Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

1,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.71/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $487/hd at 370 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.97/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 433 lb · 10 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.83/cwt +12.88 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 363 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,111	2,254	1,063
Feeder cattle	828	1,674	716
Slaughter cattle	255	479	347
Replacement cattle	28	101	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (840) and Ellisville (271). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers mostly steady. 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
270–280	273	3	180.00–190.00	$186.59	$509	+3.66
315–325	321	5	180.00–187.00	$184.25	$591	+21.05
350–375	363	10	167.00–177.00	$171.83	$624	+12.88
405–440	421	9	159.00–167.00	$163.28	$687	+10.55
450–485	468	6	152.00–161.00	$156.33	$732	+3.87
515–535	525	4	150.00–152.00	$151.02	$793	+10.42
710	710	2	101.00	$101.00	$717	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	6	160.00–175.00	$167.16	$465	+0.79
350–360	356	9	155.00–162.00	$158.06	$563	+8.66
405–425	417	5	149.00–157.00	$153.89	$642	+9.43
450–475	460	5	140.00–147.00	$142.89	$657	+2.77
500–545	526	4	95.00–142.00	$117.22	$617	-18.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	8	157.00–165.00	$161.10	$504	+8.05
370–385	379	5	145.00–151.00	$148.66	$563	-2.27
515–525	520	4	121.00–130.00	$125.54	$653	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	4	145.00–152.00	$148.63	$401	+14.10
310–325	319	7	142.00–147.00	$144.91	$462	+13.39
355–395	370	14	110.00–144.00	$131.71	$487	-3.88
400–430	415	6	127.00–137.00	$131.82	$547	+5.47
450–480	465	6	123.00–131.00	$127.13	$591	+5.93
560–585	577	3	111.00–114.00	$113.03	$652	+10.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	315	3	150.00–158.00	$155.42	$490	+12.49
360–380	371	7	145.00–155.00	$149.15	$553	+11.52
425–440	433	10	139.00–143.00	$140.97	$610	+4.84
460–485	469	8	130.00–137.00	$134.17	$629	+9.07
505–525	516	7	121.00–127.00	$123.51	$637	+5.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	130.00–140.00	$136.73	$454	+10.76
350–365	358	4	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$457	+0.95
405–430	420	5	120.00–125.00	$121.93	$512	+6.35
450–465	458	2	115.00–121.00	$117.95	$540	+8.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	5	138.00–145.00	$140.58	$328	-24.34
360–390	375	4	128.00–134.00	$130.88	$491	-4.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1375	1222	80-85%	32	58.00–66.00	$62.60	$765	—
1180–1305	1264	80-85%	17	66.00–73.00	$69.55	$879	+1.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1165	1062	85-90%	8	45.00–50.00	$47.74	$507	-7.62
850–1190	1088	85-90%	23	56.00–62.00	$57.58	$626	+2.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1695	1590	75-80%	2	62.00–64.00	$62.93	$1,001	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1380	1313	3	74.00–80.00	$77.90	$1,023	—
1305–1755	1401	9	83.00–89.00	$85.88	$1,203	+8.27
1460–1965	1744	4	90.00–94.00	$91.67	$1,599	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1160	1090	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	64.00–72.00	$69.11	$753

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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.