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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

4,426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.11/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 472 lb · 60 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.74/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 422 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.11/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 514 lb · 50 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,426 1,450 3,332
Feeder cattle 3,376 971 2,719
Slaughter cattle 924 479 483
Replacement cattle 126 130

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1358), Columbia (837), Ocala (570) and Okeechobee (1661). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls uneven, mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 -24.67
310–340 324 5 184.00–205.00 $196.52 $637
350–390 372 19 160.00–192.00 $181.34 $675
400–445 421 29 153.00–180.00 $165.49 $697 -13.65
450–495 470 48 150.00–170.00 $157.11 $738 -11.71
500–540 514 50 142.00–165.00 $150.11 $772 -5.82
550–595 565 21 134.00–156.00 $144.39 $816 -4.57
600–645 627 18 129.00–144.00 $136.23 $854 -5.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 222 3 175.00–180.00 $178.23 $396
270–295 283 3 160.00–168.00 $164.22 $465
310–335 316 4 178.00–190.00 $181.47 $573 -3.41
350–385 370 20 144.00–180.00 $164.37 $608 -1.83
405–445 425 17 140.00–165.00 $152.86 $650 -7.91
450–495 480 35 134.00–158.00 $149.71 $719 -4.44
510–545 526 13 132.00–150.00 $138.04 $726 -5.22
555–595 578 14 120.00–141.00 $129.53 $749 -8.50
600–645 619 5 119.00–128.00 $124.33 $770 -8.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 208 3 165.00–167.00 $166.02 $345
250 250 1 158.00 $158.00 $395
305–335 320 11 165.00–175.00 $170.33 $545
350–380 360 11 160.00–170.00 $165.25 $595
410–445 420 17 128.00–154.00 $143.92 $604 -4.12
450–495 464 25 121.00–149.00 $138.76 $644 -4.82
505–540 522 15 123.00–135.00 $127.86 $667 -9.60
560–590 568 5 119.00–126.00 $123.75 $703
620–640 630 2 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $705

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 9 140.00–154.00 $146.70 $324
250–295 277 7 142.00–156.00 $146.55 $406 -16.66
300–345 319 18 146.00–167.00 $157.19 $501 -5.62
350–395 376 32 140.00–157.00 $145.49 $547 -7.20
400–440 422 54 138.00–152.00 $142.74 $602 -10.03
450–495 472 60 130.00–145.00 $140.11 $661 -1.93
500–545 523 21 121.00–139.00 $129.40 $677 -4.76
550–595 564 30 108.00–135.00 $118.69 $669 -13.84
600–635 617 6 110.00–118.00 $114.12 $704
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 3 125.00–135.00 $129.82 $299
250–290 275 12 128.00–155.00 $139.09 $382 -8.90
305–345 323 17 136.00–155.00 $141.46 $457 -6.14
350–390 372 32 132.00–147.00 $138.72 $516 -4.97
405–445 422 29 126.00–140.00 $133.04 $561 -9.43
450–495 474 45 120.00–136.00 $128.45 $609 -4.43
500–545 522 27 112.00–121.00 $116.32 $607 -6.56
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -19.90
600–635 617 3 100.00–107.00 $103.60 $639
690–695 693 3 100.00–110.00 $106.68 $739
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 120.00 $120.00 $324
300–335 321 16 128.00–145.00 $134.75 $433 -3.29
350–395 371 19 120.00–137.50 $126.64 $470 -5.91
400–435 412 15 118.00–130.00 $122.95 $507 -5.99
450–495 470 20 110.00–123.00 $115.46 $543
510–535 522 18 100.00–110.00 $104.33 $545
565 565 1 94.00 $94.00 $531
650–655 653 2 80.00–90.00 $85.02 $555

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411
305–345 328 4 162.00–170.00 $165.31 $542
350–390 367 11 125.00–170.00 $154.78 $568
410–445 426 15 146.00–154.00 $149.53 $637
450–495 464 17 140.00–149.00 $144.83 $672
505–530 520 11 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $651
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 4 170.00–184.00 $174.30 $403
250–295 267 7 160.00–172.00 $168.51 $450
310–345 317 15 172.00–180.00 $177.66 $563
350–390 369 8 172.00–180.00 $176.12 $650
410–440 427 9 138.00–164.00 $149.24 $637
450–485 463 3 152.00–159.00 $156.23 $723
505–545 526 7 132.00–140.00 $135.63 $713
560–580 570 2 117.00–122.00 $119.46 $681
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513
300–345 321 5 182.00–192.00 $186.92 $600
355–390 381 10 182.00–190.00 $183.79 $700
410–445 426 6 152.00–166.00 $154.92 $660
460 460 1 168.00 $168.00 $773
510–545 527 5 135.00–149.00 $142.45 $751
550–585 570 3 126.00–134.00 $129.25 $737

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1380 1079 80-85% 88 53.00–62.00 $55.69 $601
915–1430 1176 80-85% 117 58.00–73.00 $62.19 $731
920–1550 1213 80-85% 32 63.00–78.00 $67.23 $815 -0.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1210 947 85-90% 17 39.00–54.00 $43.44 $411
760–1245 1025 85-90% 50 44.00–62.00 $54.74 $561
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1315 1275 75-80% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.55 $785
1100–1430 1307 75-80% 8 65.00–69.00 $66.64 $871

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1540 1380 11 79.00–88.00 $83.13 $1,147
1095–1835 1505 21 85.00–97.00 $90.60 $1,364 -1.69
1240–1850 1619 9 89.00–100.00 $94.82 $1,535 -5.39

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–930 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 65.00–74.00 $69.49 $645
910–985 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–83.00 $81.56 $773
1045–1145 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 92.00–107.00 $97.12 $1,047

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–910 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–800.00 $787.07

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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.