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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

5,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.43/cwt -8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 419 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.13/cwt -8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 524 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.92/cwt -10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 476 lb · 31 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,229 1,627 3,024
Feeder cattle 3,944 1,204 2,408
Slaughter cattle 1,129 423 476
Replacement cattle 156 — 140

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1401), Columbia (927), Ocala (1158) and Okeechobee (1743). Compared to one week ago: No trends available due to most markets being closed last week for the Labor Day holiday.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 196.00 $196.00 $490 —
305–345 327 6 182.00–215.00 $197.04 $644 -12.72
350–395 373 21 171.00–200.00 $186.73 $697 -9.80
400–445 420 13 166.00–180.00 $172.95 $726 -16.16
450–495 467 16 150.00–170.00 $162.16 $757 -15.71
500–530 521 25 147.00–159.00 $151.16 $788 -9.13
550–575 563 16 137.00–144.00 $140.64 $792 -14.21
600–615 609 6 138.00–145.00 $141.47 $862 —
690–695 693 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 4 180.00–190.00 $185.28 $500 -11.67
305–340 324 13 178.00–190.00 $185.95 $602 -8.82
360–390 374 7 172.00–182.00 $176.69 $661 -3.45
405–440 421 19 140.00–168.00 $156.52 $659 -13.27
480–495 490 3 150.00–153.00 $150.98 $740 -10.08
515–535 526 5 138.00–145.00 $141.44 $744 -8.30
560–580 571 4 127.00–132.00 $128.72 $735 -14.33
605–635 628 4 131.00–135.00 $131.96 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 156.00 $156.00 $445 —
315–325 321 5 170.00–180.00 $173.93 $558 -7.94
360–385 373 7 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $615 +1.34
405–425 417 9 145.00–155.00 $149.58 $624 —
450–480 462 3 144.00–149.00 $146.94 $679 —
510–540 525 6 125.00–138.00 $131.73 $692 -5.79
550–560 556 5 125.00–135.00 $128.96 $717 —
640–645 643 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $723 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 4 170.00–200.00 $184.66 $403 —
250–295 272 19 150.00–180.00 $168.14 $457 -8.22
300–345 325 20 144.00–170.00 $160.95 $523 -8.78
350–395 371 16 142.50–166.00 $156.56 $581 -3.61
400–445 419 45 140.00–155.00 $145.43 $609 -8.48
450–495 476 31 133.00–148.00 $140.92 $671 -10.19
500–545 524 32 125.00–138.00 $131.13 $687 -8.80
550–595 567 18 118.00–132.00 $125.81 $713 -7.25
600–645 623 9 108.00–130.00 $117.60 $733 —
670–680 675 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
250–295 263 7 150.00–164.00 $158.04 $416 +7.37
300–345 325 16 130.00–159.00 $148.41 $482 —
355–395 380 27 125.00–154.00 $143.91 $547 -1.90
400–445 424 24 130.00–146.00 $135.51 $575 -8.01
450–495 472 22 124.00–137.00 $131.53 $621 -9.60
505–540 517 13 120.00–126.00 $123.77 $640 -3.48
550–585 567 6 114.00–122.00 $117.41 $666 -5.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 142.00–148.00 $144.86 $304 —
260–285 272 11 140.00–155.00 $147.43 $401 —
310–345 325 5 140.00–148.00 $144.26 $469 —
350–395 372 19 130.00–145.00 $137.75 $512 +4.18
400–435 418 11 110.00–135.00 $124.04 $518 —
450–495 469 14 110.00–130.00 $121.82 $571 -3.26
505–535 524 7 104.00–116.00 $109.19 $572 —
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
630 630 1 85.00 $85.00 $536 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 4 195.00–210.00 $199.51 $461 —
255–295 272 10 178.00–192.00 $185.92 $506 —
300–345 323 17 170.00–212.50 $185.15 $598 —
360–395 376 14 156.00–190.00 $179.94 $677 —
415–445 432 10 152.00–172.50 $165.70 $716 —
495 495 3 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
500–545 531 18 144.00–154.00 $146.92 $780 —
550–595 569 30 128.00–138.00 $133.02 $757 —
600–645 624 14 121.00–133.00 $126.92 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 235 6 165.00–174.00 $168.87 $397 —
250–285 267 9 130.00–195.00 $163.10 $435 —
305–345 323 13 130.00–180.00 $158.39 $512 —
360–395 374 16 152.50–168.00 $163.53 $612 —
420–440 428 17 118.00–150.00 $144.07 $617 —
460–495 469 29 140.00–148.00 $145.61 $683 —
500–545 521 18 120.00–133.00 $123.54 $644 —
560–570 563 4 110.00–115.00 $111.27 $626 —
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 231 7 160.00–190.00 $173.03 $400 —
250–290 266 8 170.00–180.00 $175.82 $468 —
315–335 329 7 174.00–195.00 $180.27 $593 —
360–395 378 14 137.00–180.00 $163.25 $617 —
415–445 429 28 152.50–162.00 $158.20 $679 —
460–485 468 6 152.00–158.00 $155.79 $729 —
510–545 532 23 130.00–142.00 $135.45 $721 —
560–595 576 6 120.00–128.00 $123.11 $709 —
620–640 630 2 114.00–117.00 $115.48 $728 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1395 1100 80-85% 102 58.00–74.00 $66.33 $730 —
780–1370 1120 80-85% 19 57.00–63.00 $59.86 $670 —
930–1800 1238 80-85% 62 67.00–85.00 $73.53 $910 +7.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1235 926 85-90% 32 43.00–57.00 $46.21 $428 —
740–1265 984 85-90% 123 48.00–65.00 $54.25 $534 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1565 1338 75-80% 20 64.00–78.00 $73.85 $988 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1905 1480 13 75.00–93.00 $89.03 $1,318 +6.00
1195–1990 1601 22 85.00–98.00 $91.17 $1,460 —
1355–2130 1761 9 95.00–103.00 $99.56 $1,753 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–940 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 82.00–90.00 $84.03 $777
920–935 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 101.00–102.00 $101.50 $942
840–1185 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 86.00–88.00 $86.83 $880
960–1240 1118 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 70.00–79.00 $72.92 $815
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1150–1175 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 62.00–70.00 $65.96 $767

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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.