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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

4,047 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.49/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 482 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.76/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 523 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.44/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 471 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,047 1,118 3,321
Feeder cattle 3,182 816 2,766
Slaughter cattle 665 302 454
Replacement cattle 200 — 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1407), Columbia (747), Ocala (589) and Okeechobee (1304). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 271 13 195.00–225.00 $208.83 $566 -9.91
310–340 322 20 195.00–218.00 $203.04 $654 -9.23
350–395 367 23 185.00–198.00 $190.98 $701 -5.19
400–445 431 36 169.00–185.00 $177.99 $767 -6.25
460–495 482 57 156.00–170.00 $160.49 $774 -9.43
500–545 520 32 148.00–164.00 $156.41 $813 +4.33
550–595 573 30 138.00–159.00 $151.69 $869 —
600–645 623 42 130.00–145.00 $136.69 $852 -3.66
650–690 674 19 137.00–145.00 $141.05 $951 +4.70
705–715 710 8 134.00–143.00 $138.53 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 215.00–220.00 $217.53 $463 —
250–285 268 3 202.00–214.00 $207.07 $555 +5.28
300–345 315 10 185.00–210.00 $194.15 $612 +4.00
350–395 375 34 166.00–186.00 $179.86 $674 +2.75
400–445 426 38 152.00–174.00 $163.58 $697 -6.57
450–495 466 42 140.00–157.00 $151.14 $704 -3.94
500–540 523 26 137.00–151.00 $144.85 $758 -1.61
550–595 571 13 130.00–148.00 $138.60 $791 -1.96
600–635 618 4 122.00–129.00 $125.68 $777 -3.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 275 6 187.50–196.00 $190.53 $524 —
310–345 326 7 167.00–197.00 $185.43 $605 +7.83
350–385 368 14 150.00–174.00 $160.98 $592 -3.88
400–435 410 13 150.00–164.00 $158.50 $650 +1.62
450–495 464 12 126.00–147.00 $136.74 $634 —
505–520 514 16 137.00–140.00 $138.11 $710 +2.99
550–590 569 8 125.00–138.00 $132.38 $753 +2.80
690–695 693 2 111.00–115.00 $112.99 $783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 240.00 $240.00 $444 —
200–235 220 6 172.00–185.00 $177.14 $390 -17.57
250–295 270 26 162.00–177.00 $169.60 $458 -4.37
300–345 317 38 160.00–172.00 $167.27 $530 -4.46
350–395 364 35 150.00–165.00 $159.01 $579 -5.08
400–445 422 49 142.00–164.00 $156.42 $660 -3.64
450–495 471 50 134.00–152.00 $142.44 $671 -8.93
500–545 523 56 129.00–140.00 $133.76 $700 +0.06
550–595 569 43 120.00–138.00 $128.84 $733 -0.81
600–630 617 23 118.00–134.00 $127.54 $787 +1.32
690–695 692 9 114.00–120.00 $116.01 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 216 6 165.00–185.00 $178.44 $385 —
250–295 275 15 150.00–167.50 $157.86 $434 +6.58
310–340 321 14 150.00–160.00 $155.06 $498 -5.68
350–390 367 16 140.00–153.00 $146.35 $537 -3.48
415–440 429 19 135.00–150.00 $142.79 $613 -1.64
450–495 469 44 127.00–139.00 $134.22 $629 -5.36
500–540 521 22 118.00–128.00 $124.60 $649 +2.08
560–580 570 12 116.00–124.00 $118.98 $678 —
600–645 627 5 105.00–113.00 $109.53 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 224 7 142.00–167.50 $155.77 $349 —
265–280 273 2 140.00–142.00 $140.97 $385 —
305–335 321 5 144.00–150.00 $146.69 $471 +1.95
350–385 370 7 130.00–140.00 $135.97 $503 -1.50
400–440 417 16 125.00–143.00 $134.41 $560 —
450–480 470 4 112.50–129.00 $120.28 $565 -5.68
500–545 528 10 110.00–120.00 $112.69 $595 —
560–585 575 5 110.00–116.00 $112.34 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 179 5 250.00–265.00 $256.90 $460 —
200–240 217 3 230.00–237.00 $233.77 $507 —
250–295 277 14 180.00–230.00 $212.70 $589 —
300–345 324 13 190.00–222.00 $207.13 $671 —
360–385 373 6 174.00–194.00 $182.79 $682 —
410–445 422 6 170.00–180.00 $176.02 $743 —
450–495 475 14 155.00–168.00 $160.34 $762 —
515–545 529 6 144.00–154.00 $147.11 $778 —
550–595 578 11 136.00–144.00 $139.90 $809 —
610–640 624 5 131.00–142.00 $136.06 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
260–285 274 12 160.00–210.00 $187.20 $513 —
310–345 329 7 190.00–210.00 $200.88 $661 —
360–390 375 7 165.00–184.00 $174.07 $653 —
410–440 420 13 160.00–170.00 $163.59 $687 —
450–485 466 7 140.00–155.00 $148.38 $691 —
510–535 524 8 137.00–147.00 $142.78 $748 —
550–565 560 3 138.00–139.00 $138.33 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 5 190.00–205.00 $194.67 $448 —
270–280 273 6 182.50–192.50 $185.91 $508 —
320–330 328 6 177.50–185.00 $183.78 $603 —
360–390 373 5 150.00–174.00 $164.32 $613 —
420–435 427 5 150.00–160.00 $155.73 $665 —
500–545 522 5 120.00–132.00 $126.27 $659 —
585 585 2 122.00 $122.00 $714 —
690–695 693 2 111.00–117.00 $113.99 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1345 1069 80-85% 37 50.00–63.00 $60.78 $650 —
920–1490 1157 80-85% 76 61.00–71.00 $66.36 $768 -4.56
980–1770 1246 80-85% 27 69.00–77.00 $72.26 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1085 1012 85-90% 10 49.00–52.00 $50.19 $508 -9.73
795–1285 1031 85-90% 41 53.00–64.00 $58.82 $606 -1.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1140 1135 75-80% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.49 $675 —
1175–1375 1228 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.20 $813 —
1100–1545 1343 75-80% 20 68.00–84.00 $76.20 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1625 1415 2 85.00–88.00 $86.28 $1,221 —
1275–1680 1473 12 85.00–96.00 $89.16 $1,313 —
1430–1785 1528 6 97.00–102.00 $99.09 $1,514 +18.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1095 1006 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 78.00–86.00 $82.13 $826
1050–1080 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 93.00–107.00 $97.75 $1,036
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1020 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–78.00 $74.17 $725
970–1005 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 60.00–68.00 $63.93 $632

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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
905–1005 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 775.00–925.00 $853.93 —
980–1185 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 975.00–1,325.00 $1,056.24 —
1020–1075 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–750.00 $725.66 —
1235–1420 1328 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–950.00 $903.48 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1165 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–675.00 $632.89 —

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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.