Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

2,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.73/cwt -11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 375 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.97/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 421 lb · 29 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.24/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $443/hd at 325 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,874	1,124	444
Feeder cattle	2,144	815	214
Slaughter cattle	675	309	58
Replacement cattle	55	—	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1109), Columbia (306), Ocala (396) and Okeechobee (1063). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 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
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—
250–295	283	19	166.00–178.00	$169.21	$479	—
350–395	371	14	158.00–170.00	$163.65	$607	-1.52
400–430	417	6	159.00–168.00	$162.75	$679	+0.77
450–490	470	13	139.00–162.00	$150.84	$709	-3.71
510–540	524	23	133.00–145.00	$138.90	$728	-8.30
560–585	569	10	130.00–144.00	$135.88	$773	-6.09
605–640	610	7	126.00–130.00	$129.40	$789	+0.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
250–295	262	12	150.00–170.00	$160.27	$420	-7.09
305–320	313	6	160.00–169.00	$164.69	$515	-4.49
370–395	381	8	148.00–157.00	$152.83	$582	-3.44
400–445	418	19	135.00–154.00	$147.34	$616	+2.90
460–495	474	13	128.00–150.00	$136.86	$649	-9.08
500–530	519	4	128.00–133.00	$129.96	$674	-8.60
570–590	578	5	130.00–138.00	$134.73	$779	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	221	7	140.00–150.00	$146.54	$324	—
270	270	1	144.00	$144.00	$389	—
310–340	324	9	150.00–161.00	$156.94	$508	-1.37
350–370	361	11	140.00–149.00	$143.74	$519	—
410–445	433	10	117.00–145.00	$131.15	$568	—
460–480	468	10	120.00–140.00	$129.42	$606	—
550–565	558	2	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$689	+2.58
690–695	693	3	90.00–96.00	$94.01	$651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	237	12	140.00–155.00	$142.70	$338	—
250–295	281	24	138.00–152.50	$143.92	$404	+1.06
300–345	324	10	142.00–155.00	$148.18	$480	-9.10
350–395	375	36	132.00–149.00	$137.73	$516	-11.65
400–445	421	29	124.00–144.00	$129.97	$547	-7.90
450–495	466	24	117.00–135.00	$124.22	$579	-2.32
500–545	514	19	110.00–124.00	$118.15	$607	—
550–595	569	8	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$636	-3.61
600–645	627	3	104.00–114.00	$109.22	$685	-4.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	12	125.00–137.00	$130.67	$299	—
260–295	279	25	122.00–145.00	$129.97	$363	-6.85
305–345	325	28	132.00–145.00	$136.24	$443	+7.67
355–395	371	26	122.00–141.00	$130.50	$484	-0.66
400–440	418	23	114.00–135.00	$124.20	$519	+1.86
450–495	470	12	108.00–128.00	$119.72	$563	+2.32
500–535	521	11	100.00–117.00	$111.18	$579	+4.20
550–565	558	2	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$575	-4.26
610–630	622	5	98.00–102.00	$99.58	$619	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	4	114.00–117.00	$115.45	$269	—
285	285	1	112.00	$112.00	$319	—
305–340	321	24	120.00–137.00	$127.10	$408	—
350–390	365	17	102.50–136.00	$120.77	$441	+6.82
400–435	415	8	110.00–125.00	$117.69	$488	+7.74
460–480	470	6	100.00–118.00	$109.60	$515	—
510–540	519	6	90.00–105.00	$98.71	$512	—
550	550	1	94.00	$94.00	$517	-7.53
625	625	1	89.00	$89.00	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	7	170.00–185.00	$174.89	$402	—
250–295	270	13	168.00–187.50	$176.54	$477	+26.54
300–345	325	6	166.00–175.00	$169.19	$550	+23.84
360–395	382	10	158.00–166.00	$161.11	$615	+13.82
400–445	427	15	153.00–164.00	$156.03	$666	+13.43
450–480	468	10	140.00–150.00	$143.65	$672	—
500–545	525	11	133.00–144.00	$137.19	$720	—
550–590	569	5	128.00–136.00	$131.92	$751	—
620–640	630	2	122.00–126.00	$123.97	$781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
250–295	275	8	150.00–164.00	$157.02	$432	+18.30
300–340	324	19	156.00–164.00	$159.15	$516	—
355–395	381	18	127.50–156.00	$147.20	$561	+10.42
410–435	423	13	130.00–150.00	$144.12	$610	+12.22
455–490	473	11	129.00–137.00	$132.51	$627	+8.35
510–535	523	5	126.00–131.00	$128.37	$671	—
565	565	1	122.00	$122.00	$689	+16.09
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	9	145.00–152.00	$148.79	$326	—
255–285	265	10	140.00–168.00	$153.75	$407	—
300–345	318	8	146.00–154.00	$150.60	$479	—
380–385	383	6	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$540	—
405–435	423	7	130.00–142.00	$136.99	$579	+16.11
460–490	474	10	120.00–129.00	$122.64	$581	—
515–530	521	5	110.00–118.00	$112.14	$584	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1285	1066	80-85%	30	40.00–64.00	$60.12	$641	—
910–1410	1095	80-85%	96	50.00–70.00	$66.08	$724	—
975–1905	1195	80-85%	43	60.00–80.00	$72.15	$862	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1225	1003	85-90%	4	44.00–46.00	$44.45	$446	—
860–1245	1014	85-90%	11	53.00–56.00	$54.68	$554	—
720–1285	1026	85-90%	24	40.00–64.00	$57.83	$593	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1665	1293	75-80%	8	71.00–79.00	$73.61	$952	—
1430–1640	1535	75-80%	2	66.00–71.00	$68.67	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1770	1413	24	79.00–91.00	$85.99	$1,215	-1.06
1220–1930	1510	6	71.00–87.00	$81.14	$1,225	—
1405–1805	1598	12	87.00–97.00	$93.44	$1,493	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–850	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–88.00	$84.93	$705

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1240	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	69.00–77.00	$72.62	$823

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1480	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–750.00	$721.21	—

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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.