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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

2,626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.29/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 427 lb · 39 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.01/cwt +15.09 vs last sale · ≈ $428/hd at 269 lb · 33 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.14/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $487/hd at 331 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,626 2,874 1,987
Feeder cattle 1,974 2,144 1,559
Slaughter cattle 574 675 342
Replacement cattle 78 55 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (477), Madison (668), Okeechobee (856), and Sumter County (625). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–165 163 2 210.00–215.00 $212.46 $346 —
200–215 205 3 195.00–200.00 $198.25 $406 —
250–285 263 6 170.00–180.00 $176.55 $464 +7.34
305–345 327 13 160.00–177.00 $166.72 $545 —
350–390 372 20 147.50–167.00 $158.79 $591 -4.86
400–445 426 20 142.50–165.00 $152.52 $650 -10.23
450–495 476 15 140.00–158.00 $147.81 $704 -3.03
500–540 527 20 132.00–147.00 $141.27 $744 +2.37
560–590 573 13 130.00–137.50 $133.61 $766 -2.27
610–645 632 8 122.00–135.00 $129.16 $816 -0.24
660–685 673 3 122.50–127.50 $124.97 $841 —
700–745 722 6 115.00–117.50 $117.07 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 —
215–245 237 5 170.00–180.00 $172.81 $410 +12.81
250–295 273 8 150.00–170.00 $158.90 $434 -1.37
310–345 331 5 150.00–158.00 $153.06 $507 -11.63
350–390 370 17 137.50–157.00 $147.00 $544 -5.83
410–445 427 9 137.50–148.00 $141.67 $605 -5.67
460–495 472 27 130.00–148.00 $141.35 $667 +4.49
500–545 528 16 124.00–137.50 $133.55 $705 +3.59
550–585 573 9 120.00–127.50 $123.24 $706 -11.49
615–630 624 4 107.00–111.00 $108.73 $678 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 —
215–235 225 2 160.00–165.00 $162.39 $365 +15.85
250–295 284 5 136.00–148.00 $138.92 $395 -5.08
300–345 320 6 140.00–162.00 $149.74 $479 -7.20
360–390 378 5 139.00–144.00 $140.74 $532 -3.00
400–435 414 10 127.50–141.00 $134.99 $559 +3.84
450–490 473 5 132.00–138.00 $133.92 $633 +4.50
510–530 515 5 110.00–120.00 $113.65 $585 —
565–595 580 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $652 -11.11
690–695 693 2 91.00–94.00 $92.51 $641 -1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 175 3 175.00–190.00 $182.95 $320 —
200–245 228 13 170.00–185.00 $175.48 $400 +32.78
250–295 269 33 145.00–167.00 $159.01 $428 +15.09
300–345 331 29 132.50–156.00 $147.14 $487 -1.04
350–395 377 26 130.00–148.00 $137.71 $519 -0.02
400–440 427 39 130.00–146.00 $135.29 $578 +5.32
450–495 472 29 121.00–134.00 $129.04 $609 +4.82
500–545 532 26 115.00–130.00 $125.26 $666 +7.11
560–595 577 8 108.00–127.50 $120.16 $693 +8.41
600–645 630 11 106.00–122.50 $112.63 $710 +3.41
670–690 678 6 111.00–117.00 $114.89 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 3 160.00 $160.00 $304 —
210–245 230 10 155.00–167.00 $160.91 $370 +30.24
255–295 276 17 138.00–150.00 $143.58 $396 +13.61
300–345 319 16 127.50–145.00 $138.78 $443 +2.54
350–395 375 23 120.00–146.00 $131.18 $492 +0.68
400–440 420 24 122.50–138.00 $129.71 $545 +5.51
450–490 469 20 112.00–130.00 $121.93 $572 +2.21
510–545 533 12 103.00–118.00 $110.74 $590 -0.44
570–595 583 6 100.00–110.00 $103.42 $603 +0.43
600–635 620 4 96.00–103.00 $99.20 $615 -0.38
690–695 692 3 90.00–100.00 $93.35 $646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 145.00 $145.00 $268 —
205–245 227 6 140.00–152.00 $146.62 $333 +31.17
250–275 263 5 130.00–136.00 $132.90 $350 +20.90
310–345 322 23 110.00–144.00 $133.42 $430 +6.32
355–395 373 16 105.00–138.00 $120.14 $448 -0.63
405–430 415 12 107.50–128.00 $119.37 $495 +1.68
450–480 465 14 104.00–119.00 $112.74 $524 +3.14
515–545 526 4 92.00–98.00 $95.70 $503 -3.01
620 620 1 89.00 $89.00 $552 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 264 7 150.00–180.00 $165.25 $436 -11.29
300–335 321 14 162.00–170.00 $164.91 $529 -4.28
360–390 378 19 145.00–162.00 $155.03 $586 -6.08
410–440 425 17 142.50–158.00 $148.91 $633 -7.12
455–495 472 15 130.00–148.00 $138.50 $654 -5.15
515–545 527 9 117.50–138.00 $128.64 $678 -8.55
550–590 572 8 115.00–138.00 $122.58 $701 -9.34
600–645 617 10 110.00–115.00 $111.99 $691 -11.98
690–695 693 2 114.00–118.00 $116.01 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 —
245 245 1 170.00 $170.00 $416 +5.00
260–285 269 14 140.00–174.00 $159.14 $428 +2.12
305–335 320 3 152.00–158.00 $154.91 $496 -4.24
360–390 378 9 137.50–154.00 $143.87 $544 -3.33
400–440 423 18 125.00–149.00 $139.82 $591 -4.30
460–495 479 13 120.00–142.00 $130.93 $627 -1.58
515–545 532 9 112.50–130.00 $118.70 $631 -9.67
560–595 577 6 110.00–124.00 $114.47 $660 -7.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 —
235–240 238 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $377 +9.69
275–295 285 3 135.00–142.00 $138.92 $396 -14.83
315–325 322 3 150.00–158.00 $155.39 $500 +4.79
365–395 372 7 138.00–148.00 $144.18 $536 +3.19
410–430 420 2 130.00–138.00 $133.90 $562 -3.09
465–485 474 9 105.00–134.00 $118.83 $563 -3.81
530–540 535 4 100.00–110.00 $104.95 $561 -7.19
570–590 580 2 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $649 —
640–645 642 3 100.00–106.00 $102.01 $655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1465 1154 80-85% 23 48.00–63.00 $60.73 $701 —
910–1570 1199 80-85% 92 58.00–73.00 $66.75 $800 -5.40
950–1645 1230 80-85% 47 65.00–84.00 $71.87 $884 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1085 981 85-90% 5 55.00–58.00 $56.72 $556 —
785–1230 1057 85-90% 47 40.00–63.00 $58.27 $616 —
875–1265 1073 85-90% 10 45.00–56.00 $50.51 $542 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1885 1462 75-80% 8 69.00–73.00 $71.31 $1,043 —
1230–1740 1493 75-80% 11 65.00–68.00 $66.63 $995 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1540 1480 2 86.00–89.00 $87.56 $1,296 —
1095–2105 1492 14 80.00–94.00 $86.64 $1,293 —
1230–2030 1666 8 88.00–100.00 $94.08 $1,567 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–1050 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 72.00–97.00 $81.77 $751

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1225 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 68.00–74.00 $71.61 $729

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975–1025 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–825.00 $773.75 —
1065–1210 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–925.00 $911.70 —

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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.