Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

1,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.09/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 408 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.92/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 569 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.52/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 573 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,243	2,482	621
Feeder cattle	853	1,784	506
Slaughter cattle	298	607	115
Replacement cattle	92	91	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (830) and Ellisville (413). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	5	205.00–215.00	$209.23	$554	+5.55
310–330	320	6	200.00–210.00	$204.84	$655	+6.68
370–385	376	8	185.00–195.00	$191.16	$719	+8.84
400–425	410	5	175.00–185.00	$180.85	$741	+6.82
450–490	470	8	167.00–177.00	$171.79	$807	+6.04
500–515	508	4	157.00–163.00	$159.96	$813	+4.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	175.00–195.00	$185.20	$472	-1.49
310–325	318	6	185.00–195.00	$190.12	$605	+4.43
370–390	381	11	172.00–182.00	$176.42	$672	+9.90
415–425	419	5	162.00–172.00	$167.94	$704	+4.29
450–460	457	3	152.00–160.00	$157.37	$719	+4.53
515–520	518	2	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$764	+6.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	379	5	164.00–167.00	$165.83	$628	+1.83
400–425	408	3	150.00–157.00	$154.57	$631	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	160.00–177.00	$171.68	$467	+8.06
300–340	320	10	165.00–172.00	$168.72	$540	+5.95
360–390	373	9	160.00–170.00	$165.36	$617	+7.13
400–415	408	12	152.00–162.00	$157.09	$641	+4.10
450–475	461	9	119.00–159.00	$146.40	$675	-0.32
550–580	565	9	120.00–137.00	$126.78	$716	+6.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	147.00–157.00	$152.10	$388	+3.77
310–320	316	5	155.00–160.00	$158.04	$499	+9.65
350–385	373	8	123.00–152.00	$133.30	$497	-16.36
410–440	430	3	115.00–122.00	$117.22	$504	-19.03
455–470	463	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$660	+10.24
520–540	525	4	110.00–119.00	$112.31	$590	-10.53
550–585	569	12	113.00–126.00	$116.92	$665	+4.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	6	136.00–140.00	$138.08	$453	-30.92
505–540	518	5	130.00–134.00	$132.39	$686	+8.48
560–590	573	11	129.00–135.00	$132.52	$759	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1290	1165	80-85%	24	59.00–73.00	$64.58	$752	—
1060–1695	1207	80-85%	31	65.00–81.00	$74.91	$904	+9.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1125	1014	85-90%	25	55.00–61.00	$57.61	$584	—
980–1060	1033	85-90%	3	63.00–65.00	$63.63	$657	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1750	1625	2	75.00–81.00	$77.77	$1,264	—
1445–1880	1636	8	83.00–90.00	$86.05	$1,408	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1160	1084	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	76.00–82.00	$77.11	$836

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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.