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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

7,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.19/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 426 lb · 87 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.70/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $460/hd at 369 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $119.45/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 563 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,360 9,917 9,273
Feeder cattle 5,771 7,924 7,718
Slaughter cattle 1,071 1,521 1,264
Replacement cattle 518 472 291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 269,018 compared to 280,513 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 203 4 180.00–215.00 $201.17 $408 +40.20
250–290 267 25 157.50–195.00 $176.35 $471 +10.98
300–345 325 30 146.00–182.00 $163.30 $531 +2.03
350–395 372 52 138.00–165.00 $150.13 $558 +2.86
400–445 423 68 130.00–157.50 $141.01 $596 -2.80
450–495 469 59 127.00–150.00 $135.82 $637 +0.80
500–545 522 43 115.00–138.00 $125.05 $653 +2.43
550–595 563 71 110.00–129.00 $119.45 $673 +3.48
600–645 620 32 107.00–126.00 $115.86 $718 +6.42
655–685 670 12 105.00–124.00 $114.54 $767 +3.42
705–710 707 3 113.00–116.00 $114.00 $806 +3.99
755–775 765 2 107.00–109.00 $108.01 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 162.00 $162.00 $348 —
250–285 269 19 140.00–170.00 $155.67 $419 -7.34
300–345 324 38 136.00–170.00 $154.22 $500 +1.32
350–395 377 62 128.00–157.00 $142.97 $539 +4.52
400–440 423 54 122.00–145.00 $134.21 $568 -0.11
450–490 466 33 120.00–137.00 $127.90 $596 +5.15
500–540 522 51 105.00–124.00 $113.75 $594 -0.93
550–590 568 26 100.00–118.00 $109.59 $622 +0.89
600–645 626 8 96.00–116.00 $107.23 $671 +10.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 272 11 130.00–164.00 $144.68 $394 +8.68
300–340 324 19 135.00–157.00 $149.37 $484 +6.40
350–395 372 48 118.00–145.00 $134.65 $501 -1.57
400–445 415 26 110.00–135.00 $127.64 $530 +0.87
455–485 470 20 110.00–125.00 $119.10 $560 +0.35
500–545 521 15 100.00–109.00 $105.57 $550 -3.78
560–580 566 4 100.00–106.00 $101.78 $576 +2.72
600–630 613 7 90.00–95.00 $93.26 $572 +3.89
660–665 663 2 95.00–99.00 $97.01 $643 +11.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 173 3 122.00–137.00 $129.38 $224 —
200–245 224 9 116.00–180.00 $151.53 $339 +10.10
250–295 277 40 120.00–157.50 $133.72 $370 -0.26
300–345 323 55 120.00–140.00 $128.16 $414 +3.17
350–390 369 83 116.00–132.00 $124.70 $460 +4.17
400–445 426 87 106.00–127.00 $114.19 $486 -0.48
450–495 473 63 103.00–126.00 $110.02 $520 +1.77
500–545 523 61 99.00–114.00 $106.97 $559 +0.11
550–595 571 45 92.00–111.00 $102.37 $585 -2.12
600–645 623 32 88.00–108.00 $100.08 $623 -2.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
220–245 231 9 105.00–145.00 $130.84 $302 +4.20
260–285 272 29 107.00–154.00 $126.52 $344 +4.18
300–345 326 35 110.00–132.00 $119.11 $388 -0.55
350–395 375 44 107.00–125.00 $115.88 $435 +2.53
405–445 424 54 98.00–120.00 $105.52 $447 -2.26
450–490 468 57 94.00–115.00 $104.08 $487 -1.80
500–545 517 59 87.00–108.00 $99.84 $516 -2.59
550–595 572 12 90.00–100.00 $95.20 $545 -3.95
600–640 622 10 80.00–93.00 $87.91 $547 -3.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 95.00–117.00 $105.60 $220 -43.68
260–285 270 10 100.00–115.00 $110.54 $298 +3.59
310–345 331 10 102.00–132.00 $118.67 $393 +2.47
350–385 373 38 85.00–124.00 $111.94 $418 +1.82
405–445 419 36 84.00–118.00 $106.50 $446 -1.71
450–490 468 58 84.00–109.00 $99.31 $465 -1.40
500–530 514 10 80.00–98.00 $89.84 $462 -5.81
575 575 1 76.00 $76.00 $437 -16.10
