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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

10,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.11/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 424 lb · 134 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.23/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 375 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.71/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 474 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,381 5,852 6,833
Feeder cattle 8,564 4,870 5,650
Slaughter cattle 1,555 784 820
Replacement cattle 262 198 363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 291,952 compared to 306,627 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
250–295 261 14 185.00–207.00 $197.75 $516 +22.01
300–345 320 27 169.00–194.00 $180.28 $577 +0.65
350–395 371 60 160.00–180.00 $167.59 $622 -2.70
400–445 424 75 150.00–175.00 $161.63 $685 +1.40
450–495 472 80 140.00–165.00 $150.37 $710 -1.60
500–545 521 71 131.00–147.00 $139.38 $726 +1.05
550–595 571 44 120.00–147.50 $134.51 $768 +4.46
600–640 622 38 121.00–138.00 $129.36 $805 +3.16
650–695 672 21 100.00–135.00 $120.13 $807 +2.65
700–745 719 11 115.00–130.00 $122.58 $881 +1.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 +15.00
250–295 269 33 140.00–190.00 $169.71 $457 -0.99
305–345 327 19 145.00–174.00 $160.94 $526 -6.80
350–395 371 45 150.00–167.00 $157.83 $586 -1.67
400–445 423 67 140.00–158.00 $150.18 $635 +0.62
450–495 469 57 132.00–147.50 $140.15 $657 -2.21
505–545 524 47 124.00–138.00 $130.16 $682 +1.17
560–590 572 33 110.00–135.00 $125.88 $720 +6.17
690–695 693 2 90.00–96.00 $93.01 $645 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 267 9 164.00–177.00 $168.51 $450 —
300–345 324 25 145.00–165.00 $158.30 $513 +0.21
350–395 371 28 140.00–155.00 $144.95 $538 -3.69
400–445 423 26 132.00–148.00 $140.56 $595 +0.42
455–485 472 14 126.00–135.00 $130.65 $617 +1.01
505–540 524 15 114.00–125.00 $119.29 $625 -2.22
580 580 1 107.00 $107.00 $621 -9.47
645 645 1 108.00 $108.00 $697 -2.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 173 2 195.00–200.00 $197.39 $341 —
200–245 219 8 170.00–185.00 $175.41 $384 -7.52
250–290 269 33 132.50–175.00 $159.91 $430 +6.79
300–345 326 52 137.00–165.00 $151.30 $493 +6.55
350–395 375 113 135.00–155.00 $142.23 $533 +2.43
400–445 424 134 127.00–146.00 $134.11 $569 -0.41
450–495 474 101 117.50–137.00 $125.71 $596 -2.09
500–545 524 68 115.00–128.00 $120.01 $629 -4.22
550–595 573 54 101.00–123.00 $113.11 $648 -1.11
600–645 618 21 100.00–120.00 $112.78 $697 +4.37
650–680 664 14 102.00–117.00 $110.93 $737 +5.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 234 19 120.00–178.00 $145.36 $340 —
250–295 274 30 120.00–156.00 $140.67 $385 -1.97
300–345 324 64 130.00–150.00 $139.83 $453 +5.83
350–390 366 86 125.00–147.00 $133.40 $488 +2.74
400–445 424 80 116.00–135.00 $125.23 $531 -0.63
450–495 470 79 109.00–128.00 $118.78 $558 -0.39
500–545 525 72 104.00–118.00 $111.95 $588 -0.56
550–590 563 26 97.50–116.00 $106.61 $600 +0.27
600–645 627 10 90.00–105.00 $96.03 $602 —
670–675 672 3 95.00–100.00 $98.33 $661 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 155.00 $155.00 $294 —
210–245 227 9 140.00–146.00 $143.06 $325 —
255–295 276 15 126.00–142.00 $134.08 $370 -14.71
300–340 320 42 124.00–145.00 $132.70 $425 +3.54
350–390 369 30 118.00–137.00 $126.02 $465 +0.97
400–440 423 27 110.00–129.00 $117.29 $496 -2.93
450–490 473 30 100.00–118.00 $108.73 $514 -3.10
505–540 519 20 95.00–110.00 $102.24 $531 -0.93
