Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

4,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.28/cwt -12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 375 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.93/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 462 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.66/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 419 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,012	963	3,318
Feeder cattle	2,968	732	2,733
Slaughter cattle	885	231	488
Replacement cattle	159	—	97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1079), Columbia (825), Ocala (568) and Okeechobee (1540). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to firm. 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
215–235	228	3	240.00–245.00	$243.43	$555	—
250–290	278	24	212.00–227.00	$216.90	$603	+0.01
305–340	320	26	205.00–220.00	$212.83	$681	+1.50
350–385	369	16	185.00–200.00	$191.78	$708	-3.05
400–445	416	26	170.00–184.00	$176.64	$735	-3.42
450–480	462	44	160.00–170.00	$165.93	$767	-3.67
500–540	523	14	147.00–160.00	$151.88	$794	-2.06
550–590	571	39	138.00–155.00	$148.75	$849	-1.94
600–645	618	19	129.00–147.00	$137.30	$849	-4.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	321	10	185.00–201.00	$194.30	$624	-0.50
365–395	375	17	170.00–189.00	$179.53	$673	-1.13
405–445	424	12	160.00–169.00	$163.62	$694	-1.14
450–495	471	15	149.00–158.00	$153.48	$723	+1.05
505–545	521	12	136.00–146.00	$142.54	$743	-2.83
560–595	573	4	134.00–142.00	$138.92	$796	+0.88
600–635	618	8	124.00–135.00	$130.93	$809	+0.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	188.00–192.00	$189.95	$528	—
305–330	316	7	170.00–196.00	$183.21	$579	—
350–395	375	17	160.00–178.00	$171.60	$644	+5.09
405–445	418	11	145.00–158.00	$153.31	$641	—
450–490	469	6	140.00–148.00	$143.42	$673	—
505–545	525	11	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$682	-3.43
550–590	560	12	122.00–133.00	$130.01	$728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	223	6	167.50–205.00	$179.66	$401	—
250–295	277	36	156.00–180.00	$169.22	$469	-1.16
300–345	325	27	157.50–178.00	$165.10	$537	-6.98
350–395	375	44	150.00–170.00	$158.28	$594	-12.41
400–445	419	42	140.00–165.00	$152.66	$640	-8.17
450–495	468	27	134.00–160.00	$145.74	$682	-4.42
500–545	525	35	120.00–145.00	$130.49	$685	-4.68
520–545	531	5	137.00–139.00	$138.21	$734	+3.04
570	570	2	135.00	$135.00	$770	+5.32
550–595	579	32	118.00–140.00	$123.57	$715	-6.11
600–640	626	17	115.00–131.00	$122.15	$765	-8.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	175.00–182.50	$177.43	$403	—
265–295	275	14	140.00–170.00	$152.55	$420	—
310–345	325	19	145.00–164.00	$155.86	$507	-3.30
360–395	381	25	138.00–154.00	$144.78	$552	-10.35
410–445	427	30	135.00–150.00	$142.64	$609	-0.54
450–495	476	35	120.00–145.00	$132.34	$630	-6.29
500–545	526	17	110.00–132.00	$121.02	$637	-2.92
555–585	569	7	110.00–127.00	$120.03	$683	—
640–645	643	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$685	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	225	3	160.00–167.50	$164.89	$371	—
260–285	274	7	130.00–157.50	$143.19	$392	—
310–345	326	9	140.00–156.00	$149.97	$489	+6.81
350–385	367	5	135.00–145.00	$139.95	$514	+0.19
400–440	418	17	120.00–139.00	$133.12	$556	—
450–495	468	13	112.50–130.00	$122.88	$575	-1.96
520–540	526	7	101.00–110.00	$107.24	$564	—
560–570	567	3	100.00–104.00	$102.68	$582	—
640–645	643	2	95.00–98.00	$96.51	$621	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	210.00–220.00	$214.86	$587	—
315–330	323	6	197.50–205.00	$202.28	$653	—
360–395	386	17	155.00–180.00	$171.51	$662	—
400–430	415	8	163.00–169.00	$165.93	$689	—
460–495	479	7	149.00–158.00	$151.52	$726	—
510–540	521	8	125.00–144.00	$136.30	$710	—
570–585	576	4	136.00–139.00	$137.74	$793	—
600–645	624	5	119.00–128.00	$122.93	$767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	269	4	195.00–228.00	$205.25	$552	—
310–340	330	9	190.00–215.00	$201.47	$665	—
360–390	383	12	175.00–192.00	$178.88	$685	—
415–445	430	13	163.00–179.00	$170.66	$734	—
460–480	470	9	150.00–170.00	$159.94	$752	—
530–545	538	5	146.00–152.00	$147.98	$796	—
580–595	588	2	134.00–142.00	$137.95	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	186.00–188.00	$186.99	$539	—
310–325	314	5	180.00–194.00	$183.84	$577	—
355–380	370	10	160.00–178.00	$172.30	$638	—
405–445	424	8	150.00–158.00	$153.27	$650	—
450–480	465	8	140.00–148.00	$144.19	$670	—
500–540	518	7	127.00–135.00	$131.35	$680	—
595	595	1	124.00	$124.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1265	1036	80-85%	17	56.00–63.00	$61.21	$634	—
935–1420	1124	80-85%	93	64.00–72.00	$66.73	$750	—
995–1480	1218	80-85%	38	69.00–78.00	$72.90	$888	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1185	922	85-90%	15	45.00–49.00	$47.51	$438	—
795–1290	1049	85-90%	75	50.00–63.00	$58.49	$614	-4.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$694	—
1125–1175	1150	75-80%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.51	$765	—
1235–1425	1300	75-80%	5	71.00–73.00	$71.64	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1550	1373	18	81.00–88.00	$84.74	$1,163	—
1390–1895	1594	15	85.00–93.00	$89.85	$1,432	—
1770	1770	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,752	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1165	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	94.00–111.00	$101.95	$1,045
1090–1275	1183	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	68.00–78.00	$73.39	$868

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1560	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–67.00	$65.41	$847

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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.