Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,441	3,619	1,431
Feeder cattle	994	2,996	1,159
Slaughter cattle	447	521	272
Replacement cattle	—	102	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1441). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	262	3	170.00–180.00	$173.63	$455	+2.61
370–390	381	9	165.00–172.00	$168.02	$640	+8.96
400–425	410	5	150.00–160.00	$155.85	$639	+4.89
455–475	462	3	145.00–150.00	$146.71	$678	+5.58
500–525	513	6	140.00–145.00	$142.56	$731	+8.41
550–590	570	4	135.00–143.00	$139.14	$793	+12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	5	165.00–170.00	$167.90	$520	+5.76
355–380	372	3	152.00–160.00	$154.55	$575	+5.54
410–435	423	6	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$603	-2.06
455–475	462	3	137.00–143.00	$140.94	$651	+6.39
510–535	523	4	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$693	+13.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	365	2	180.00–185.00	$182.60	$666	+14.17
410–425	416	5	162.00–170.00	$165.27	$688	+2.82
505–520	515	3	147.00–150.00	$149.02	$767	+5.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	5	147.00–155.00	$151.62	$488	+16.78
350–365	359	7	137.00–145.00	$141.65	$509	+11.98
400–415	408	4	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$540	+6.67
460–490	475	4	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$630	+16.79
520–540	530	4	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$654	+6.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	328	3	157.00–160.00	$159.04	$522	+15.22
350–365	359	5	147.00–157.00	$153.10	$550	+14.39
400–435	423	3	142.00–152.00	$145.15	$614	+8.98
455–490	478	3	137.00–145.00	$142.46	$681	+11.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	4	135.00–142.00	$138.61	$457	+4.73
350–385	368	2	130.00–135.00	$132.38	$487	+8.05
470–485	475	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$578	+5.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1340	1164	80-85%	31	58.00–63.00	$60.44	$704	—
1080–1575	1217	80-85%	5	65.00–70.00	$66.56	$810	+1.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1100	1036	85-90%	9	51.00–57.00	$54.03	$560	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1650	1495	3	86.00–90.00	$87.80	$1,313	+4.94

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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.