Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

3,779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.26/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 368 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.62/cwt -5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 467 lb · 30 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.62/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $424/hd at 322 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,779	4,426	3,526
Feeder cattle	2,815	3,376	2,948
Slaughter cattle	851	924	412
Replacement cattle	113	126	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (712), Madison (786), Okeechobee (1275), and Sumter County (1006). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	178.00–180.00	$178.99	$515	—
315–345	324	6	170.00–182.00	$175.92	$570	-20.60
350–385	368	9	170.00–184.00	$176.02	$648	-5.32
400–440	424	20	160.00–181.00	$173.00	$734	+7.51
450–495	482	27	140.00–166.00	$155.32	$749	-1.79
500–545	517	18	130.00–155.00	$146.99	$760	-3.12
550–595	572	21	130.00–150.00	$142.42	$815	-1.97
600–645	617	20	127.00–138.00	$132.99	$821	-3.24
660–690	679	8	125.00–130.00	$126.85	$861	—
700–745	712	8	125.00–127.50	$125.93	$897	—
760–795	775	4	120.00–125.00	$121.23	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	5	140.00–185.00	$157.01	$429	-7.21
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	-13.47
360–390	375	17	135.00–170.00	$150.84	$566	-13.53
405–445	423	12	140.00–169.00	$153.81	$651	+0.95
450–485	467	18	130.00–155.00	$144.73	$676	-4.98
510–530	518	7	125.00–147.00	$133.11	$690	-4.93
560–595	576	15	115.00–136.00	$126.73	$730	-2.80
600–645	623	2	115.00–124.00	$119.34	$743	-4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	-3.00
305–345	325	5	158.00–170.00	$162.25	$527	-8.08
350–385	367	5	150.00–160.00	$156.19	$573	-9.06
405–445	422	13	140.00–158.00	$150.48	$635	+6.56
450–480	455	9	139.00–145.00	$143.96	$655	+5.20
505–540	524	12	122.00–132.00	$127.89	$670	+0.03
555–585	565	4	126.00–130.00	$128.03	$723	+4.28
645	645	1	106.00	$106.00	$684	-5.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	6	126.00–136.00	$131.20	$358	+11.20
300–335	322	27	110.00–148.00	$131.62	$424	-3.13
350–395	368	33	120.00–146.00	$137.26	$505	+10.62
405–445	422	18	114.00–138.00	$124.31	$525	+1.36
450–490	469	27	100.00–128.00	$114.58	$537	-0.88
505–540	522	17	106.00–116.00	$110.42	$576	+6.09
550–575	560	6	104.00–109.00	$106.96	$599	+12.96
615–620	618	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$621	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	5	154.00–175.00	$163.00	$440	+16.45
300–345	321	13	137.50–154.00	$145.84	$468	-11.35
350–395	375	11	140.00–150.00	$143.94	$540	-1.55
400–445	423	25	134.00–156.00	$140.31	$594	-2.43
450–495	467	30	127.50–145.00	$134.62	$629	-5.49
500–545	518	13	124.00–136.00	$131.05	$679	+1.65
550–590	570	19	120.00–130.00	$124.67	$711	+5.98
600–645	615	8	118.00–125.00	$121.57	$748	+7.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	4	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$313	+7.60
255–295	272	5	138.00–150.00	$144.77	$394	+5.68
310–345	327	24	120.00–155.00	$131.96	$432	-9.50
350–395	372	18	125.00–147.00	$133.93	$498	-4.79
400–445	421	16	124.00–148.00	$132.75	$559	-0.29
460–495	477	19	115.00–138.00	$124.37	$593	-4.08
510–545	532	18	114.00–128.00	$124.38	$662	+8.06
555–595	570	15	110.00–121.00	$114.63	$653	+14.63
600–620	613	4	110.00–114.00	$111.73	$685	+8.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	-14.30
250–295	265	3	160.00–174.00	$168.81	$447	+0.30
310–345	325	13	137.50–174.00	$157.65	$512	-20.01
360–395	372	15	140.00–178.00	$164.45	$612	-11.67
400–430	419	14	160.00–170.00	$166.55	$698	+17.31
460–485	475	10	120.00–149.00	$132.63	$630	-23.60
515–540	526	10	128.00–138.00	$131.04	$689	-4.59
565–575	570	4	122.00–126.00	$124.02	$707	+4.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	157.00	$157.00	$322	—
260–285	277	3	150.00–156.00	$151.88	$421	-3.12
305–335	317	11	160.00–174.00	$167.97	$532	+2.66
355–385	377	8	156.00–168.00	$160.71	$606	+5.93
415–440	426	9	125.00–158.00	$138.27	$589	-11.26
460–495	479	19	128.00–142.00	$134.82	$646	-10.01
500–545	521	14	120.00–133.00	$126.44	$659	+1.21
560–580	571	4	111.00–116.00	$112.73	$644	—
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	223	3	180.00–190.00	$182.99	$408	—
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	-5.00
300–340	327	9	160.00–188.00	$173.25	$567	-13.67
360–395	373	8	160.00–182.00	$174.35	$650	-9.44
415–445	424	13	145.00–177.00	$162.79	$690	+7.87
460–485	471	16	137.50–164.00	$144.55	$681	-23.45
525	525	1	148.00	$148.00	$777	+5.55
550–595	576	7	125.00–136.00	$130.48	$752	+1.23
600–605	602	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1480	1115	80-85%	99	44.00–63.00	$54.41	$607	—
910–1520	1198	80-85%	147	57.00–69.00	$60.28	$722	-1.91
915–1400	1239	80-85%	32	62.00–66.00	$63.44	$786	-3.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1095	922	85-90%	13	38.00–54.00	$42.41	$391	-1.03
725–1280	1050	85-90%	91	43.00–63.00	$53.11	$558	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1257	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$65.77	$827	+4.22
1115–1725	1418	75-80%	20	58.00–64.00	$61.02	$865	—
1100–1740	1490	75-80%	9	54.00–58.00	$56.32	$839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1570	1356	5	75.00–80.00	$79.02	$1,072	-4.11
1400–1800	1605	10	85.00–94.00	$88.68	$1,423	-6.14
1610	1610	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,497	-1.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–835	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	94.00–96.00	$94.97	$769
895–1165	996	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	59.00–72.00	$66.01	$657
935–1250	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	78.00–88.00	$82.28	$899

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1050	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–74.00	$71.86	$704

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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.