Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.05/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 530 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.15/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 568 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.76/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,461	3,702	1,727
Feeder cattle	1,067	3,002	1,425
Slaughter cattle	394	635	302
Replacement cattle	—	65	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1461). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	3	210.00–230.00	$223.83	$604	-0.70
300–330	315	4	210.00–220.00	$214.76	$676	+4.30
350–385	368	8	180.00–190.00	$184.76	$680	-5.12
400–420	412	5	170.00–174.00	$172.45	$710	+1.01
455–485	470	6	160.00–170.00	$164.84	$775	+5.34
505–535	520	6	151.00–157.00	$154.09	$801	+3.76
550–575	563	10	149.00–156.00	$152.58	$859	+9.16
615–630	624	9	140.00–147.00	$143.19	$894	+4.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	265	3	185.00–200.00	$189.81	$503	-6.07
300–335	312	3	190.00–200.00	$193.58	$604	-1.45
360–370	366	7	170.00–179.00	$175.20	$641	-2.16
410–435	423	8	158.00–167.00	$162.63	$688	+0.69
450–480	465	6	147.00–155.00	$150.87	$702	+0.71
510–535	523	2	140.00–147.00	$143.58	$751	+1.91
560–580	573	3	140.00–145.00	$143.37	$822	+11.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	5	170.00–180.00	$176.22	$578	-8.57
350–385	373	3	160.00–165.00	$163.44	$610	-7.15
410–425	417	9	145.00–155.00	$149.53	$624	-9.19
450–480	465	4	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$663	+0.76
520–535	529	7	130.00–135.00	$132.11	$699	+0.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	272	3	165.00–175.00	$168.13	$457	-1.16
300–325	311	7	165.00–175.00	$170.52	$530	+1.17
350–385	368	10	155.00–165.00	$159.76	$588	+2.46
420–435	426	7	150.00–160.00	$155.63	$663	+7.01
455–475	463	5	147.00–157.00	$151.10	$700	+11.21
525–535	530	12	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$716	+4.72
550–585	568	12	127.00–137.00	$132.15	$751	+4.59
600–620	615	8	125.00–135.00	$131.42	$808	+8.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	265	5	150.00–160.00	$156.23	$414	-3.58
315–340	330	5	150.00–160.00	$156.18	$515	-2.19
350–385	362	3	145.00–150.00	$148.23	$537	+3.67
415–440	423	3	137.00–147.00	$143.54	$607	+5.99
460–485	473	6	134.00–140.00	$136.92	$648	+8.79

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	4	130.00–137.00	$133.36	$493	-8.39
415–435	425	2	125.00–132.00	$128.58	$546	-2.68
450–485	468	6	121.00–130.00	$125.67	$588	+7.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1235	1045	80-85%	41	64.00–69.00	$67.02	$700	—
1340–1350	1342	80-85%	21	71.00–74.00	$71.72	$962	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1115	1077	85-90%	12	57.00–62.00	$59.17	$637	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1500	1406	6	86.00–92.00	$89.49	$1,258	—
1690–1850	1770	2	95.00–100.00	$97.61	$1,728	—

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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.