Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

1,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.88/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $468/hd at 323 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.54/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 378 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.88/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 422 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,989	2,317	1,572
Feeder cattle	1,564	1,782	1,034
Slaughter cattle	325	509	496
Replacement cattle	100	26	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (287), Madison (489), Okeechobee (660), and Sumter County (553). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	140.00–150.00	$144.65	$257	-0.06
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	—
260–295	280	4	170.00–180.00	$174.59	$489	-0.39
300–345	324	4	170.00–179.00	$174.06	$564	-1.18
350–385	364	8	162.00–187.00	$170.62	$621	+0.49
400–445	422	17	159.00–180.00	$165.68	$699	-2.48
450–485	469	16	156.00–167.50	$160.36	$752	-3.00
500–545	519	12	142.00–163.00	$153.27	$795	+0.97
555–580	569	8	134.00–144.00	$138.21	$786	-6.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	11	140.00–172.00	$157.79	$436	—
300–340	319	11	150.00–170.00	$164.11	$524	+4.97
350–395	372	15	130.00–155.00	$139.24	$518	-12.89
400–445	421	10	140.00–148.00	$144.34	$608	+1.37
460–480	469	7	127.50–136.00	$131.51	$617	+10.83
515–540	530	3	124.00–134.00	$128.74	$682	-2.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	216	5	150.00–152.00	$150.41	$325	-4.59
250–290	272	7	157.00–175.00	$165.21	$449	-0.15
305–345	326	7	160.00–180.00	$170.05	$554	+0.65
350–385	368	8	152.00–170.00	$160.22	$590	+1.19
400–445	423	13	150.00–160.00	$155.64	$658	+0.02
470–475	472	3	149.00–150.00	$149.66	$706	+2.39
510–540	530	8	127.50–146.00	$136.03	$721	-5.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	170	6	135.00–140.00	$138.24	$235	—
200–245	219	5	140.00–155.00	$148.52	$325	-4.47
250–295	268	10	142.00–156.00	$150.16	$402	-4.21
300–345	321	18	143.00–160.00	$150.59	$483	-2.57
350–395	372	24	138.00–155.00	$145.84	$543	+2.45
405–440	433	20	138.00–150.00	$142.64	$618	+3.92
450–495	471	16	130.00–144.00	$137.50	$648	+9.85
500–545	513	21	127.00–136.00	$133.01	$682	+11.13
550–595	577	10	102.00–120.00	$113.34	$654	-1.47
600–640	621	4	100.00–109.00	$104.17	$647	+2.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	224	7	130.00–138.00	$132.86	$298	-1.00
250–285	260	12	130.00–150.00	$138.95	$361	+0.42
300–345	323	25	130.00–158.00	$144.88	$468	+3.37
350–395	378	25	128.00–148.00	$138.54	$524	+4.07
400–445	422	25	126.00–138.00	$132.88	$561	+3.64
450–485	470	7	126.00–133.00	$129.52	$609	+10.20
510–545	529	7	110.00–124.00	$116.03	$614	+1.29
560–570	565	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$559	-1.01
610	610	1	97.00	$97.00	$592	+5.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	95.00	$95.00	$180	—
215–245	236	6	110.00–120.00	$113.52	$268	-28.62
260–265	262	9	158.00–168.00	$163.51	$428	+26.45
300–335	322	10	124.00–146.00	$138.09	$445	+6.39
360–395	374	21	115.00–136.00	$123.61	$462	-5.19
415–435	422	11	118.00–123.00	$120.81	$510	+0.73
460–485	472	14	110.00–122.00	$115.93	$547	+11.06
515–535	526	10	100.00–113.00	$107.88	$567	+8.45
555–575	565	2	88.00–91.00	$89.47	$506	—
620–635	629	5	84.00–88.00	$85.00	$535	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	174.00–175.00	$174.49	$354	—
250–285	265	3	172.00–184.00	$179.04	$474	+6.18
300–330	314	4	155.00–178.00	$166.39	$522	+2.78
360–390	372	5	155.00–165.00	$160.30	$596	-7.70
410–445	425	12	140.00–170.00	$161.53	$687	-5.46
470–495	482	6	152.00–158.00	$154.31	$744	-0.21
510–530	524	8	130.00–145.00	$134.58	$705	-4.57
570–575	573	2	134.00–138.00	$135.99	$779	+8.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	-19.19
255–295	274	4	140.00–152.00	$146.21	$401	+6.21
325–330	326	6	154.00–168.00	$164.66	$537	+18.87
370–380	373	3	150.00–156.00	$152.04	$567	+7.00
400–445	424	9	127.50–148.00	$137.61	$583	-4.89
460–485	468	3	128.00–136.00	$133.24	$624	-1.30
515–540	529	7	110.00–120.00	$113.95	$603	-10.05
580–590	587	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$591	-20.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	218	3	145.00–158.00	$153.14	$334	-6.86
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	+1.05
315–340	327	5	135.00–166.00	$142.93	$467	-7.79
370–380	377	3	160.00–166.00	$164.04	$618	+11.25
420–440	430	4	147.50	$147.50	$634	-2.33
460–495	476	8	130.00–148.00	$136.80	$651	-10.19
510–530	515	4	120.00–128.00	$122.06	$629	—
580–590	585	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$649	-19.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1395	1114	80-85%	34	40.00–60.00	$57.04	$635	-13.15
925–1560	1225	80-85%	25	59.00–70.00	$66.26	$812	—
910–1475	1249	80-85%	61	51.00–68.00	$62.35	$779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1085	985	85-90%	2	49.00	$49.00	$483	-0.03
785–1285	1043	85-90%	12	39.00–53.00	$45.73	$477	-11.33
900–1160	1065	85-90%	24	43.00–61.00	$57.23	$609	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$693	—
1225–1650	1446	75-80%	12	55.00–64.00	$58.32	$843	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1650	1446	7	68.00–80.00	$74.44	$1,076	—
1155–1780	1544	9	79.00–90.00	$84.30	$1,302	—
1590	1590	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,431	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–890	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	90.00	$90.00	$799
1145–1305	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	60.00–67.00	$63.27	$775

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–785	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–70.00	$69.04	$521

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1125	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–925.00	$886.47	—
1010–1240	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,027.56	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1120	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–800.00	$747.79	—

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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.