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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 2,440 1,755
Feeder cattle 345 1,810 1,431
Slaughter cattle 127 549 324
Replacement cattle — 81 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (472). No trends available due to market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 285 3 200.00–220.00 $206.43 $588 +8.56
305–330 318 6 195.00–215.00 $204.61 $651 +17.39
350–380 365 6 175.00–185.00 $179.79 $656 +6.55
400–425 413 8 165.00–175.00 $169.85 $701 +5.10
450–490 466 5 162.00–172.00 $167.79 $782 +8.03
500–520 511 9 152.00–162.00 $156.35 $799 +4.17
555–565 559 5 150.00–159.00 $153.64 $859 +4.88
600–615 609 5 140.00–146.00 $142.78 $870 +1.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 175.00–195.00 $185.48 $488 +7.48
310–335 323 4 180.00–190.00 $185.19 $598 +11.04
355–375 363 5 160.00–170.00 $164.13 $596 +0.60
415–430 423 4 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $666 +1.79
470–490 483 3 150.00–155.00 $151.62 $732 +2.40
575–585 580 2 140.00–147.00 $143.47 $832 +1.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 165.00–175.00 $170.16 $545 +3.62
410–440 425 2 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $626 +5.33
455–475 465 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $662 +8.44
550–565 558 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 8 162.00–172.00 $167.16 $518 +12.16
350–370 358 5 150.00–160.00 $154.13 $552 +3.83
405–440 428 3 145.00–155.00 $151.85 $650 +6.44
450–475 463 2 140.00–150.00 $144.86 $671 +11.24
500–525 510 5 130.00–138.00 $134.71 $687 +7.25
550–565 560 3 128.00–132.00 $130.69 $732 +10.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 268 3 140.00–150.00 $146.58 $393 +1.24
310–340 325 2 150.00–160.00 $154.77 $503 +11.61
350–370 362 5 140.00–145.00 $143.07 $518 +2.97
405–425 415 4 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $570 +4.89
515–525 522 3 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $635 +0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1315 1022 80-85% 6 68.00–70.00 $68.84 $704 —
900–1710 1186 80-85% 15 61.00–67.00 $63.29 $751 +3.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1215 1151 85-90% 10 55.00–59.00 $57.03 $656 +1.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1415 1207 7 78.00–84.00 $80.72 $974 —
1380–1525 1423 5 85.00–90.00 $87.85 $1,250 —
1855 1855 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,781 —

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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.