615–635 625 2 70.00–85.00 $77.38 $484 -4.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 226 6 152.00–175.00 $162.02 $366 +0.84
255–295 276 24 137.50–150.00 $143.47 $396 -7.44
310–345 327 39 130.00–162.00 $140.09 $458 -8.92
350–395 373 22 116.00–146.00 $135.62 $506 -4.05
410–445 429 30 118.00–150.00 $128.04 $549 +3.55
450–485 471 21 110.00–132.00 $119.97 $565 +4.05
500–540 522 22 99.00–118.00 $107.49 $561 -4.63
560–590 573 13 91.00–108.00 $102.35 $586 +0.50
640–645 643 2 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $572 -0.27
650–655 652 7 92.00–101.00 $95.87 $625 +1.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–180 175 2 235.00–245.00 $240.14 $420 —
200–235 218 4 167.00–175.00 $171.63 $374 -10.22
250–295 275 15 152.00–182.00 $170.63 $469 +4.57
300–340 323 20 143.00–172.00 $156.38 $505 -0.93
350–395 378 19 130.00–146.00 $138.14 $522 -4.71
400–440 427 17 120.00–146.00 $131.84 $563 -1.84
450–495 472 14 113.00–137.50 $125.51 $592 +2.10
500–545 520 19 104.00–124.00 $117.45 $611 +3.03
550–595 565 20 98.00–112.00 $106.36 $601 -4.85
600–620 610 10 104.00–109.00 $105.88 $646 +0.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 140.00 $140.00 $329 —
255–280 266 9 147.50–162.00 $154.14 $410 +8.76
305–340 333 19 120.00–148.00 $134.78 $449 -5.67
360–380 370 7 120.00–142.00 $130.86 $484 -3.91
400–445 418 13 110.00–134.00 $124.49 $520 -0.11
450–485 469 22 110.00–126.00 $119.51 $561 +6.57
500–530 519 10 85.00–108.00 $101.12 $525 -4.69
565–595 582 15 85.00–99.00 $91.88 $535 -2.94
610–645 636 6 80.00–87.00 $82.79 $527 +2.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1445 1096 80-85% 37 41.00–49.00 $44.88 $492 +1.05
910–1760 1198 80-85% 186 46.00–58.00 $50.84 $609 +1.48
915–1545 1224 80-85% 43 51.00–58.00 $54.05 $662 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1085 949 85-90% 25 20.00–42.00 $35.11 $333 —
720–1285 949 85-90% 15 36.00–42.00 $38.75 $368 —
710–1160 1019 85-90% 61 31.00–52.00 $44.16 $450 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1690 1333 75-80% 28 47.00–56.00 $49.30 $657 —
1180–1640 1350 75-80% 5 43.00–45.00 $43.79 $591 -6.67
1145–1590 1351 75-80% 9 53.00–58.00 $55.05 $744 +4.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1770 1478 13 65.00–76.00 $70.22 $1,038 -3.75
1140–2180 1582 37 73.00–82.00 $77.09 $1,220 —
1450–1800 1633 11 82.00–89.00 $85.23 $1,392 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
570–740 627 (<2 yrs)Open 3 120.00–128.00 $124.85 $783
655–765 728 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 100.00–107.00 $102.10 $743
1020–1180 1084 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 25 42.00–50.00 $45.48 $493

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–895 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 84.00–90.00 $86.93 $761
940–980 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–76.00 $73.06 $701
895–1100 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 98.00–120.00 $107.43 $1,064
865–1295 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 67.00–95.00 $82.37 $892
835–1280 1094 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 48.00–60.00 $53.46 $585
1025–1235 1158 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 29 54.00–78.00 $68.54 $794
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1255 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–69.00 $64.40 $749

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1320 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–900.00 $845.68 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810–1030 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–750.00 $694.02 —

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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.