Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

3,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $150.25/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 372 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.25/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 370 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.76/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 523 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,033	3,891	3,798
Feeder cattle	2,337	3,202	3,112
Slaughter cattle	556	463	485
Replacement cattle	140	226	201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (934), Madison (762), Okeechobee (1337), and Sumter County (983). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	272	7	178.00–195.00	$185.49	$505	-9.75
305–345	330	8	178.00–187.00	$181.24	$598	-3.41
350–395	367	16	150.00–178.00	$168.97	$620	-2.34
400–445	420	18	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$692	-6.67
450–495	469	16	132.50–162.00	$151.06	$708	-8.04
500–545	523	32	130.00–152.00	$144.76	$757	-3.01
550–590	573	8	125.00–147.00	$137.95	$790	-5.69
600–645	616	15	126.00–136.00	$132.06	$813	-3.86
820–830	826	10	107.00–110.00	$108.81	$899	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-18.60
315–345	327	13	147.50–180.00	$163.85	$536	-15.95
350–395	372	38	137.50–166.00	$150.25	$559	-8.34
405–445	425	8	132.50–158.00	$147.21	$626	-2.84
450–485	473	9	125.00–151.00	$133.69	$632	-14.42
500–545	519	21	125.00–141.00	$135.34	$702	-4.90
550–595	571	8	115.00–136.00	$124.78	$712	-0.98
610–625	618	4	120.00–124.00	$121.73	$752	-1.26

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	—
310–335	320	7	160.00–170.00	$163.55	$523	-2.21
360–385	374	12	125.00–152.00	$138.39	$518	-18.01
410–445	431	11	140.00–148.00	$142.51	$614	-0.48
450–495	473	15	110.00–140.00	$126.20	$597	-6.63
500–545	517	13	110.00–130.00	$118.46	$612	-9.72
555–560	558	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$695	+2.50
615–620	618	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$689	+0.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	6	160.00–174.00	$166.32	$456	+9.24
300–345	328	28	132.50–160.00	$144.36	$474	-5.44
350–390	370	32	132.50–150.00	$142.25	$526	-2.03
400–445	426	16	133.00–143.00	$136.72	$582	-1.15
450–485	467	25	120.00–137.00	$131.34	$613	-3.32
500–540	515	19	117.50–132.00	$127.36	$656	+0.19
550–595	574	19	120.00–130.00	$124.24	$713	+0.35
600–645	623	4	115.00–125.00	$119.88	$747	+4.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	150.00–152.00	$150.99	$367	—
250–295	280	15	130.00–155.00	$139.49	$391	-7.77
305–345	324	19	120.00–152.00	$138.84	$450	+1.26
350–395	374	25	125.00–142.00	$130.65	$489	-2.60
400–440	418	28	115.00–132.00	$126.45	$529	+0.79
450–490	469	11	110.00–130.00	$122.73	$576	+2.43
505–530	514	6	115.00–120.00	$118.14	$607	+5.38
550–590	565	3	111.00–119.00	$115.89	$655	+13.35
600–620	610	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$683	+3.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$330	-15.81
250–295	277	5	130.00–142.00	$134.87	$374	+6.88
305–345	323	14	130.00–138.00	$133.90	$432	-2.77
350–390	367	9	118.00–126.00	$122.79	$451	-7.43
400–425	413	11	117.00–122.00	$119.43	$493	+6.46
450–480	473	8	110.00–120.00	$113.73	$538	+2.27
510–540	526	5	100.00–109.00	$103.72	$546	-0.27
595	595	2	100.00	$100.00	$595	+0.53
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	205.00–220.00	$212.30	$403	-2.70
250–255	251	4	186.00–190.00	$188.99	$474	-12.18
300–345	323	10	160.00–188.00	$171.94	$555	-5.19
360–395	377	11	168.00–176.00	$171.10	$645	+5.82
400–445	424	14	148.00–158.00	$152.40	$646	-7.93
450–490	468	16	146.00–155.00	$150.69	$705	+7.52
500–545	521	10	115.00–140.00	$128.35	$669	-12.11
550–590	565	4	122.00–131.00	$127.16	$718	-3.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	271	8	150.00–170.00	$155.29	$421	-30.66
315–345	331	13	140.00–174.00	$158.06	$523	-1.40
360–395	379	11	135.00–164.00	$152.12	$577	+3.42
410–440	425	5	127.50–142.00	$132.14	$562	-17.46
450–485	469	12	120.00–144.00	$131.62	$617	-0.40
500–540	526	7	112.00–129.00	$118.84	$625	-4.38
560–595	578	2	112.00–118.00	$114.91	$664	+5.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-5.00
305–335	315	5	160.00–166.00	$163.93	$516	+0.73
355–395	372	9	125.00–156.00	$144.09	$536	-11.47
415–435	425	2	130.00–134.00	$131.95	$561	-12.37
470–480	473	3	128.00–130.00	$129.32	$612	+6.87
505–525	515	2	114.00–118.00	$115.96	$597	-6.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1465	1290	80-85%	68	54.00–62.00	$58.09	$749	—
980–1480	1294	80-85%	15	53.00–57.00	$54.66	$707	—
1080–1425	1327	80-85%	20	63.00–67.00	$63.87	$848	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1220	982	85-90%	30	38.00–48.00	$42.88	$421	—
920–1350	1072	85-90%	48	45.00–54.00	$51.04	$547	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1420	1321	75-80%	4	65.00–67.00	$66.01	$872	+7.52
1170–1740	1406	75-80%	4	53.00–57.00	$56.16	$790	—
1120–1990	1516	75-80%	15	52.00–62.00	$58.08	$880	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2020	1537	14	77.00–85.00	$79.82	$1,227	-0.68
1290–1730	1577	3	82.00–86.00	$83.72	$1,320	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1115	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	77.50–87.50	$79.96	$743

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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.