Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

2,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.38/cwt +20.50 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 367 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $108.48/cwt ≈ $568/hd at 524 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.73/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 371 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,395	1,111	2,455
Feeder cattle	1,549	828	1,911
Slaughter cattle	734	255	416
Replacement cattle	112	28	128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (921), Columbia (300), Ocala (386) and Okeechobee (788). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. 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
255–290	273	4	160.00–175.00	$167.98	$459	+0.82
305–340	318	8	148.00–172.00	$163.90	$521	—
360–390	380	5	150.00–159.00	$154.99	$589	-3.07
410–420	415	11	145.00–159.00	$151.23	$628	-2.66
460–495	479	11	126.00–145.00	$138.94	$666	-3.95
505–545	524	9	120.00–145.00	$131.25	$688	+14.03
565–590	582	3	116.00–118.00	$117.35	$683	—
600–645	620	3	110.00–119.00	$115.22	$714	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	3	180.00–185.00	$183.29	$473	-3.30
300–320	310	3	162.00–166.00	$163.96	$508	-20.29
350–380	368	4	165.00–168.00	$166.33	$612	-5.50
400–445	420	5	156.00–165.00	$160.65	$675	-2.63
450–490	477	11	138.00–160.00	$146.40	$698	-9.93
510–545	525	10	132.00–147.00	$141.12	$741	-9.90
575–595	585	2	123.00–132.00	$127.42	$745	—
600–610	605	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$780	—
690–695	693	2	110.00–118.00	$114.01	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	7	140.00–162.00	$153.86	$491	-7.24
350–395	368	6	138.00–150.00	$145.43	$535	-3.23
400–430	415	9	130.00–144.00	$135.58	$563	—
450–490	474	5	120.00–137.00	$128.90	$611	—
505–530	517	7	116.00–131.00	$126.19	$652	+0.65
575–590	583	2	102.00–109.00	$105.55	$615	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	5	165.00–175.00	$169.84	$311	—
210–235	220	5	150.00–158.00	$154.20	$339	—
250–295	269	9	120.00–152.00	$133.62	$359	-15.01
310–345	329	10	120.00–148.00	$134.82	$444	-10.09
360–395	376	20	120.00–145.00	$133.54	$502	+1.83
400–445	424	17	118.00–139.00	$127.40	$540	-4.42
455–495	474	10	116.00–127.00	$121.28	$575	-5.85
505–545	524	23	100.00–116.00	$108.48	$568	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$317	—
200–245	213	4	160.00–175.00	$169.95	$362	—
250–295	275	14	136.00–162.00	$143.70	$395	—
300–345	319	17	135.00–155.00	$144.43	$461	-10.99
350–395	371	20	132.50–152.00	$141.73	$526	-7.42
400–440	418	10	130.00–142.00	$137.17	$573	-3.80
450–485	463	8	130.00–137.00	$133.33	$617	-0.84
500–545	529	13	110.00–126.00	$118.39	$626	-5.12
550–595	574	9	98.00–114.00	$104.04	$597	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	155.00–160.00	$157.36	$275	—
210–235	219	5	135.00–142.00	$138.91	$304	—
265	265	1	117.00	$117.00	$310	—
345	345	2	120.00	$120.00	$414	-16.73
365–395	374	7	116.00–137.00	$127.79	$478	+0.24
415–445	430	15	108.00–127.00	$116.59	$501	-5.34
465–495	476	7	106.00–118.00	$110.39	$525	-7.56
510–515	513	2	102.00–107.00	$104.51	$536	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	8	180.00	$180.00	$333	—
215–235	228	3	165.00–170.00	$166.57	$380	+25.99
265–295	275	3	140.00–150.00	$146.42	$403	—
320–330	323	7	152.00–164.00	$158.90	$513	—
350–395	367	25	135.00–157.00	$151.38	$556	+20.50
400–440	425	10	140.00–154.00	$146.58	$623	—
460–495	471	5	128.00–134.00	$131.94	$621	—
500–545	520	16	120.00–131.00	$125.06	$650	—
560–590	573	3	113.00–124.00	$118.30	$678	—
635	635	1	108.00	$108.00	$686	—
670–675	674	4	100.00–109.00	$102.24	$689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	200.00–210.00	$204.71	$358	—
200–245	227	3	175.00–190.00	$181.14	$411	—
250–285	266	6	160.00–170.00	$165.52	$440	—
300–335	324	7	158.00–166.00	$160.77	$521	—
350–395	374	14	157.50–168.00	$162.32	$607	—
400–440	423	14	139.00–165.00	$154.66	$654	—
450–485	468	13	138.00–148.00	$143.07	$670	—
500–545	522	6	132.00–142.00	$137.42	$717	—
550–595	580	10	126.00–136.00	$129.41	$751	—
600–620	610	4	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$756	—
690–695	694	4	112.00–115.00	$112.75	$782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	170.00–175.00	$172.32	$307	—
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	—
270–295	282	6	127.00–169.00	$150.62	$425	—
315–335	328	5	138.00–155.00	$145.50	$477	—
360–395	374	9	138.00–148.00	$142.21	$532	—
400–445	419	12	130.00–144.00	$138.26	$579	—
460–470	465	4	122.00–128.00	$123.52	$574	—
510–540	521	7	110.00–118.00	$115.13	$600	—
570–585	578	2	108.00–112.00	$109.97	$636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1365	1082	80-85%	39	44.00–64.00	$61.91	$670	—
920–1380	1090	80-85%	79	50.00–77.00	$69.76	$760	—
1005–1615	1229	80-85%	47	60.00–83.00	$73.84	$907	+11.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1090	914	85-90%	20	44.00–48.00	$45.41	$415	—
750–1285	953	85-90%	16	52.00–56.00	$53.77	$512	—
715–1160	1012	85-90%	40	47.00–70.00	$60.43	$612	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$728	—
1130–1435	1273	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$71.68	$912	—
1125–1485	1309	75-80%	7	66.00–69.00	$67.13	$879	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1465	1258	6	65.00–79.00	$75.10	$945	—
1200–1845	1468	17	78.00–89.00	$83.94	$1,232	—
1390–1865	1704	6	91.00–101.00	$96.40	$1,643	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–855	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–88.00	$84.11	$701
875–1075	928	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	55.00–63.00	$57.93	$538

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–960	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–76.00	$71.85	$665

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00	$625.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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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.