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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.04/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 470 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.38/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.86/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,290 2,617 845
Feeder cattle 1,011 2,115 711
Slaughter cattle 218 420 134
Replacement cattle 61 82 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1076) and Ellisville (214). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 4 175.00–190.00 $182.30 $507 +3.64
305–315 309 5 185.00–189.00 $186.63 $577 +4.24
370–385 377 9 167.00–177.00 $172.46 $650 -1.62
400–440 416 8 137.00–167.00 $153.59 $639 -12.36
455–490 476 5 160.00–167.00 $164.32 $782 -0.18
500–515 509 7 145.00–155.00 $150.79 $768 +12.50
555–585 570 2 146.00–149.00 $147.46 $841 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 190.00–195.00 $192.42 $606 -0.86
355–380 365 5 183.00–190.00 $187.08 $683 -0.92
400–415 408 9 175.00–185.00 $179.35 $732 +1.52
450–480 467 9 171.00–181.00 $176.71 $825 +8.26
500–535 518 10 160.00–168.00 $163.86 $849 +12.40
550–575 563 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $892 +13.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 172.00–179.00 $174.46 $555 +2.94
355–385 365 3 160.00–165.00 $161.76 $590 +3.76
420–430 427 3 128.00–131.00 $130.02 $555 -15.21
450–475 463 2 150.00–157.00 $153.41 $710 +0.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 160.00–170.00 $165.19 $446 +3.39
305–340 328 3 160.00–169.00 $162.79 $534 +1.19
360–390 373 9 150.00–162.00 $155.67 $581 -5.27
410–440 427 11 132.00–160.00 $150.38 $642 -1.65
465–475 470 12 142.00–150.00 $146.04 $686 +5.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 4 140.00–150.00 $145.23 $389 -2.20
315–340 331 5 132.00–159.00 $142.00 $470 -13.58
350–360 355 4 142.00–147.00 $144.46 $513 -4.21
410–425 420 3 135.00–145.00 $138.25 $581 -0.55
460–485 475 5 120.00–135.00 $125.38 $596 -4.61
505–535 520 4 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $637 +3.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $449 +0.22
460–485 477 3 112.00–113.00 $112.32 $536 -8.97
520–540 530 4 101.00–108.00 $104.43 $553 -5.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 432 5 132.00–141.00 $135.50 $585 -26.39
460–480 470 4 127.00–133.00 $129.94 $611 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 7 132.00–136.00 $134.88 $421 -31.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1395 1231 80-85% 28 58.00–71.00 $63.18 $778 -7.96
1260–1305 1275 80-85% 3 66.00–67.00 $66.34 $846 -0.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1320 1127 85-90% 18 55.00–64.00 $59.94 $676 +0.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1600 1493 4 78.00–81.00 $79.61 $1,189 -6.90
1265–1840 1590 15 83.00–90.00 $85.68 $1,362 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1160 1043 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 75.00–89.00 $81.28 $848

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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.