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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

4,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.49/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 466 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.05/cwt -9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 419 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.87/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 616 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,335 1,183 2,357
Feeder cattle 3,093 722 1,735
Slaughter cattle 1,059 461 533
Replacement cattle 183 — 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1340), Columbia (954), Ocala (681) and Okeechobee (1360). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. 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
255–295 275 15 206.00–227.00 $217.30 $598 -3.85
300–345 314 14 206.00–220.00 $213.10 $669 +8.42
350–395 370 25 165.00–204.00 $191.71 $709 -3.15
400–445 419 40 148.00–185.00 $170.05 $713 -9.77
450–495 471 31 148.00–175.00 $160.21 $755 -3.94
500–545 517 30 143.00–158.00 $150.05 $776 -3.39
550–585 560 23 140.00–152.00 $148.59 $832 -1.78
600–640 616 36 130.00–143.00 $135.87 $837 —
655–695 675 2 128.00–134.00 $130.91 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 274 6 190.00–205.00 $195.94 $537 +2.04
300–330 317 9 185.00–200.00 $191.25 $606 +7.81
350–395 370 22 152.00–190.00 $171.06 $633 -7.75
400–440 420 17 137.00–170.00 $158.36 $665 -5.64
450–490 468 19 150.00–160.00 $154.77 $724 +2.09
500–545 523 12 130.00–150.00 $139.32 $729 -2.69
560–580 573 8 130.00–139.00 $135.38 $776 -6.40
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 274 5 175.00–184.00 $178.68 $490 —
315–340 328 5 188.00–192.00 $189.95 $623 +17.55
350–390 376 10 160.00–183.00 $167.87 $631 +2.63
410–425 420 12 150.00–162.00 $156.14 $656 +4.58
450–490 466 9 140.00–148.00 $144.13 $672 +0.69
515–540 525 11 120.00–130.00 $125.33 $658 —
560–590 574 7 120.00–130.00 $125.81 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 30 165.00–180.00 $171.58 $472 +0.97
300–345 326 22 147.50–178.00 $166.19 $542 +2.45
350–395 369 26 145.00–168.00 $159.76 $590 +6.33
400–445 419 32 135.00–160.00 $148.53 $622 -3.12
450–490 466 54 125.00–152.00 $140.49 $655 -1.98
500–540 514 31 128.00–140.00 $134.44 $691 +1.38
550–590 570 17 118.00–137.00 $130.14 $742 -2.76
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
690–695 692 3 110.00–114.00 $111.34 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 29 150.00–167.50 $156.42 $425 +5.88
305–345 326 21 135.00–164.00 $153.43 $500 +0.07
350–395 374 27 135.00–156.00 $148.04 $554 +4.12
410–445 426 25 125.00–148.00 $138.99 $592 +0.10
450–490 472 34 125.00–142.00 $132.67 $626 —
505 505 1 124.00 $124.00 $626 +1.70
560–585 572 3 110.00–124.00 $116.23 $665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 142.00 $142.00 $398 —
315–345 332 23 140.00–154.00 $148.65 $494 +6.19
360–395 380 18 130.00–146.00 $139.29 $529 —
400–445 420 19 120.00–138.00 $130.53 $548 +2.94
450–480 468 5 120.00–130.00 $124.26 $582 +1.84
560–590 575 2 108.00–115.00 $111.41 $641 —
630 630 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 212.00 $212.00 $488 —
250–285 264 7 208.00–218.00 $212.91 $562 —
300–340 322 21 175.00–216.00 $198.98 $641 —
350–385 376 19 159.00–204.00 $187.12 $704 —
400–440 420 20 145.00–184.00 $171.87 $722 —
460–495 476 12 136.00–162.00 $151.24 $720 —
500–545 526 20 136.00–154.00 $146.66 $771 —
585–595 590 2 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $844 —
630–640 635 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
255–295 264 6 190.00–200.00 $197.14 $520 —
320–340 331 16 162.50–200.00 $191.01 $632 —
355–390 366 8 145.00–192.00 $174.40 $638 —
405–445 429 10 125.00–170.00 $146.93 $630 —
450–490 465 16 124.00–158.00 $144.85 $674 —
515–545 523 6 134.00–140.00 $138.29 $723 —
560–585 566 4 134.00–140.00 $138.20 $782 —
620 620 3 126.00 $126.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 220 3 180.00–215.00 $201.72 $444 —
250–280 274 13 180.00–200.00 $192.78 $528 —
305–335 316 6 180.00–194.00 $186.89 $591 —
355–395 373 5 174.00–182.00 $178.28 $665 —
405–445 422 6 154.00–162.00 $158.58 $669 —
450–490 465 4 140.00–148.00 $144.88 $674 —
585 585 1 124.00 $124.00 $725 —
630–635 633 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1385 1046 80-85% 42 52.00–65.00 $62.48 $654 —
915–1440 1122 80-85% 98 63.00–77.00 $69.60 $781 —
920–1540 1239 80-85% 60 71.00–83.00 $74.17 $919 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1265 980 85-90% 34 43.00–56.00 $50.53 $495 -9.90
725–1140 1000 85-90% 66 51.00–67.00 $60.28 $603 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1440 1292 75-80% 13 71.00–75.00 $73.52 $950 —
1130–1620 1340 75-80% 5 68.00–70.00 $69.18 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1620 1357 11 77.00–88.00 $84.64 $1,149 —
1350–1760 1516 14 89.00–103.00 $97.49 $1,478 —
1410–1850 1675 7 96.00–109.00 $103.59 $1,735 +8.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–980 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 69.00 $69.00 $644
1120–1205 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 80.00–91.00 $84.69 $988

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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.