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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.95/cwt +7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 568 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,222 3,473 2,107
Feeder cattle 1,013 2,593 1,787
Slaughter cattle 209 687 320
Replacement cattle — 193 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1222). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 190.00–210.00 $203.90 $557 +3.90
300–315 305 3 190.00–200.00 $193.44 $590 +5.86
350–375 358 3 185.00–195.00 $191.51 $686 +25.03
400–430 418 5 170.00–180.00 $173.83 $727 +12.96
450–480 465 4 165.00–175.00 $169.84 $790 +27.01
500–525 515 5 152.00–160.00 $155.11 $799 +15.50
560–590 575 6 147.00–153.00 $149.92 $862 +10.44
600–640 620 4 138.00–143.00 $140.71 $872 +9.95
700–725 719 4 129.00–131.00 $130.51 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 257 3 175.00–185.00 $178.25 $458 +12.02
315–340 323 3 180.00–187.00 $182.45 $589 +21.37
410–435 427 3 155.00–162.00 $159.76 $682 +12.78
450–465 456 7 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $710 +19.58
510–535 523 2 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $746 +14.94
550–580 565 2 137.00–140.00 $138.54 $783 +15.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 170.00–175.00 $172.44 $574 +8.56
350–375 363 4 155.00–165.00 $159.83 $580 +9.19
425–430 428 4 140.00–149.00 $144.53 $619 -1.85
450–485 468 2 140.00–147.00 $143.37 $671 +8.36
500–515 508 4 130.00–138.00 $134.06 $681 +10.37
550–585 573 3 125.00–135.00 $131.80 $755 +9.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 145.00–150.00 $147.38 $542 +7.18
405–425 414 7 142.00–152.00 $146.40 $606 +8.30
460–480 468 5 134.00–138.00 $136.36 $638 +7.85
520–540 531 7 128.00–134.00 $130.52 $693 +6.22
560–575 568 10 125.00–133.00 $128.95 $732 +7.82
610–635 624 9 116.00–125.00 $120.18 $750 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $491 +13.49
415–435 425 2 130.00–137.00 $133.58 $568 +4.63
470–485 476 5 122.00–130.00 $126.74 $603 +3.75
515–535 525 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $643 +3.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 120.00–127.00 $123.46 $506 +1.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1275 1118 80-85% 15 57.00–63.00 $59.85 $669 +6.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1235 1183 85-90% 4 51.00–55.00 $51.87 $614 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1430 1353 6 81.00–87.00 $84.02 $1,137 —
1650–2020 1835 2 91.00–95.00 $93.20 $1,710 —

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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.