Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1,620 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,620	3,989	1,879
Feeder cattle	1,296	3,175	1,475
Slaughter cattle	324	658	404
Replacement cattle	—	156	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1620). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	4	180.00–190.00	$184.88	$588	+16.55
350–375	363	4	170.00–180.00	$175.17	$636	+2.61
400–425	413	6	160.00–170.00	$165.15	$682	+0.24
450–475	458	3	150.00–155.00	$153.27	$702	-3.49
500–525	508	3	145.00–151.00	$147.07	$747	+3.63
550–575	563	2	144.00–148.00	$145.96	$822	+8.73
615–625	621	9	127.00–138.00	$131.85	$819	+4.89
650–685	666	4	125.00–133.00	$130.21	$867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	4	170.00–185.00	$177.35	$452	+13.35
350–370	360	4	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$585	+10.26
465–475	469	5	141.00–147.00	$143.43	$673	-2.09
510–515	513	4	135.00–141.00	$138.01	$708	+1.84
555–590	573	6	134.00–137.00	$135.45	$776	+8.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	4	150.00–158.00	$154.16	$570	+0.84
410–425	420	3	140.00–145.00	$143.37	$602	-0.31
465–475	468	3	130.00–140.00	$133.38	$624	-2.12
510–535	523	4	127.00–133.00	$130.07	$680	+8.55
555–580	565	5	126.00–131.00	$128.95	$729	+7.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	328	3	140.00–147.00	$142.24	$467	+7.25
350–370	360	4	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$495	+8.77
410–425	418	4	125.00–135.00	$130.09	$544	+7.75
460–475	468	6	120.00–129.00	$124.57	$583	+5.30
510–520	515	8	118.00–124.00	$121.03	$623	+8.04
575–585	580	4	115.00–122.00	$118.47	$687	+6.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	318	3	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$419	+7.84
360–385	373	4	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$475	-0.40
400–425	410	5	118.00–124.00	$121.51	$498	-3.16
450–480	470	3	112.00–118.00	$116.09	$546	-2.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	417	3	137.00–144.00	$141.76	$591	+9.78
510–525	518	2	127.00–132.00	$129.46	$671	+6.90
555–575	567	5	125.00–130.00	$126.96	$720	+5.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1260	1136	80-85%	11	63.00–68.00	$64.25	$730	—
1130–1240	1218	80-85%	5	58.00–60.00	$59.63	$726	+5.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1105	1039	85-90%	7	52.00–56.00	$53.76	$559	+10.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1380	1323	4	78.00–81.00	$80.35	$1,063	-7.42
1435–1550	1475	6	84.00–89.00	$86.32	$1,273	—

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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.