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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

2,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.70/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 522 lb · 63 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.80/cwt ≈ $560/hd at 369 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.12/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 477 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,641 831 2,726
Feeder cattle 2,059 531 2,341
Slaughter cattle 582 149 385
Replacement cattle — 151 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (608), Madison (597), Okeechobee (1436), and Sumter County (525). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to firm, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 202.00 $202.00 $404 —
250–290 272 7 200.00–225.00 $208.36 $567 +27.76
300–345 324 32 195.00–217.00 $202.56 $656 —
350–395 366 32 165.00–197.00 $186.16 $681 —
400–445 420 31 165.00–190.00 $180.51 $758 —
450–490 469 11 165.00–182.00 $175.32 $822 +11.88
500–540 522 63 149.00–164.00 $153.70 $802 —
550–595 573 31 142.00–155.00 $147.15 $843 —
600–645 618 32 128.00–143.00 $134.83 $833 —
650–655 653 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $890 —
700–745 723 2 122.50–125.00 $123.71 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 277 8 180.00–200.00 $187.53 $519 —
300–345 325 9 185.00–196.00 $191.24 $622 —
350–395 369 17 157.50–180.00 $173.76 $641 —
415–445 431 5 157.50–170.00 $164.19 $708 —
450–495 477 20 145.00–171.00 $159.60 $761 —
510–545 530 13 137.50–150.00 $141.25 $749 —
560–590 572 12 134.00–142.50 $138.44 $792 —
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
310–335 325 4 180.00–184.00 $181.45 $590 —
365–395 379 5 162.00–168.00 $165.15 $626 —
405–435 419 16 145.00–166.00 $159.66 $669 —
460–495 473 6 152.00–160.00 $156.42 $740 —
510–535 520 5 130.00–136.00 $133.23 $693 —
550–580 569 4 125.00–131.00 $127.69 $727 —
640 640 1 109.00 $109.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 9 145.00–160.00 $152.02 $337 —
250–295 269 17 152.00–175.00 $164.08 $441 +4.61
300–345 329 26 158.00–172.00 $161.82 $532 —
350–395 369 40 146.00–162.00 $151.80 $560 —
400–445 421 32 138.00–152.00 $144.32 $608 —
450–495 477 36 136.00–146.00 $140.12 $668 +9.16
500–540 528 23 125.00–140.00 $132.48 $699 +12.65
550–575 562 11 126.00–136.00 $131.60 $740 +7.18
600–640 610 6 113.00–120.00 $116.62 $711 —
705–720 713 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 223 7 135.00–140.00 $138.80 $310 —
255–295 279 7 136.00–148.00 $141.74 $395 —
310–345 324 7 148.00–157.00 $151.85 $492 —
350–395 368 16 120.00–145.00 $135.50 $499 —
405–440 420 16 125.00–142.00 $133.57 $561 —
455–490 479 23 125.00–137.00 $128.55 $616 —
505–545 531 10 115.00–128.00 $121.22 $644 —
560–580 572 5 110.00–117.00 $113.76 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 225 3 115.00–125.00 $121.37 $273 —
250–270 260 6 130.00–135.00 $132.11 $343 —
305–345 325 13 138.00–146.00 $142.09 $462 —
350–395 371 14 117.50–135.00 $129.44 $480 +25.31
405–445 425 10 118.00–126.00 $121.90 $518 —
465–490 481 10 115.00–120.00 $117.89 $567 —
505–545 521 8 107.50–118.00 $112.53 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 4 160.00–170.00 $163.91 $374 —
255–295 278 4 168.00–180.00 $171.77 $478 —
300–330 320 4 144.00–186.00 $155.65 $498 —
350–395 368 16 162.00–171.00 $167.25 $615 —
405–425 412 3 162.00–166.00 $164.62 $678 —
455–495 471 4 152.00–160.00 $156.65 $738 —
505–545 525 2 128.00–136.00 $131.85 $692 —
570–575 573 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
260–290 275 3 160.00–185.00 $170.45 $469 —
300–330 315 6 160.00–196.00 $173.41 $546 —
360–385 377 6 155.00–179.00 $160.02 $603 —
420–440 433 3 150.00–157.50 $152.42 $660 —
460–485 474 6 137.50–164.00 $144.44 $685 —
515 515 1 144.00 $144.00 $742 —
575–585 580 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $783 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 4 172.50–206.00 $183.18 $500 —
325–335 330 2 199.00–201.00 $199.98 $660 —
350–385 371 5 162.50–192.00 $179.06 $664 —
415–445 432 3 178.00–184.00 $180.59 $780 —
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828 —
520–540 529 7 127.50–152.00 $141.66 $749 —
585 585 1 144.00 $144.00 $842 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1430 1134 80-85% 45 60.00–64.00 $62.22 $706 —
910–1485 1182 80-85% 108 61.00–73.00 $67.66 $800 —
920–1665 1234 80-85% 55 69.00–81.00 $72.96 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 941 85-90% 7 43.00–47.00 $44.66 $420 —
730–1275 988 85-90% 38 48.00–65.00 $55.56 $549 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1535 1296 75-80% 7 64.00–67.00 $65.71 $852 —
1170–1750 1365 75-80% 13 68.00–72.00 $69.51 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2070 1543 10 84.00–96.00 $90.68 $1,399 —
1185–1780 1577 3 88.00–92.00 $90.26 $1,423 —
1930–1985 1958 2 100.00–102.00 $101.01 $1,978 —

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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.