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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

4,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.57/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 520 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.90/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 573 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.98/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 481 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,677 4,335 3,320
Feeder cattle 4,146 3,093 2,800
Slaughter cattle 461 1,059 461
Replacement cattle 70 183 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (800), Madison (772), Okeechobee (2447), and Sumter County (658). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to weak. 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
200–245 223 2 190.00–202.00 $195.39 $436 —
250–290 268 5 200.00–220.00 $208.43 $559 -8.87
300–340 318 19 190.00–215.00 $205.50 $653 -7.60
350–395 370 23 180.00–200.00 $189.99 $703 -1.72
400–445 422 28 165.00–180.00 $172.13 $726 +2.08
450–490 474 24 147.50–165.00 $155.07 $735 -5.14
500–545 526 35 143.00–156.00 $149.85 $788 -0.20
550–595 573 53 134.00–155.00 $142.90 $819 -5.69
600–640 620 42 126.00–140.00 $132.43 $821 -3.44
650–690 666 12 132.50–137.50 $136.48 $909 +5.57
700–725 713 3 122.50–125.00 $123.32 $879 —
760–775 768 2 125.00 $125.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 172.00–185.00 $178.00 $406 —
250–295 271 8 172.00–200.00 $184.08 $499 -11.86
310–335 320 8 177.00–195.00 $186.37 $596 -4.88
350–380 365 11 165.00–180.00 $173.88 $635 +2.82
400–445 430 24 152.50–168.00 $160.92 $692 +2.56
450–495 476 25 144.00–155.00 $147.98 $704 -6.79
510–540 523 19 134.00–148.00 $140.70 $736 +1.38
555–590 577 13 125.00–141.00 $133.64 $771 -1.74
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 —
690–695 693 3 119.00–124.00 $120.66 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 165.00–170.00 $167.33 $368 —
250–295 267 5 160.00–170.00 $165.77 $443 -12.91
305–330 319 4 168.00–188.00 $178.56 $570 -11.39
355–395 376 9 160.00–174.00 $166.22 $625 -1.65
405–445 429 12 145.00–154.00 $149.27 $640 -6.87
450–460 457 3 142.00–143.00 $142.33 $650 -1.80
500–540 517 20 124.00–132.00 $129.11 $667 +3.78
570 570 1 119.00 $119.00 $678 -6.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 4 150.00–165.00 $157.85 $347 —
250–290 273 10 155.00–175.00 $164.74 $450 -6.84
300–335 313 9 154.00–170.00 $161.63 $506 -4.56
350–395 368 27 140.00–166.00 $152.07 $560 -7.69
400–445 424 27 130.00–156.00 $142.90 $606 -5.63
450–495 481 47 125.00–147.00 $133.98 $644 -6.51
500–545 520 63 124.00–140.00 $131.57 $684 -2.87
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +9.86
550–595 576 32 120.00–132.50 $126.17 $727 -3.97
600–645 616 13 112.00–122.00 $117.95 $727 -9.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $330 —
255–295 281 29 138.00–174.00 $146.04 $410 -10.38
305–335 320 23 144.00–166.00 $152.56 $488 -0.87
350–395 378 36 127.50–157.00 $140.43 $531 -7.61
405–440 424 45 122.50–148.00 $133.41 $566 -5.58
450–495 475 40 117.50–138.00 $123.93 $589 -8.74
500–545 521 28 114.00–126.00 $121.44 $633 -2.56
560–595 574 19 110.00–120.00 $115.74 $664 -0.49
610–630 616 4 105.00–110.00 $108.22 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 130.00 $130.00 $280 —
250–280 267 17 130.00–166.00 $136.56 $365 -5.44
305–345 319 24 132.00–156.00 $139.95 $446 -8.70
355–395 368 21 122.00–146.00 $131.14 $483 -8.15
405–445 422 22 116.00–138.00 $127.99 $540 -2.54
475 475 2 112.00 $112.00 $532 -12.26
505–530 518 3 107.00–112.00 $109.29 $566 —
550–595 577 7 100.00–111.00 $103.94 $600 -7.47
610–630 613 6 95.00–100.00 $99.14 $608 -1.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 202.00 $202.00 $404 -10.00
300–340 326 9 185.00–200.00 $195.06 $636 -3.92
360–385 379 16 184.00–200.00 $189.56 $718 +2.44
400–430 418 6 155.00–178.00 $168.43 $704 -3.44
460–495 472 19 148.00–157.50 $149.77 $707 -1.47
505 505 1 152.00 $152.00 $768 +5.34
630–645 638 4 124.00–127.00 $125.49 $801 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 -25.00
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 -22.14
310–325 318 5 178.00–194.00 $186.35 $593 -4.66
360–380 365 8 165.00–174.00 $170.36 $622 -4.04
460–480 474 12 142.00–148.00 $145.24 $688 +0.39
510–540 529 19 127.50–140.00 $134.39 $711 -3.90
555–575 565 2 128.00–132.00 $129.96 $734 -8.24
605–630 620 3 117.00–122.00 $118.96 $738 -7.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 265 10 165.00–206.00 $187.42 $497 -5.36
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 -16.89
355–385 365 5 160.00–168.00 $163.22 $596 -15.06
435–440 436 4 149.00–150.00 $149.75 $653 -8.83
460–470 462 14 130.00–141.00 $132.81 $614 -12.07
500–510 507 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $662 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -3.50
680–685 681 4 103.00–110.00 $108.24 $737 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1385 1081 80-85% 22 53.00–63.00 $61.65 $666 —
920–1410 1217 80-85% 81 63.00–74.00 $67.05 $816 -7.12
1060–1495 1265 80-85% 18 69.00–80.00 $72.07 $912 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1270 985 85-90% 12 45.00–56.00 $51.15 $504 +0.62
745–1340 1162 85-90% 33 51.00–66.00 $60.38 $702 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1235 1195 75-80% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.48 $735 —
1100–1370 1247 75-80% 6 68.00–72.00 $70.13 $875 —
1130–1610 1400 75-80% 6 63.00–67.00 $64.85 $908 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2020 1466 12 85.00–95.00 $90.43 $1,326 —
1235–1685 1471 7 76.00–90.00 $84.11 $1,237 —
1550–1990 1770 2 97.00–99.00 $98.12 $1,737 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–820 783 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 81.00–91.00 $86.24 $675
875–915 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 75.00–85.00 $76.86 $699
1075–1190 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–78.00 $73.80 $836

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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.