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Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

3,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.66/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $480/hd at 373 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.98/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 428 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.56/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 521 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,989 4,336 3,591
Feeder cattle 3,175 3,308 2,784
Slaughter cattle 658 796 684
Replacement cattle 156 232 123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (883), Madison (794), Okeechobee (1092), and Sumter County (1220). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 12 160.00–180.00 $168.33 $555 -14.82
350–385 361 13 170.00–175.00 $172.56 $623 -5.68
400–445 430 20 152.00–171.00 $164.91 $709 -3.40
450–495 474 17 154.00–162.00 $156.76 $743 -1.02
500–545 524 26 135.00–150.00 $143.44 $752 -6.93
550–595 569 30 130.00–143.00 $137.23 $781 -5.37
600–645 631 17 119.00–131.00 $126.96 $801 -7.76
750–765 758 2 122.50–125.00 $123.74 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 167.00–168.00 $167.48 $385 —
270 270 1 164.00 $164.00 $443 -12.14
300–345 330 9 147.50–178.00 $159.88 $528 -11.79
350–395 371 21 145.00–167.00 $152.31 $565 -16.04
400–445 421 27 140.00–158.00 $150.81 $635 -1.90
450–495 472 26 135.00–152.00 $145.52 $687 -0.01
500–545 519 20 130.00–140.00 $136.17 $707 +0.63
550–595 570 28 119.00–135.00 $126.79 $723 -3.55
600–645 623 2 116.00–120.00 $117.93 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
265–275 270 2 146.00–150.00 $147.96 $399 -10.04
300–345 330 3 150.00–156.00 $151.82 $501 -12.01
350–395 365 7 148.00–157.00 $153.32 $560 -3.59
400–445 431 26 140.00–148.00 $143.68 $619 -2.19
450–495 471 34 128.00–142.00 $135.50 $638 -4.12
510–520 513 4 120.00–126.00 $121.52 $623 -0.48
550–595 568 4 117.00–128.00 $120.96 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 138.00–150.00 $143.39 $320 -11.21
250–295 271 9 140.00–165.00 $151.88 $412 +10.15
300–345 319 21 140.00–160.00 $145.72 $465 +0.17
350–395 368 24 135.00–152.00 $138.08 $508 -0.05
400–445 428 39 126.00–145.00 $131.98 $565 -4.74
450–495 469 27 121.00–137.00 $128.65 $603 -1.03
500–545 521 36 115.00–130.00 $122.56 $639 -0.74
550–590 567 16 113.00–130.00 $121.60 $689 +3.51
600–645 622 17 104.00–118.00 $111.23 $692 +9.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 3 120.00–130.00 $123.66 $276 -6.34
250–295 269 6 120.00–134.00 $128.33 $345 -4.55
300–345 326 15 130.00–147.00 $134.99 $440 -6.45
350–395 373 42 122.50–142.00 $128.66 $480 -3.64
400–445 423 21 118.00–130.00 $122.34 $517 -7.35
450–495 468 14 112.00–129.00 $119.27 $558 -1.82
500–545 523 19 105.00–122.00 $112.99 $591 -4.12
550–590 572 16 103.00–121.00 $112.32 $642 +10.20
600–635 622 7 90.00–100.00 $96.96 $603 +3.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 4 105.00–112.00 $109.08 $244 -13.37
265 265 1 110.00 $110.00 $292 -2.97
300–345 321 17 120.00–128.00 $123.86 $398 -7.77
350–390 368 25 114.00–146.00 $127.82 $470 -0.26
400–445 424 20 109.00–138.00 $124.67 $529 +1.66
450–495 469 15 106.00–129.00 $118.19 $554 +7.13
510–545 523 10 99.00–119.00 $109.78 $574 +8.79
550–595 571 8 100.00–107.00 $102.82 $587 +8.25
625 625 1 84.00 $84.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 160.00 $160.00 $320 —
260–290 275 4 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $419 -14.88
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 -12.75
350–395 376 14 158.00–166.00 $161.67 $608 +3.52
400–445 428 5 152.00–160.00 $154.29 $660 -1.86
465–480 471 9 130.00–144.00 $139.12 $655 -0.88
520–535 531 7 130.00–136.00 $131.68 $699 +3.48
560–595 574 11 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $703 -0.28
660–665 662 3 100.00–110.00 $106.65 $706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 150.00–155.00 $152.25 $340 —
250–295 276 8 150.00–172.00 $163.60 $452 +12.94
315–330 322 6 154.00–168.00 $163.59 $527 +2.72
350–395 374 7 150.00–157.00 $153.74 $575 +0.20
400–445 419 7 110.00–150.00 $133.13 $558 -13.07
460–470 468 5 128.00–134.00 $129.18 $605 -1.49
510–520 513 3 120.00–128.00 $125.30 $643 +2.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 —
310–335 318 3 155.00–160.00 $158.25 $503 -22.36
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 —
400–445 429 7 150.00–171.00 $157.81 $677 +4.02
460–485 468 4 150.00–152.50 $151.61 $710 +2.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1485 1216 80-85% 23 50.00–58.00 $54.61 $664 —
945–1510 1253 80-85% 79 52.00–62.00 $58.49 $733 —
1040–1435 1359 80-85% 30 63.00–67.00 $64.04 $870 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1230 1041 85-90% 7 40.00–49.00 $43.73 $455 -3.59
910–1270 1102 85-90% 49 43.00–55.00 $47.71 $526 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1605 1315 75-80% 3 59.00–62.00 $60.85 $800 —
1290–1805 1527 75-80% 5 63.00–67.00 $64.59 $986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1475 1323 2 86.00–90.00 $87.77 $1,161 —
1595 1595 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,356 —
1985 1985 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,806 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1950 1630 4 72.00–79.00 $75.44 $1,230 -2.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1320 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–725.00 $713.52 —

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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.