Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

2,674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.04/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 372 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.53/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 476 lb · 43 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.01/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $428/hd at 329 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,674	2,395	2,576
Feeder cattle	1,801	1,549	1,870
Slaughter cattle	786	734	598
Replacement cattle	87	112	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (523), Madison (454), Okeechobee (1123), and Sumter County (574). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
235	235	1	187.00	$187.00	$439	—
250–280	266	4	168.00–176.00	$171.39	$456	-11.90
300–340	328	6	160.00–168.00	$162.16	$532	-1.80
350–395	368	21	155.00–167.00	$161.37	$594	-4.96
400–445	423	23	150.00–165.00	$156.89	$664	-3.76
450–495	471	24	142.50–157.00	$147.86	$696	+1.46
500–545	516	20	130.00–148.00	$144.14	$744	+3.02
550–585	569	12	122.00–144.00	$135.14	$769	+7.72
600–640	618	9	121.00–132.50	$127.78	$790	-1.21
650–680	663	5	120.00–130.00	$127.01	$842	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	8	146.00–170.00	$156.31	$424	-11.67
300–345	320	6	150.00–158.00	$154.52	$494	-9.38
350–395	373	37	145.00–157.00	$150.71	$562	-4.28
405–445	423	23	140.00–155.00	$145.45	$615	-5.78
450–495	468	11	134.00–147.00	$140.42	$657	+1.48
510–545	531	18	117.00–140.00	$129.87	$690	-1.38
560–585	574	5	128.00–137.50	$132.52	$761	+15.17
610	610	1	118.00	$118.00	$720	+2.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	160.00	$160.00	$304	—
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
260–295	272	3	132.00–144.00	$136.79	$372	—
300–340	325	15	142.00–162.00	$152.84	$497	-1.02
365–385	379	12	138.00–148.00	$140.88	$534	-4.55
400–445	421	19	127.50–145.00	$135.17	$569	-0.41
465–495	483	4	126.00–132.00	$128.45	$620	-0.45
510–545	533	7	117.50–126.00	$124.11	$662	-2.08
610–645	628	2	100.00–108.00	$103.89	$652	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	195.00	$195.00	$312	+2.58
200–235	218	2	175.00–185.00	$179.60	$392	+9.65
250–295	276	8	140.00–154.00	$145.72	$402	+2.02
300–345	326	29	132.50–160.00	$141.89	$463	-2.54
350–395	372	51	130.00–155.00	$141.04	$525	-0.69
400–445	421	26	131.00–146.00	$136.80	$576	-0.37
450–495	476	43	120.00–136.00	$127.53	$607	-5.80
500–545	529	18	113.00–130.00	$122.39	$647	+4.00
550–595	579	14	109.00–122.00	$115.39	$668	+11.35
600–640	624	5	105.00–117.50	$112.53	$702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	230	4	158.00–167.00	$161.08	$370	+6.88
250–290	271	20	127.00–145.00	$132.99	$360	-0.63
305–345	329	40	125.00–145.00	$130.01	$428	-4.81
350–395	377	19	120.00–148.00	$128.94	$486	-4.60
400–440	419	18	122.00–138.00	$127.79	$535	+0.39
450–495	471	25	110.00–128.00	$119.14	$561	-2.14
505–540	531	24	101.00–120.00	$113.51	$603	+5.03
570–585	580	4	100.00–106.00	$102.23	$593	—
640–645	642	3	90.00–98.00	$95.32	$612	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	160.00	$160.00	$264	+2.64
240–245	243	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$343	+2.08
250–295	267	5	110.00–120.00	$116.98	$312	-0.02
300–345	315	26	118.00–148.00	$141.56	$446	+21.56
350–385	373	11	118.00–138.00	$127.29	$475	-0.50
405–445	424	16	112.00–128.00	$116.77	$495	+0.18
455–495	468	9	100.00–118.00	$110.46	$517	+0.07
535–545	540	2	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$491	-13.52

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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	217	13	165.00–180.00	$176.85	$384	+10.28
250–270	255	4	157.00–160.00	$159.21	$406	+12.79
310–340	326	14	140.00–164.00	$152.31	$497	-6.59
350–395	373	17	145.00–158.00	$151.16	$564	-0.22
400–445	415	22	140.00–150.00	$146.86	$609	+0.28
460–480	470	4	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$623	+0.51
520–530	523	4	120.00–128.00	$122.03	$638	-3.03
565–595	575	3	110.00–118.00	$112.76	$648	-5.54
610–645	634	4	106.00–117.00	$109.16	$692	+1.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–175	168	2	195.00–205.00	$199.78	$336	-4.93
200–245	223	2	185.00–200.00	$191.74	$428	+10.60
255–285	273	8	165.00–175.00	$169.19	$462	+3.67
300–345	319	4	160.00–169.00	$165.08	$527	+4.31
350–395	378	17	152.50–166.00	$158.80	$600	-3.52
400–435	420	11	152.00–160.00	$155.33	$652	+0.67
450–495	465	13	140.00–154.00	$148.14	$689	+5.07
500–545	522	6	128.00–138.00	$132.90	$694	-4.52
570–595	576	4	120.00–129.00	$122.32	$705	-7.09
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	+5.02
655–685	670	6	105.00–112.50	$108.83	$729	-3.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	165.00	$165.00	$305	-7.32
220–240	232	3	158.00–162.00	$159.94	$371	+9.94
270–280	272	9	140.00–166.00	$153.61	$418	+2.99
300–345	326	12	140.00–156.00	$148.97	$486	+3.47
350–385	374	11	132.50–148.00	$139.09	$520	-3.12
410–440	420	16	130.00–139.00	$134.17	$564	-4.09
465–490	478	9	120.00–132.00	$126.34	$604	+2.82
510–520	515	2	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$577	-3.15
620	620	1	109.00	$109.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1465	1106	80-85%	55	59.00–63.00	$61.75	$683	—
925–1455	1126	80-85%	131	56.00–70.00	$65.44	$737	—
920–1610	1271	80-85%	64	65.00–77.00	$71.10	$904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1085	928	85-90%	12	51.00–55.00	$52.92	$491	+7.51
710–1070	931	85-90%	19	41.00–54.00	$46.29	$431	+0.88
800–1310	1098	85-90%	49	46.00–65.00	$58.96	$647	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1155	1150	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$736	+2.00
1120–1410	1238	75-80%	8	70.00–74.00	$71.31	$883	—
1100–1410	1258	75-80%	8	66.00–73.00	$68.51	$862	-3.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1500	1207	5	64.00–84.00	$73.90	$892	—
1315–2085	1628	16	85.00–96.00	$88.92	$1,448	—
1580–2145	1825	5	93.00–103.00	$96.51	$1,761	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–810	763	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–80.00	$79.06	$603
865–955	878	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	70.00–82.50	$71.94	$632
875–880	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	85.00–92.00	$88.51	$777

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–970	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–72.00	$68.75	$615

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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.