Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

1,422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.72/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 421 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.78/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 380 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.62/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 471 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,422	2,626	963
Feeder cattle	1,047	1,974	891
Slaughter cattle	375	574	72
Replacement cattle	—	78	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1067) and Ellisville (346). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows firm to 3.00 higher 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
260–275	270	3	175.00–185.00	$181.79	$491	+5.24
300–325	313	2	175.00–185.00	$179.80	$563	+13.08
365–375	369	7	162.00–169.00	$165.95	$612	+7.16
400–415	408	9	160.00–167.00	$163.05	$665	+10.53
455–465	460	10	154.00–164.00	$159.05	$732	+11.24
500–525	511	9	143.00–153.00	$147.57	$754	+6.30
550–580	565	4	138.00–143.00	$140.43	$793	+6.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	267	3	160.00–170.00	$163.13	$436	+4.23
300–315	309	5	162.00–170.00	$165.11	$510	+12.05
350–380	365	8	155.00–159.00	$157.08	$573	+10.08
400–410	406	5	150.00–159.00	$153.55	$623	+11.88
450–470	462	5	143.00–151.00	$146.12	$675	+4.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	311	7	155.00–160.00	$157.10	$489	+7.36
350–380	365	4	145.00–152.00	$148.36	$542	+7.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	6	140.00–152.00	$146.17	$392	+2.59
300–340	319	10	117.00–147.00	$135.15	$431	-3.63
365–395	380	16	119.00–142.00	$127.78	$486	-3.40
410–440	428	10	117.00–135.00	$124.42	$533	-5.29
460–485	471	12	115.00–128.00	$121.62	$573	-0.31

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	144.00–150.00	$146.86	$401	-12.15
300–340	316	5	152.00–160.00	$155.44	$491	+8.30
360–370	365	8	143.00–152.00	$147.44	$538	+9.73
400–445	421	18	119.00–144.00	$133.72	$563	-1.57
450–475	460	5	130.00–135.00	$132.93	$611	+3.89
505–515	509	5	118.00–125.00	$120.83	$615	-4.43
650–680	666	4	99.00–101.00	$100.26	$668	-14.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	6	130.00–135.00	$132.36	$421	-1.06
400–430	415	2	119.00–123.00	$120.93	$502	+1.56
450–460	455	2	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$532	+4.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	372	5	124.00–130.00	$128.81	$479	-15.06
415–440	425	5	132.00–138.00	$134.48	$572	-5.34
465–485	479	7	133.00–140.00	$134.94	$646	+4.01
520–540	528	5	119.00–123.00	$121.36	$641	+2.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	172.50–182.00	$175.83	$469	+10.58
420–440	433	3	140.00–141.00	$140.32	$608	-8.59
460–485	475	5	139.00–143.00	$140.55	$668	+2.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1490	1280	80-85%	13	71.00–83.00	$75.03	$960	—
1140–1485	1307	80-85%	48	64.00–73.00	$67.58	$883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1105	1048	85-90%	6	50.00–54.00	$51.89	$544	—
990–1235	1137	85-90%	32	56.00–64.00	$59.42	$676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1885	1600	5	81.00–90.00	$85.22	$1,364	—
1725–1930	1818	3	95.00–100.00	$97.36	$1,770	—

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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.