Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

2,637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.03/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 374 lb · 28 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.46/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $443/hd at 320 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.81/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $479/hd at 369 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,637	2,320	1,881
Feeder cattle	1,768	1,859	1,424
Slaughter cattle	778	403	398
Replacement cattle	91	58	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (562), Madison (427), Okeechobee (993), and Sumter County (655). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	160.00–175.00	$166.74	$372	+1.85
250–295	273	8	162.00–182.00	$170.48	$465	+14.84
300–345	322	12	152.00–162.50	$158.11	$509	+1.88
350–385	370	7	156.00–164.00	$159.34	$590	-4.02
400–445	429	20	137.50–164.00	$155.20	$666	-3.43
450–495	472	12	140.00–160.00	$147.25	$695	-3.67
500–540	525	12	135.00–145.00	$138.87	$729	+0.93
560–585	576	11	126.00–137.50	$131.14	$755	+2.34
600–620	610	2	129.00–133.00	$130.97	$799	+2.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	-2.00
250–280	261	4	152.00–158.00	$155.63	$406	-3.78
300–345	321	14	140.00–170.00	$149.13	$479	-6.12
350–395	377	14	140.00–160.00	$146.30	$552	-4.09
405–445	425	16	130.00–152.00	$139.83	$594	-7.75
455–485	469	7	117.50–145.00	$134.39	$630	-3.36
500–540	523	11	120.00–140.00	$129.68	$678	-5.03
630–635	633	2	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$677	-5.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	+13.00
305–345	326	6	132.00–155.00	$140.96	$460	-10.53
360–395	376	10	134.00–156.00	$146.59	$551	+6.67
405–430	421	9	137.00–142.00	$139.08	$586	-1.64
450–485	468	7	126.00–133.00	$129.65	$607	-2.70
520–530	523	3	114.00–117.00	$115.99	$607	+0.58
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	+7.09
630	630	1	106.00	$106.00	$668	+0.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	219	4	145.00–155.00	$149.75	$328	+3.68
250–295	275	17	130.00–144.00	$136.26	$375	-17.43
305–345	320	25	132.50–152.00	$138.46	$443	-2.98
350–395	374	28	125.00–143.00	$134.03	$501	-1.94
400–445	419	23	128.00–146.00	$134.47	$563	+1.47
450–495	479	15	122.00–135.00	$126.87	$608	-2.92
500–545	524	18	117.50–131.00	$122.21	$640	+3.25
550–585	570	13	110.00–122.00	$113.18	$645	+8.35
600–640	622	3	110.00–119.00	$114.24	$711	+10.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	229	4	126.00–135.00	$130.58	$299	+0.35
250–295	269	17	116.00–150.00	$126.96	$342	-9.31
300–340	321	18	126.00–145.00	$130.74	$420	-7.79
365–385	376	16	115.00–135.00	$123.87	$466	-5.62
400–445	419	18	118.00–138.00	$125.49	$526	-1.54
450–495	471	17	112.00–126.00	$119.23	$562	+3.19
500–540	515	10	110.00–119.00	$115.67	$596	+9.79
550–590	572	8	100.00–111.00	$107.08	$612	+10.23
615–630	623	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$654	+11.86
660–665	663	2	90.00–96.00	$92.99	$617	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	321	12	118.00–142.00	$134.56	$432	+7.23
350–385	369	25	115.00–138.00	$129.81	$479	+7.86
400–445	421	18	108.00–128.00	$117.35	$494	+2.38
450–480	468	14	107.00–118.00	$113.23	$530	+3.33
510–535	523	2	104.00–109.00	$106.44	$557	+7.70
550–595	567	3	92.00–101.00	$97.52	$553	+17.52
625	625	1	94.00	$94.00	$588	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	147.00–155.00	$150.49	$349	-1.48
250–265	258	2	155.00–158.00	$156.46	$404	+10.98
320–345	339	4	142.00–148.00	$143.42	$486	+3.59
360–390	372	12	135.00–152.00	$144.22	$536	+8.58
410–445	430	23	122.50–154.00	$144.09	$620	+4.72
465–495	478	12	115.00–140.00	$120.47	$576	-3.16
520–545	531	15	110.00–128.00	$116.90	$621	-7.56
560–595	578	9	110.00–122.00	$113.28	$655	-7.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	175.00–180.00	$177.36	$310	-7.99
200–245	226	8	160.00–175.00	$167.09	$378	+2.13
260–290	276	8	155.00–168.00	$162.31	$448	+1.52
305–345	327	6	152.00–160.00	$155.78	$509	-0.30
360–395	380	4	154.00–162.00	$157.36	$598	-1.20
430–440	435	2	155.00–158.00	$156.48	$681	+17.48
460–495	472	18	120.00–152.00	$136.54	$644	-5.16
525–530	527	3	128.00–136.00	$130.68	$689	-4.10
550	550	1	138.00	$138.00	$759	+11.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	145.00	$145.00	$239	-7.00
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	+5.00
360–390	365	20	107.50–158.00	$144.82	$529	+36.15
405–430	415	13	137.00–148.00	$142.61	$592	+8.63
465–485	475	6	122.00–130.00	$125.97	$598	+0.38
510–520	517	3	110.00–121.00	$114.35	$591	+0.39
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	+5.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1480	1131	80-85%	50	40.00–64.00	$62.17	$703	—
1015–1485	1214	80-85%	40	60.00–74.00	$69.68	$846	—
940–1735	1228	80-85%	135	52.00–69.00	$65.42	$803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1065	819	85-90%	12	41.00–45.00	$43.99	$360	+3.20
740–1085	943	85-90%	8	51.00–55.00	$52.73	$497	—
740–1420	1048	85-90%	40	46.00–60.00	$56.02	$587	-0.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1400	1244	75-80%	4	66.00–69.00	$67.45	$839	+1.91
1275	1275	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$816	+6.00
1115–1400	1291	75-80%	5	70.00–74.00	$71.08	$918	+13.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1735	1457	9	75.00–83.00	$80.31	$1,170	+9.08
1475–1825	1584	12	83.00–92.00	$85.78	$1,359	—
1530–1980	1710	5	87.00–91.00	$88.68	$1,516	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–865	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	88.00–92.00	$90.28	$686
815–1115	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	72.00–80.00	$75.38	$727

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1095	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–70.00	$65.28	$678

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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
1120–1240	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–950.00	$902.54	—
1240–1305	1273	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,113.46	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–855	783	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–750.00	$695.37	—

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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.