Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	994	2,637	1,146
Feeder cattle	754	1,768	828
Slaughter cattle	240	778	318
Replacement cattle	—	91	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (739) and Ellisville (255). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	4	165.00–170.00	$167.54	$511	+18.41
350–365	356	5	155.00–160.00	$157.05	$559	+10.75
405–425	416	9	147.00–155.00	$150.46	$626	+10.63
450–460	456	7	145.00–150.00	$147.88	$674	+13.49
500–525	514	7	137.00–144.00	$141.08	$725	+11.40
560–585	573	2	131.00–137.00	$133.93	$767	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	155.00–160.00	$157.54	$504	+16.58
350–390	377	3	140.00–147.00	$144.83	$546	-1.76
415–430	423	4	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$603	+3.46
460–485	473	4	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$651	+7.92
500–515	508	4	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$635	+9.08
555–575	565	6	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$692	+10.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	360	3	165.00–170.00	$166.62	$600	+7.28
400–425	408	3	157.00–162.00	$160.27	$654	+5.07
460–485	468	3	152.00–160.00	$154.76	$724	+7.51
505–515	511	5	145.00–150.00	$148.02	$756	+9.15
550–565	558	4	142.00–150.00	$146.05	$815	+14.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	326	5	150.00–155.00	$152.94	$499	+14.48
355–380	369	7	146.00–155.00	$151.29	$558	+17.26
400–445	427	8	134.00–152.00	$139.36	$595	+4.89
450–475	463	2	137.00–144.00	$140.59	$651	+13.72
520–540	529	7	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$646	-0.02
605–635	625	3	105.00–111.00	$108.63	$679	-5.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	3	142.00–152.00	$145.21	$407	+18.25
300–335	318	4	140.00–147.00	$143.31	$456	+12.57
350–380	365	4	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$502	+13.53
410–425	418	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$554	+6.97
460–475	465	3	122.00–127.00	$125.30	$583	+6.07
525–540	531	7	110.00–113.00	$111.69	$593	-3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	320	3	127.00–135.00	$132.42	$424	-2.14
450–485	468	2	110.00–120.00	$115.19	$539	+1.96

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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	268	9	143.00–150.00	$148.35	$398	-8.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1340	1154	80-85%	19	59.00–72.00	$65.02	$750	—
1130–1710	1252	80-85%	16	65.00–77.00	$73.29	$918	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1090	1007	85-90%	6	64.00–66.00	$64.72	$652	—
990–1190	1079	85-90%	16	53.00–61.00	$56.73	$612	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,424	+5.22
1250–2020	1649	14	79.00–90.00	$84.04	$1,386	—

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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.