared to previous week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes under 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 600 pounds 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
185	185	1	210.00	$210.00	$388	—
200–245	228	9	205.00–220.00	$210.22	$479	—
250–295	274	17	190.00–212.00	$203.68	$558	-1.58
300–345	327	14	194.00–204.00	$198.16	$648	-1.63
350–395	371	22	170.00–200.00	$182.32	$676	-2.09
400–445	419	23	166.00–185.00	$174.03	$729	-2.62
450–495	471	32	160.00–172.50	$165.75	$781	+5.62
500–545	525	13	148.00–167.50	$155.71	$817	+3.48
550–595	566	11	142.50–154.00	$147.13	$833	+2.97
600–640	624	12	130.00–148.00	$137.22	$856	-11.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	195.00	$195.00	$361	—
200–235	218	2	195.00–202.00	$198.22	$432	+22.22
250–285	265	12	177.00–196.00	$186.69	$495	-3.07
305–340	324	10	175.00–192.00	$185.69	$602	-3.11
360–390	372	9	160.00–170.00	$166.52	$619	-4.07
410–445	431	5	156.00–170.00	$163.65	$705	+12.51
450–495	467	12	145.00–160.00	$152.84	$714	+0.48
505–545	526	24	130.00–147.50	$140.86	$741	-3.99
565–585	575	6	130.00–140.00	$135.45	$779	-0.55
600–645	622	3	128.00–137.00	$132.56	$825	+1.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	3	175.00–180.00	$178.29	$424	+21.29
315–345	323	7	165.00–180.00	$171.42	$554	—
360	360	1	164.00	$164.00	$590	+4.09
445	445	1	146.00	$146.00	$650	-9.90
450–495	478	9	130.00–145.00	$138.44	$662	-3.56
510–530	520	3	130.00–135.00	$132.35	$688	—
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	—
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	175	4	180.00–195.00	$187.11	$327	+12.51
200–245	225	12	160.00–175.00	$167.22	$376	+4.32
250–295	275	15	155.00–172.00	$163.62	$450	+2.98
300–345	329	109	158.00–168.00	$162.77	$536	+5.18
350–395	371	36	150.00–168.00	$158.23	$587	-0.10
400–440	421	24	142.00–162.00	$152.99	$644	+4.17
450–495	468	21	130.00–156.00	$146.72	$687	+5.05
500–545	533	10	130.00–140.00	$135.34	$721	+22.89
550–595	574	8	115.00–125.00	$119.92	$688	+10.32
600–640	620	2	105.00–113.00	$108.87	$675	+5.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	165.00	$165.00	$314	+11.55
205–245	225	8	145.00–159.00	$152.91	$344	+7.60
255–290	276	17	140.00–154.00	$148.33	$409	+1.48
300–340	327	28	140.00–158.00	$148.39	$485	-0.80
350–395	367	13	145.00–155.00	$149.66	$549	+13.05
400–440	422	15	127.00–149.00	$136.25	$575	+4.03
460–480	471	6	120.00–142.00	$132.22	$623	+5.62
500–545	528	8	115.00–130.00	$122.84	$649	+7.88
550–595	572	13	105.00–121.00	$112.49	$643	+6.29
625–645	638	3	93.00–98.00	$94.97	$606	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	150.00–160.00	$154.58	$278	+12.51
205–235	222	9	135.00–170.00	$146.49	$325	+17.10
255–280	267	13	134.00–164.00	$159.21	$425	+16.48
310–345	316	21	130.00–146.00	$141.72	$448	-3.08
355–385	369	14	120.00–146.00	$134.38	$496	+0.16
420–445	429	7	110.00–138.00	$123.88	$531	-2.31
450–495	484	21	110.00–135.00	$125.60	$608	+5.28
520–530	527	6	113.00–116.00	$113.99	$601	+12.65
570–595	578	6	95.00–101.00	$99.14	$573	—
640	640	1	84.00	$84.00	$538	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	195.00	$195.00	$351	+30.00
215–245	235	4	190.00–200.00	$193.54	$455	+15.92
250–295	271	19	160.00–196.00	$178.86	$485	-2.12
310–345	331	18	150.00–192.00	$169.00	$559	+0.18
360–385	374	5	152.50–170.00	$158.94	$594	-2.15
415–440	431	8	147.50–163.00	$152.76	$658	+3.76
460–495	471	4	142.00–158.00	$149.00	$702	—
520–540	532	5	120.00–130.00	$123.91	$659	-4.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	205.00	$205.00	$390	+22.82
255–295	277	12	175.00–210.00	$192.32	$533	-1.96
300–345	323	11	195.00–204.00	$198.85	$642	+24.18
350–385	369	16	165.00–186.00	$175.20	$646	-5.01
410–445	429	9	160.00–170.00	$164.44	$705	-6.26
480–495	488	2	161.00–162.00	$161.49	$788	+4.55
505–520	513	4	128.00–157.00	$142.68	$732	-9.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	175.00	$175.00	$332	+22.64
215–245	230	5	175.00–185.00	$180.18	$414	+6.82
250–265	258	2	177.00–180.00	$178.46	$460	+13.46
320–330	324	5	160.00–180.00	$167.11	$541	+4.10
360–390	375	4	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$515	-21.99
410–445	429	12	130.00–148.00	$138.87	$596	—
460–470	467	5	134.00–147.00	$137.80	$644	+6.29
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1435	1090	80-85%	31	45.00–63.00	$60.68	$661	+2.65
925–1650	1202	80-85%	103	53.00–69.00	$65.74	$790	—
930–1820	1359	80-85%	59	62.00–74.00	$70.31	$956	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1075	876	85-90%	5	41.00–45.00	$43.34	$380	—
765–1225	958	85-90%	9	51.00–55.00	$53.60	$513	+3.88
885–1285	1069	85-90%	37	47.00–64.00	$58.07	$621	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1520	1274	75-80%	10	62.00–66.00	$64.24	$818	—
1200–1615	1355	75-80%	8	67.00–71.00	$68.44	$927	+1.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1965	1500	13	70.00–81.00	$76.32	$1,145	-7.94
1270–1935	1660	23	83.00–93.00	$87.22	$1,448	—
1580–2180	1856	9	89.00–99.00	$92.59	$1,718	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1000	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	78.00–118.00	$92.04	$836

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535–720	628	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	72.00–75.00	$73.72	$463

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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.