Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

1,956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 steers $175.21/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $485/hd at 277 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.70/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 419 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.00/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,956	1,243	711
Feeder cattle	1,563	853	477
Slaughter cattle	344	298	161
Replacement cattle	49	92	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (764), Columbia (341), Ocala (203) and Okeechobee (648). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to firm. Feeder classes mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	7	168.00–178.00	$172.41	$398	—
250–295	277	26	164.00–195.00	$175.21	$485	-9.99
305–335	321	5	176.00–195.00	$184.45	$592	-5.67
365–395	381	5	166.00–175.00	$170.13	$648	-6.29
400–445	422	11	150.00–170.00	$159.99	$675	-7.95
450–480	466	7	140.00–170.00	$149.83	$698	-7.54
510	510	2	148.00	$148.00	$755	+0.49
560–570	565	3	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$797	—
600–640	620	2	130.00–138.00	$133.87	$830	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	—
250–295	276	10	180.00–215.00	$191.54	$529	-17.69
300–345	327	6	184.00–212.00	$192.93	$631	-11.91
350–380	369	4	185.00–192.00	$188.84	$697	-2.32
400–440	423	10	170.00–185.00	$176.49	$747	-4.36
450–495	467	10	152.00–185.00	$168.32	$786	-3.47
500–540	514	11	146.00–168.00	$159.28	$819	-0.68
550–580	568	6	148.00–154.00	$150.44	$854	—
600	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	170.00	$170.00	$314	—
205–240	223	2	155.00–165.00	$159.61	$356	—
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
315–340	329	5	168.00–180.00	$174.69	$575	—
355–385	365	4	160.00–169.00	$163.66	$597	-2.17
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
450–495	468	7	132.00–152.00	$144.90	$678	—
500–510	505	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$699	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	167.00	$167.00	$317	—
200–245	232	7	155.00–170.00	$159.86	$371	—
250–295	277	9	156.00–170.00	$161.00	$446	-10.68
300–345	321	14	158.00–168.00	$162.91	$523	-5.81
350–395	372	21	150.00–165.00	$155.66	$579	-9.70
400–440	419	23	138.00–160.00	$146.70	$615	-10.39
450–495	476	18	126.00–150.00	$133.55	$636	-12.85
500–545	529	15	120.00–131.00	$126.06	$667	—
550–585	564	9	109.00–132.00	$117.18	$661	-9.60
600–640	619	5	100.00–108.00	$104.13	$645	—
670–675	673	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$690	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	179	4	147.00–160.00	$152.68	$273	—
215–245	234	13	140.00–152.00	$143.40	$336	—
250–295	277	17	140.00–154.00	$145.90	$404	-6.20
300–345	322	18	135.00–156.00	$149.24	$481	-8.80
355–390	373	13	135.00–155.00	$144.62	$539	+11.32
400–440	423	23	117.00–145.00	$131.00	$554	+13.78
450–485	471	13	117.00–135.00	$123.77	$583	-18.69
525–545	535	11	110.00–121.00	$114.53	$613	+2.22
550–585	561	4	102.00–125.00	$111.27	$624	-5.65
600	600	1	97.00	$97.00	$582	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	174	4	137.00–144.00	$140.49	$244	—
210–245	229	8	125.00–138.00	$130.28	$298	—
250–295	272	9	126.00–157.00	$138.18	$376	—
310–345	322	14	135.00–148.00	$143.02	$461	—
360–395	375	12	120.00–139.00	$128.22	$481	—
400–445	421	11	120.00–130.00	$123.50	$520	—
450–490	471	13	104.00–125.00	$111.60	$526	—
500–545	528	4	100.00–109.00	$103.63	$547	—
690–695	693	2	80.00–89.00	$84.48	$585	—

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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	178	2	205.00–215.00	$209.65	$373	—
200–240	220	4	185.00–198.00	$191.41	$421	—
250–295	287	16	179.00–194.00	$181.71	$522	—
325–335	328	3	175.00–184.00	$178.06	$584	—
360–390	378	11	170.00–180.00	$175.30	$663	—
400–440	418	10	157.50–180.00	$165.54	$692	—
460–490	477	3	147.00–157.00	$152.27	$726	—
515–540	528	2	135.00–139.00	$136.95	$723	—
550–595	576	8	122.00–134.00	$127.06	$732	—
640–645	643	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	4	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$407	—
260–285	273	8	168.00–176.00	$171.90	$469	—
330–345	338	2	174.00–178.00	$175.96	$595	+37.88
360–395	376	14	145.00–174.00	$160.83	$605	—
430	430	1	164.00	$164.00	$705	—
460–470	466	7	130.00–148.00	$138.15	$644	—
525–540	531	6	122.00–145.00	$137.30	$729	+4.91
570–585	580	3	136.00–138.00	$136.66	$793	+4.14
660–665	663	2	100.00–108.00	$104.02	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	229	4	155.00–164.00	$158.84	$364	—
265	265	2	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
310–345	330	7	157.00–170.00	$165.60	$546	—
370	370	1	160.00	$160.00	$592	—
410–435	419	5	139.00–153.00	$146.60	$614	—
470	470	1	138.00	$138.00	$649	—
500–515	505	3	137.00–139.00	$138.32	$699	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1280	1076	80-85%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.25	$670	—
945–1390	1162	80-85%	37	55.00–73.00	$67.46	$784	+2.88
950–1410	1163	80-85%	17	60.00–78.00	$70.91	$825	+6.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1055	995	85-90%	3	42.00–43.00	$42.29	$421	—
895–1085	998	85-90%	5	53.00–55.00	$53.82	$537	—
865–1235	1032	85-90%	17	47.00–66.00	$58.30	$602	-5.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1430	1304	75-80%	6	69.00–70.00	$69.49	$906	—
1325–1670	1498	75-80%	2	72.00–75.00	$73.67	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1595	1495	10	83.00–96.00	$88.88	$1,329	—
1435–1970	1778	6	82.00–101.00	$90.34	$1,606	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–945	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–93.00	$91.52	$851

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1060	999	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	55.00–62.00	$58.65	$586
1105–1120	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	67.50–69.00	$68.00	$755

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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.