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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

3,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.49/cwt +20.27 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 617 lb · 246 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.85/cwt +12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 574 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.35/cwt -4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 475 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,917 4,226 2,419
Feeder cattle 3,294 3,206 1,954
Slaughter cattle 511 857 401
Replacement cattle 112 163 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (476), Madison (1049), Okeechobee (1627), and Sumter County (765). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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
200 200 1 230.00 $230.00 $460 +18.20
250–295 267 16 200.00–220.00 $210.89 $563 +5.03
300–345 320 29 195.00–220.00 $207.16 $663 +5.17
350–395 377 37 178.00–200.00 $185.10 $698 -0.04
400–445 421 31 165.00–180.00 $174.61 $735 +3.73
450–495 475 71 145.00–167.00 $154.35 $733 -4.01
500–545 527 65 137.50–154.00 $146.53 $772 -3.05
550–595 576 46 134.00–148.00 $141.71 $816 -2.04
600–630 value added 616 206 153.40–154.00 $153.73 $947 —
600–645 624 40 127.50–140.00 $133.82 $835 +3.60
650–695 681 11 125.00–130.00 $126.82 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 3 202.00–212.00 $206.02 $470 —
255–295 275 7 180.00–195.00 $186.77 $514 -7.25
305–345 325 14 180.00–194.00 $189.68 $616 +3.92
350–395 370 26 165.00–180.00 $172.10 $637 +0.40
400–445 417 20 152.00–169.00 $164.92 $688 +6.06
450–485 464 32 142.00–153.00 $147.39 $684 -1.50
500–540 518 24 132.50–145.00 $139.38 $722 -3.12
550–595 575 22 126.00–138.00 $131.64 $757 -4.20
600–615 604 6 126.00–129.00 $128.15 $774 +5.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 180.00 $180.00 $477 -10.00
310–345 329 9 176.00–184.00 $179.14 $589 +4.45
365–395 383 8 150.00–164.00 $157.89 $605 +8.76
400–445 420 25 148.00–159.00 $152.44 $640 +0.37
450–495 474 7 130.00–139.00 $134.47 $637 -1.81
500–545 519 10 124.00–133.00 $129.20 $671 -0.34
550–585 561 4 120.00–127.00 $124.68 $699 -2.42
610–640 625 2 120.00–125.00 $122.44 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 179 7 212.00–235.00 $223.71 $400 -11.49
200–245 229 5 165.00–180.00 $170.42 $390 -7.42
250–295 277 19 158.00–177.00 $165.51 $458 +4.72
300–345 321 19 155.00–166.00 $159.36 $512 +2.31
350–395 366 46 145.00–157.50 $152.21 $557 +5.27
400–445 426 45 136.00–150.00 $143.86 $613 -0.29
450–495 472 30 132.00–147.50 $138.83 $655 -0.63
460–490 475 4 155.00–157.50 $156.21 $742 +16.75
510–530 517 3 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $767 +18.06
500–545 522 25 122.00–135.00 $129.01 $673 -1.22
560–590 568 4 150.00–160.00 $157.40 $894 +37.40
550–595 572 25 114.00–134.00 $127.11 $727 +7.11
575 value added 575 80 137.50 $137.50 $791 —
600–645 626 10 110.00–128.00 $119.21 $746 -32.84
630 value added 630 30 139.00 $139.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 195.00–205.00 $199.71 $349 —
200–245 222 9 150.00–162.00 $157.08 $349 -3.07
250–290 271 16 140.00–164.00 $151.04 $409 +4.17
300–345 327 24 132.50–158.00 $147.70 $483 +3.13
350–390 367 30 135.00–146.00 $140.78 $517 +2.67
405–440 420 19 125.00–140.00 $130.95 $550 -1.93
450–495 470 23 120.00–135.00 $128.83 $606 +1.45
500–545 526 19 114.00–127.50 $120.41 $633 +3.17
560–595 578 11 114.00–122.50 $118.67 $686 +4.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–175 174 4 194.00–196.00 $195.51 $340 —
200–245 223 2 135.00–148.00 $140.84 $314 -12.56
255–290 272 17 125.00–156.00 $133.97 $364 -19.88
305–345 325 23 110.00–146.00 $127.69 $415 -6.65
350–370 358 10 125.00–134.00 $131.47 $471 +4.43
400–440 425 21 118.00–126.00 $121.53 $517 -2.49
450–485 467 6 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $572 +4.45
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 +14.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 225.00 $225.00 $394 —
210–240 225 2 230.00–235.00 $232.33 $523 —
255–295 279 5 185.00–197.00 $189.99 $530 +22.27
305–345 323 11 175.00–192.00 $182.20 $589 -1.46
355–390 379 17 160.00–176.00 $165.95 $629 -8.73
405–445 423 12 145.00–168.00 $157.88 $668 -3.56
450–490 475 13 140.00–149.00 $143.22 $680 -5.72
505–530 525 23 130.00–142.00 $134.12 $704 +1.46
550–575 561 9 124.00–129.00 $126.99 $712 +2.99
610–620 615 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $744 -1.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 255.00 $255.00 $421 —
210–215 213 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $538 +27.69
255–295 283 11 200.00–220.00 $212.52 $601 +4.97
300–330 315 4 186.00–206.00 $194.76 $613 -3.59
360–395 376 23 178.00–192.50 $183.10 $688 +4.82
400–445 423 12 157.50–180.00 $170.92 $723 -2.23
450–490 473 17 145.00–160.00 $152.81 $723 -2.87
510–545 528 6 135.00–148.00 $139.50 $737 -1.44
570–595 583 2 131.00–135.00 $132.96 $775 +3.73
600–645 623 4 125.00–135.00 $129.88 $809 -0.09
680–685 682 3 116.00–124.00 $118.68 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–185 173 2 210.00–220.00 $214.64 $371 —
265–270 268 2 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $480 -1.01
300–330 313 5 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $571 +2.54
370–385 378 2 160.00–166.00 $163.06 $616 -7.34
405–430 420 6 140.00–158.00 $148.19 $622 -4.73
465–495 479 10 130.00–136.00 $131.68 $631 -8.77
510–540 532 7 120.00–131.00 $122.67 $653 +0.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1360 1066 80-85% 29 47.00–61.00 $58.50 $624 —
910–1410 1155 80-85% 83 56.00–69.00 $64.40 $744 -0.45
980–1410 1224 80-85% 19 60.00–74.00 $67.66 $828 -2.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1125 980 85-90% 10 38.00–55.00 $48.45 $475 —
880–1245 1048 85-90% 10 48.00–52.00 $50.40 $528 +0.82
870–1265 1099 85-90% 28 45.00–63.00 $57.65 $634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1300 1214 75-80% 4 58.00–61.00 $60.25 $731 -1.94
1135–1495 1329 75-80% 20 62.00–66.00 $64.61 $859 -1.24
1125–1665 1364 75-80% 11 67.00–73.00 $69.23 $944 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1860 1432 10 70.00–92.00 $85.39 $1,223 —
1010–2025 1518 14 79.00–98.00 $91.95 $1,396 —
1290–1890 1626 9 90.00–103.00 $97.30 $1,582 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–915 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 76.00–84.00 $80.44 $664
975–1135 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 87.00–97.50 $91.90 $981
1040–1155 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 65.00 $65.00 $710
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990–1125 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–74.00 $68.68 $727

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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.