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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

2,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.59/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 322 lb · 20 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.47/cwt -13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $402/hd at 278 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.76/cwt ≈ $651/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,018 905 1,420
Feeder cattle 1,472 553 1,033
Slaughter cattle 414 352 301
Replacement cattle 132 — 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (687), Columbia (429), Ocala (289) and Okeechobee (613). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
230 230 1 163.00 $163.00 $375 —
255–275 263 5 154.00–175.00 $164.84 $434 -8.65
300–325 312 10 162.00–175.00 $167.62 $523 -9.43
350–395 366 10 159.00–169.00 $163.65 $599 -3.07
405–445 418 6 145.00–158.00 $153.75 $643 -7.36
455–495 474 10 140.00–155.00 $146.71 $695 +3.46
500–525 509 4 130.00–147.00 $139.30 $709 -3.99
550–575 563 3 126.00–145.00 $137.02 $771 —
625–635 630 3 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $750 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 178.00–185.00 $181.22 $395 —
255–295 281 7 160.00–172.00 $164.50 $462 —
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
350–390 375 6 150.00–180.00 $162.42 $609 -17.14
400–425 410 5 160.00–170.00 $164.15 $673 -10.70
450–495 473 12 136.00–163.00 $151.53 $717 -13.55
500–545 519 9 117.00–159.00 $134.17 $696 -17.53
550 550 1 139.00 $139.00 $764 -10.60
600–625 612 3 118.00–135.00 $123.89 $758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
300–345 329 8 148.00–167.00 $162.28 $534 -5.30
360–380 368 3 152.00–156.00 $153.96 $567 -3.42
405–430 421 5 138.00–150.00 $141.52 $596 -7.93
470–495 485 6 132.00–138.00 $134.60 $653 -6.36
605 605 1 114.00 $114.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 173 3 137.00–150.00 $145.25 $251 —
200–235 216 6 140.00–150.00 $145.22 $314 —
250–295 278 19 138.00–160.00 $144.47 $402 -13.08
300–345 318 14 140.00–160.00 $148.67 $473 -3.93
350–395 368 10 138.00–150.00 $145.07 $534 -3.36
400–430 419 10 138.00–152.00 $143.57 $602 +4.51
460–470 fancy 463 3 171.00–177.50 $173.20 $802 —
450–495 475 13 125.00–139.00 $129.58 $616 —
500–540 524 8 115.00–132.00 $122.39 $641 -9.69
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -29.52
605–635 615 5 98.00–101.00 $99.61 $613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–190 183 6 120.00–130.00 $124.00 $227 —
200–240 216 7 122.00–134.00 $129.57 $280 —
250–295 267 15 122.00–150.00 $133.37 $356 -8.36
300–345 323 13 130.00–147.00 $136.39 $441 —
355–395 376 10 128.00–143.00 $134.14 $504 +0.34
410–440 420 11 127.00–139.00 $133.00 $559 -0.38
455–495 476 12 107.50–132.00 $119.33 $568 +2.42
515–540 531 10 100.00–117.00 $106.67 $566 -15.64
550–590 573 6 90.00–110.00 $98.04 $562 —
645 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 232 5 106.00–117.00 $110.47 $256 —
260–270 263 3 120.00–152.50 $140.95 $371 —
305–340 323 9 110.00–137.00 $123.14 $398 —
365–395 381 9 118.00–139.00 $125.37 $478 -4.22
410–435 423 9 116.00–128.00 $121.11 $512 —
450–495 472 12 108.00–120.00 $112.97 $533 -5.12
510–535 522 5 95.00–107.00 $99.26 $518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 180 4 170.00–185.00 $173.44 $312 —
215–245 235 3 170.00–180.00 $173.05 $407 —
250–295 270 12 160.00–175.00 $168.32 $454 —
300–345 332 6 168.00–178.00 $170.75 $567 —
350–395 377 8 168.00–178.00 $171.84 $648 —
400–445 424 9 154.00–165.00 $161.69 $686 —
450–490 465 8 151.00–162.00 $156.95 $730 —
500–545 526 7 132.00–152.00 $141.03 $742 —
560–590 573 8 118.00–135.00 $125.95 $722 —
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 175 5 155.00–165.00 $162.23 $284 —
205–245 229 5 158.00–168.00 $161.52 $370 —
255–270 264 5 154.00–158.00 $155.55 $411 +11.73
310–345 322 20 130.00–170.00 $152.59 $491 +11.28
360–395 374 7 158.00–166.00 $162.47 $608 —
410–430 420 7 148.00–159.00 $152.26 $639 —
470–485 475 5 141.00–148.00 $146.17 $694 —
515–530 523 2 120.00–128.00 $124.06 $649 -3.85
560–585 572 3 110.00–125.00 $117.03 $669 —
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 —
690–695 693 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 145.00–150.00 $147.36 $258 —
215–245 236 6 140.00–150.00 $143.65 $339 —
260–280 273 3 137.00–142.00 $138.59 $378 —
310–330 313 10 151.00–159.00 $152.65 $478 —
360–395 379 4 148.00–156.00 $151.91 $576 —
415–420 417 3 145.00–146.00 $145.34 $606 —
460–485 476 6 130.00–139.00 $135.37 $644 —
510–540 528 5 110.00–120.00 $113.52 $599 —
570–580 575 3 104.00–114.00 $108.34 $623 —
690–695 693 4 93.00–97.00 $95.01 $658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1325 986 80-85% 14 42.00–61.00 $58.12 $573 —
955–1365 1158 80-85% 16 60.00–78.00 $69.23 $802 —
910–1405 1159 80-85% 52 50.00–71.00 $62.45 $724 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1065 882 85-90% 5 48.00–52.00 $49.71 $438 —
720–1240 1031 85-90% 10 38.00–48.00 $44.36 $457 —
740–1270 1081 85-90% 27 43.00–61.00 $54.13 $585 -1.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1475 1390 75-80% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.53 $758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1690 1484 6 79.00–84.00 $81.44 $1,209 —
1485–1765 1620 4 91.00–96.00 $94.01 $1,523 +7.81
1625–1865 1780 21 82.00–92.00 $84.15 $1,498 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1025 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 78.00–87.00 $82.43 $833
880–1290 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 63.00–78.00 $68.73 $760
1080–1375 1186 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 62.00–71.00 $65.41 $776
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960–1070 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 60.00–66.00 $63.16 $641

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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.