580–585 583 2 85.00–95.00 $90.02 $525 -5.49
640–645 642 3 90.00–91.00 $90.66 $582 —
680–685 683 2 86.00–94.00 $90.01 $615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 205.00–210.00 $207.36 $363 -34.95
200–245 218 9 195.00–210.00 $205.68 $448 +3.27
250–295 275 31 157.50–210.00 $175.96 $484 +0.42
315–345 330 34 160.00–187.00 $170.20 $562 +0.26
350–395 371 45 155.00–172.00 $164.40 $610 +0.37
400–445 431 43 144.00–170.00 $155.79 $671 +0.94
450–495 476 66 135.00–152.00 $144.16 $686 -0.85
500–545 526 56 122.00–142.00 $132.92 $699 +6.04
550–595 570 41 120.00–136.00 $125.72 $717 +4.07
600–640 618 15 119.00–128.00 $122.90 $760 +6.09
650–655 653 2 111.00–119.00 $114.98 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 234 18 137.50–190.00 $172.58 $404 -10.85
260–295 277 24 155.00–180.00 $165.23 $458 -9.20
310–340 325 21 150.00–182.00 $166.55 $541 +6.73
355–395 372 40 142.50–160.00 $151.91 $565 +2.15
410–445 429 39 130.00–158.00 $141.69 $608 -5.17
450–490 468 17 124.00–139.00 $133.35 $624 -2.45
510–545 529 30 115.00–133.00 $124.55 $659 +8.57
550–595 569 28 105.00–128.00 $114.91 $654 +7.85
610–630 618 4 110.00–115.00 $113.00 $698 +16.88
680–695 686 12 90.00–106.00 $99.80 $685 -3.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 170.00 $170.00 $314 —
215–245 233 11 125.00–178.00 $155.36 $362 —
255–285 269 15 150.00–178.00 $163.54 $440 +4.57
310–345 324 31 140.00–172.00 $161.32 $523 +5.91
355–395 378 16 137.00–150.00 $144.34 $546 -0.26
405–445 422 22 120.00–149.00 $134.37 $567 +1.43
460–495 474 9 120.00–126.00 $122.22 $579 -0.32
550–595 573 2 100.00–109.00 $104.32 $598 +8.06
630 630 1 96.00 $96.00 $605 —
690–695 692 6 80.00–98.00 $89.34 $618 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1420 1091 80-85% 62 40.00–55.00 $52.43 $572 —
910–1585 1179 80-85% 157 50.00–69.00 $58.91 $695 —
910–1435 1199 80-85% 55 59.00–76.00 $65.36 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1185 967 85-90% 24 30.00–50.00 $42.47 $411 +2.95
830–1220 1020 85-90% 15 44.00–49.00 $46.15 $471 -5.10
705–1475 1065 85-90% 92 35.00–60.00 $52.14 $555 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1265 1223 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.48 $642 -3.52
1110–1565 1289 75-80% 15 58.00–73.00 $64.08 $826 —
1120–1705 1431 75-80% 14 45.00–64.00 $53.51 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1990 1499 15 74.00–79.00 $75.38 $1,130 -2.46
1265–1820 1521 31 75.00–88.00 $81.49 $1,239 —
1475–1840 1647 9 82.00–94.00 $88.88 $1,464 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–1035 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 70.00–78.00 $73.09 $616
965–1090 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–83.00 $81.59 $839
1065–1075 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 80.00–85.00 $81.68 $872
1005–1190 1084 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 55.00–65.00 $59.70 $647
1060–1245 1117 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 60.00–70.00 $64.33 $719
1440–1535 1477 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 75.00–80.00 $77.49 $1,145
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1025 949 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 60.00–68.00 $63.67 $604

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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
995–1105 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 675.00–775.00 $727.62 —

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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.