Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.73/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $376/hd at 265 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	905	1,989	560
Feeder cattle	553	1,564	425
Slaughter cattle	352	325	135
Replacement cattle	—	100	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (689) and Ellisville (216). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly 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
300–315	308	4	180.00–190.00	$185.12	$570	+11.06
350–375	358	3	175.00–182.00	$179.56	$643	+8.94
400–425	413	6	170.00–180.00	$174.85	$722	+9.17
450–465	458	6	160.00–170.00	$165.08	$756	+4.72
510–525	515	3	150.00–155.00	$151.70	$781	-1.57
550–575	558	3	145.00–152.00	$149.60	$835	+11.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	170.00–180.00	$173.49	$481	+8.28
315–330	323	2	175.00–179.00	$177.05	$572	+7.00
350–365	356	5	162.00–170.00	$166.72	$594	+6.50
420–440	432	5	155.00–165.00	$161.11	$696	+5.47
455–490	469	5	134.00–154.00	$143.25	$672	-6.41
500–520	507	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$726	+7.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	165.00–170.00	$167.58	$545	+3.47
355–390	373	2	155.00–160.00	$157.38	$587	+18.14
405–420	413	2	147.00–152.00	$149.45	$617	+5.11
465–475	470	2	137.00–145.00	$140.96	$663	+9.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	10	132.00–150.00	$141.73	$376	+2.78
350–380	368	6	129.00–142.00	$133.80	$492	-4.74
410–440	425	2	130.00–137.00	$133.38	$567	+0.50
460–490	475	4	114.00–120.00	$116.91	$555	-12.61
500–515	510	3	121.00–125.00	$122.31	$624	+6.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	4	155.00–160.00	$157.55	$418	+7.39
310–335	323	4	150.00–155.00	$152.60	$493	+2.01
360–375	368	2	145.00–152.00	$148.43	$546	+2.59
405–430	417	6	131.00–145.00	$139.06	$580	-3.58
505–525	518	3	126.00–135.00	$132.08	$684	-0.93
560–575	568	2	128.00–131.00	$129.52	$736	+16.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	6	125.00–134.00	$129.59	$496	+5.98
450–490	470	2	116.00–120.00	$118.09	$555	+2.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	6	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$393	-11.18
320–340	327	3	140.00–142.00	$141.31	$462	-1.62
510–540	525	4	125.00–131.00	$127.91	$672	+5.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1520	1231	80-85%	54	58.00–65.00	$61.26	$754	-5.00
1100–1380	1240	80-85%	19	65.00–71.00	$66.96	$830	+4.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1270	1067	85-90%	21	53.00–59.00	$55.96	$597	-1.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1765	1648	8	82.00–90.00	$86.20	$1,421	—

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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.