Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

4,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.69/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 424 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.72/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 425 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.13/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 375 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,336	1,222	4,345
Feeder cattle	3,308	1,013	3,665
Slaughter cattle	796	209	433
Replacement cattle	232	—	247

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1718), Columbia (1051), Ocala (746) and Okeechobee (821). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle uneven mostly steady. 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
250–265	259	5	170.00–185.00	$176.14	$456	-2.11
305–345	321	11	150.00–182.00	$171.67	$551	-10.78
350–385	366	14	162.00–176.00	$168.35	$616	—
405–445	425	19	143.00–166.00	$152.71	$649	-7.05
450–485	466	22	135.00–157.00	$145.53	$678	-10.10
500–545	522	19	127.00–149.00	$135.54	$708	-7.02
560–575	567	6	120.00–140.00	$130.34	$739	-8.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	4	170.00–177.50	$173.51	$399	—
260–295	275	5	178.00–210.00	$193.92	$533	-9.98
305–345	328	8	178.00–195.00	$183.15	$601	-10.29
350–395	364	10	159.00–188.00	$178.24	$649	-13.27
400–435	420	14	155.00–178.00	$168.31	$707	-5.52
450–485	463	13	148.00–170.00	$157.78	$731	-12.06
500–530	520	15	139.00–159.00	$150.37	$782	-4.74
550–590	564	9	128.00–153.00	$142.60	$804	-7.32
605–645	624	8	124.00–140.00	$134.72	$841	-5.99
705–740	723	2	129.00–134.00	$131.44	$950	+0.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	158.00	$158.00	$403	—
305–345	323	7	158.00–170.00	$163.83	$529	-8.61
350–390	373	11	150.00–164.00	$156.91	$585	-2.92
410–440	427	14	140.00–155.00	$145.87	$623	+1.34
475–490	480	3	135.00–142.00	$139.62	$670	-3.75
530	530	1	122.00	$122.00	$647	-12.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	150.00–160.00	$154.60	$337	—
250–295	275	8	135.00–150.00	$141.73	$390	—
300–330	313	8	142.00–149.00	$145.55	$456	—
350–390	375	24	133.00–150.00	$138.13	$518	-9.25
400–440	425	27	132.00–147.00	$136.72	$581	-9.68
450–490	472	20	124.00–140.00	$129.68	$612	-6.68
500–545	525	21	114.00–139.00	$123.30	$647	-7.22
550–595	579	21	110.00–124.00	$118.09	$684	-10.86
625–645	635	2	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$648	-18.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
250–295	272	13	120.00–150.00	$132.88	$361	—
300–340	324	18	127.50–157.00	$141.44	$458	-6.00
355–395	375	23	124.00–145.00	$132.30	$496	—
405–445	424	30	122.00–139.00	$129.69	$550	-3.89
450–490	469	20	114.00–130.00	$121.09	$568	-5.65
500–545	526	16	104.00–128.00	$117.11	$616	-5.44
550–595	584	9	100.00–109.00	$102.12	$596	—
625–630	628	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$587	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	224	5	118.00–125.00	$122.45	$274	—
255–285	273	8	110.00–118.00	$112.97	$308	—
305–345	322	12	120.00–147.50	$131.63	$424	—
360–375	364	15	118.00–138.00	$128.08	$466	—
400–435	418	11	118.00–127.00	$123.01	$514	-0.45
450–490	465	15	104.00–119.00	$111.06	$516	—
505–515	510	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$515	—
550–590	572	3	91.00–99.00	$94.57	$541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	4	164.00–170.00	$167.24	$457	—
310–335	322	10	170.00–176.00	$172.75	$556	—
360–395	379	11	142.00–172.00	$158.15	$599	—
410–445	426	7	150.00–162.00	$156.15	$665	—
460–490	473	13	128.00–148.00	$140.00	$662	—
515–540	529	18	124.00–138.00	$128.20	$678	—
560–595	574	12	118.00–128.00	$122.78	$705	—
620–630	624	4	110.00–119.00	$114.98	$717	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$426	—
315–345	326	8	158.00–165.00	$160.87	$524	—
375–385	381	5	150.00–159.00	$153.54	$585	—
410–445	428	11	140.00–156.00	$146.20	$626	—
455–495	470	9	126.00–134.00	$130.67	$614	—
520–530	525	4	120.00–129.00	$123.24	$647	—
570–590	581	5	110.00–118.00	$113.45	$659	—
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	—
650–655	653	2	100.00–104.00	$102.01	$666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	5	178.00–188.00	$180.61	$600	—
395	395	1	179.00	$179.00	$707	—
410–445	433	12	145.00–169.00	$153.79	$666	—
475–485	482	3	148.00–150.00	$148.66	$717	—
515–530	524	4	139.00–146.00	$141.48	$741	—
560–595	580	10	129.00–138.00	$131.67	$764	—
600–640	620	2	120.00–129.00	$124.35	$771	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1520	1103	80-85%	27	52.00–58.00	$54.21	$598	-5.64
995–1420	1167	80-85%	22	60.00–66.00	$62.85	$733	—
930–1475	1180	80-85%	66	52.00–64.00	$56.39	$665	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1090	915	85-90%	11	35.00–47.00	$38.02	$348	—
730–1265	1036	85-90%	55	40.00–55.00	$47.32	$490	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$652	—
1115–1300	1192	75-80%	5	63.00–66.00	$64.38	$767	—
1240–1625	1399	75-80%	9	52.00–58.00	$54.76	$766	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1850	1476	7	81.00–87.00	$83.42	$1,231	—
1010–1940	1558	24	83.00–91.00	$87.41	$1,362	—
1680–1850	1772	3	94.00–97.00	$95.64	$1,695	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1840–2015	1928	2	80.00–86.00	$83.14	$1,603	—
1790–2080	1935	2	90.00–92.00	$90.93	$1,759	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1685	1633	2	77.00–79.00	$78.03	$1,274	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1215	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	77.00–88.00	$81.01	$898
1085–1190	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	48.00–56.00	$51.82	$590
1065–1355	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–90.00	$85.60	$1,036

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1050	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	63.00–73.00	$68.29	$678

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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.