Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

3,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.94/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 521 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.55/cwt -11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 478 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.76/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 513 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,999	1,461	3,386
Feeder cattle	3,042	1,067	2,722
Slaughter cattle	782	394	556
Replacement cattle	175	—	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (923), Columbia (876), Ocala (596) and Okeechobee (1604). Compared to one week ago: All classes steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	210	3	220.00–235.00	$229.76	$482	—
250–285	269	13	207.00–225.00	$214.81	$578	-9.02
310–340	327	13	195.00–215.00	$205.38	$672	-9.38
350–375	360	14	175.00–195.00	$187.96	$677	+3.20
400–445	419	17	160.00–185.00	$174.76	$732	+2.31
450–495	470	40	152.00–170.00	$160.05	$752	-4.79
500–545	521	65	140.00–160.00	$146.94	$766	-7.15
550–595	571	36	137.00–155.00	$143.94	$822	-8.64
600–645	620	24	130.00–147.00	$139.28	$864	-3.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	7	185.00–200.00	$193.39	$503	+3.58
300–330	315	8	185.00–198.00	$191.85	$604	-1.73
350–395	370	17	170.00–187.50	$176.66	$654	+1.46
400–445	421	19	158.00–170.00	$163.88	$690	+1.25
450–485	466	20	146.00–159.00	$151.62	$707	+0.75
515–545	533	15	130.00–147.00	$137.63	$734	-5.95
560–595	572	21	128.00–145.00	$135.02	$772	-8.35
600–645	613	13	124.00–133.00	$130.05	$797	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	9	170.00–187.50	$180.54	$610	+4.32
350–395	373	4	160.00–168.00	$163.58	$610	+0.14
410–445	430	10	145.00–159.00	$152.59	$656	+3.06
450–490	466	14	137.00–149.00	$140.63	$655	-1.95
505–540	520	11	124.00–138.00	$130.44	$678	-1.67
555–575	565	6	124.00–135.00	$130.03	$735	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	6	180.00–194.00	$186.57	$416	—
250–295	277	24	167.00–185.00	$176.01	$488	+7.88
300–345	321	31	152.00–180.00	$168.37	$540	-2.15
350–395	366	21	150.00–165.00	$157.45	$576	-2.31
400–440	425	14	141.00–160.00	$150.25	$639	-5.38
450–495	478	48	132.00–148.00	$139.55	$667	-11.55
500–540	513	40	125.00–135.00	$131.76	$676	-3.29
550–595	566	14	126.00–136.00	$132.07	$748	-0.08
600–630	609	7	130.00–137.00	$134.81	$821	+3.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	170.00–174.00	$171.93	$383	—
270–285	278	2	158.00–160.00	$158.97	$442	+2.74
310–335	320	10	150.00–162.00	$156.53	$501	+0.35
350–395	369	28	140.00–150.00	$145.22	$536	-3.01
415–445	427	24	130.00–145.00	$140.01	$598	-3.53
450–495	469	29	126.00–140.00	$132.00	$619	-4.92
500–540	519	14	116.00–125.00	$120.49	$625	—
550	550	1	125.00	$125.00	$688	—
600–640	627	3	118.00–126.00	$120.55	$756	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	—
260–290	272	8	140.00–162.50	$149.44	$406	—
310–345	321	14	140.00–154.00	$147.02	$472	—
360–395	373	16	130.00–139.00	$133.56	$498	+0.20
415–445	432	13	122.50–134.00	$128.63	$556	+0.05
455–495	471	18	116.00–130.00	$121.51	$572	-4.16
530–540	533	3	106.00–108.00	$107.33	$572	—
580	580	1	109.00	$109.00	$632	—
600–610	607	3	114.00–116.00	$114.66	$696	—
680–685	683	2	97.00–100.00	$98.51	$673	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	6	195.00–215.00	$202.76	$543	—
310–345	319	9	190.00–198.00	$191.14	$610	—
355–395	378	15	170.00–180.00	$175.02	$662	—
400–445	425	16	160.00–169.00	$163.54	$695	—
460–495	474	11	144.00–157.00	$149.06	$707	—
510–545	519	5	130.00–140.00	$136.13	$707	—
555–595	569	5	120.00–136.00	$126.95	$722	—
630–635	634	4	115.00–126.00	$120.26	$762	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	215.00–220.00	$217.41	$452	—
250–290	275	4	216.00–225.00	$220.41	$606	—
300–345	323	5	197.50–215.00	$207.51	$670	—
360–395	379	10	180.00–188.00	$183.50	$695	—
400–445	415	6	170.00–180.00	$176.49	$732	—
455–495	482	6	154.00–163.00	$156.75	$756	—
500–540	527	19	143.00–152.00	$145.05	$764	—
580–595	590	6	130.00–140.00	$136.01	$802	—
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	—
265–290	274	5	172.00–200.00	$188.60	$517	—
315–330	325	3	180.00–185.00	$181.62	$590	—
360–395	378	6	160.00–172.50	$167.09	$632	—
410–445	415	8	150.00–158.00	$156.68	$650	—
465–475	469	7	138.00–147.50	$141.88	$665	—
505–530	512	10	125.00–188.00	$146.26	$749	—
585–590	587	3	114.00–120.00	$116.33	$683	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1380	1039	80-85%	28	51.00–65.00	$63.00	$655	-4.02
910–1570	1149	80-85%	63	62.00–74.00	$67.99	$781	—
995–1385	1223	80-85%	53	70.00–80.00	$72.32	$884	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1065	827	85-90%	25	40.00–50.00	$48.27	$399	—
715–1280	961	85-90%	47	51.00–65.00	$58.70	$564	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1970	1440	75-80%	4	73.00–75.00	$73.64	$1,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1630	1490	5	84.00–86.00	$85.06	$1,267	—
1285–1830	1559	6	94.00–103.00	$99.18	$1,546	—
1450–2080	1696	9	90.00–97.00	$93.04	$1,578	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–940	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	102.00–113.00	$107.73	$973
1005–1035	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	74.00–79.00	$76.54	$781
1015–1115	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–90.00	$84.77	$903
1080–1140	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	65.00–75.00	$70.14	$779
1210–1255	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	96.00–100.00	$97.96	$1,208

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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.