Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

3,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $136.05/cwt -9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 468 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.20/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 367 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.51/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 474 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,473	4,323	3,150
Feeder cattle	2,593	3,574	2,570
Slaughter cattle	687	513	419
Replacement cattle	193	236	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (687), Madison (808), Okeechobee (1140), and Sumter County (838). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	239	5	160.00–167.50	$164.61	$393	—
250–275	265	5	160.00–170.00	$166.23	$441	-1.41
305–340	327	12	150.00–175.00	$161.08	$527	+10.10
360–395	373	11	152.00–164.00	$157.53	$588	+3.95
410–445	429	15	140.00–155.00	$146.98	$631	-5.13
450–490	468	34	125.00–150.00	$136.05	$637	-9.22
505–545	526	25	120.00–140.00	$127.62	$671	-0.36
560–595	577	18	120.00–130.00	$122.86	$709	-7.38
600–620	610	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$741	+3.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	-6.10
300–310	308	5	187.00–190.00	$187.58	$578	+9.37
350–395	372	11	160.00–176.00	$166.48	$619	+2.80
400–440	419	13	152.50–168.00	$160.87	$674	-5.69
450–485	474	25	132.50–163.00	$142.83	$677	-10.91
500–535	514	8	130.00–150.00	$139.61	$718	-8.23
550–585	565	11	130.00–148.00	$139.48	$788	+0.36
600–645	626	17	125.00–145.00	$130.76	$819	-4.03
660–690	676	10	120.00–135.00	$124.59	$842	-9.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	160.00–166.00	$163.88	$533	+20.08
350–385	364	9	145.00–155.00	$150.64	$548	-7.02
405–430	426	9	140.00–148.00	$146.38	$624	-0.61
450–490	480	19	130.00–142.00	$135.01	$648	-1.73
510–540	523	10	120.00–128.00	$123.69	$647	-3.04
560–590	573	6	119.00–125.00	$121.94	$699	+1.94
635–645	640	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	210	4	150.00–157.00	$154.11	$324	+0.41
250–295	273	9	138.00–152.00	$145.00	$396	-4.33
300–345	324	18	139.00–152.50	$144.06	$467	+0.04
350–395	367	27	132.00–147.00	$140.20	$515	-5.66
400–435	413	21	134.00–142.00	$138.10	$570	+3.33
450–495	474	27	125.00–135.00	$128.51	$609	-2.99
500–540	519	25	117.50–136.00	$124.30	$645	+0.18
550–590	572	15	115.00–127.00	$121.13	$693	-1.01
600–640	621	4	113.00–122.00	$117.18	$728	+5.77
670–675	674	7	100.00–110.00	$107.16	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	127.00–140.00	$132.84	$296	+1.65
255–295	276	8	124.00–134.00	$128.47	$355	-11.74
300–345	318	19	128.00–140.00	$133.95	$426	-3.53
350–390	372	12	124.00–140.00	$132.17	$492	+4.50
400–440	414	12	124.00–132.00	$128.95	$534	+4.01
450–490	473	17	117.00–136.00	$122.99	$582	+4.20
500–540	517	25	110.00–127.00	$119.39	$617	+5.45
560–590	575	21	105.00–114.00	$108.57	$624	+1.65
630–635	633	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$661	+3.03
650–655	653	4	90.00–98.00	$94.02	$614	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	120.00	$120.00	$264	±0.00
250–290	279	4	110.00–120.00	$112.75	$315	-36.20
315–335	327	8	120.00–124.00	$121.59	$398	-10.14
350–395	374	20	112.00–144.00	$124.47	$466	-0.06
400–445	426	20	112.00–134.00	$121.95	$520	+4.28
460–495	477	20	105.00–128.00	$115.00	$549	-0.13
510–545	534	15	100.00–115.00	$109.46	$585	+7.00
550–580	565	2	100.00–106.00	$102.92	$581	+2.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	245.00	$245.00	$404	—
200–230	215	5	200.00–215.00	$209.21	$450	-13.20
250–290	263	6	160.00–200.00	$181.89	$478	+2.62
315–345	330	2	180.00–186.00	$182.86	$603	+8.79
360–395	380	10	160.00–170.00	$164.28	$624	-13.25
400–410	405	2	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$636	+3.92
450–495	460	26	130.00–146.00	$141.62	$651	-2.68
500–515	502	9	132.00–136.00	$135.54	$680	—
550–595	572	12	116.00–130.00	$122.39	$700	-8.97
600–645	628	5	113.00–123.00	$116.49	$732	-8.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	220.00–225.00	$222.36	$389	—
210–245	228	2	190.00–198.00	$194.31	$443	-2.69
265–285	275	8	150.00–180.00	$160.47	$441	-15.59
305–345	323	10	145.00–178.00	$156.69	$506	-1.07
355–385	368	5	158.00–164.00	$161.33	$594	+12.66
410–415	413	2	144.00–146.00	$144.99	$599	-1.19
460–490	472	12	122.50–146.00	$134.29	$634	-5.97
500–530	523	21	112.50–136.00	$119.84	$627	-13.05
560–590	578	6	112.50–117.50	$114.38	$661	-4.23
620	620	1	107.00	$107.00	$663	-9.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	4	160.00–166.00	$163.91	$439	+0.11
300–345	334	6	160.00–169.00	$162.00	$541	+1.62
360–395	373	16	130.00–156.00	$143.57	$536	-12.50
405–430	419	8	131.00–148.00	$139.26	$583	-6.62
520–540	532	7	110.00–128.00	$120.82	$643	-3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1445	1125	80-85%	54	50.00–56.00	$53.02	$596	-0.68
905–1670	1207	80-85%	89	53.00–59.00	$56.58	$683	-1.63
975–1405	1270	80-85%	43	60.00–64.00	$61.77	$784	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1140	946	85-90%	14	37.00–47.00	$40.57	$384	—
720–1285	990	85-90%	51	41.00–54.00	$48.64	$482	+6.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1815	1388	75-80%	8	55.00–58.00	$56.65	$786	+2.65
1185–1910	1390	75-80%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$851	+7.22
1420	1420	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$738	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1600	1474	4	79.00–81.00	$80.23	$1,183	-1.88
1385–2120	1570	13	75.00–88.00	$84.08	$1,320	—
1385–1880	1639	10	89.00–93.00	$90.74	$1,487	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1140	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	80.00–85.00	$82.44	$918
1070–1215	1143	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	56.00–66.00	$60.68	$694

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1205	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	60.00–69.00	$63.56	$634

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1360	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–850.00	$817.68	—

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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.