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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

5,277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.52/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 371 lb · 58 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.42/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 370 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.58/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 422 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,277 5,116 5,694
Feeder cattle 3,517 3,539 4,412
Slaughter cattle 1,545 1,371 1,084
Replacement cattle 215 206 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 56,016 compared to 58,707 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
200–240 220 2 182.00–194.00 $187.45 $412 -22.98
250–295 271 13 172.00–205.00 $189.16 $513 -2.42
300–345 322 22 170.00–192.00 $180.00 $580 -1.36
350–395 369 49 154.00–177.50 $164.59 $607 -3.29
400–445 417 24 154.00–170.00 $162.23 $676 +3.34
450–490 464 24 144.00–167.00 $155.73 $723 +1.03
500–545 520 28 135.00–165.00 $144.21 $750 -3.03
550–595 572 19 129.00–155.00 $139.06 $795 +1.95
600–645 630 13 110.00–140.00 $128.13 $807 -6.27
690–695 693 2 111.00–120.00 $115.52 $801 -8.15
710–725 719 4 118.00–125.00 $121.53 $874 -6.19
760–795 771 6 108.00–110.00 $109.66 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 164.00–180.00 $171.48 $394 -28.52
250–295 271 23 162.00–188.00 $175.68 $476 +2.58
300–345 320 24 155.00–178.00 $167.46 $536 -3.65
350–395 374 26 144.00–165.00 $154.00 $576 -2.18
405–445 424 31 138.00–157.50 $147.46 $625 -4.72
450–490 472 22 135.00–152.00 $141.83 $669 +0.27
505–540 522 14 127.00–145.00 $137.16 $716 +1.78
550–590 567 14 115.00–137.00 $128.70 $730 -0.97
600–640 626 5 112.00–124.00 $117.51 $736 -4.82
690–695 693 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 155.00 $155.00 $294 —
205–245 235 4 150.00–160.00 $152.18 $358 -17.82
255–295 278 6 147.00–172.00 $162.35 $451 +2.60
300–345 318 34 150.00–170.00 $164.66 $524 +4.66
350–395 374 9 134.00–150.00 $140.52 $526 -3.16
410–440 422 16 132.00–145.00 $140.25 $592 +4.86
450–495 472 14 127.00–137.00 $132.39 $625 -1.42
500–545 523 7 116.00–135.00 $124.71 $652 -0.51
565–590 580 3 111.00–118.00 $113.95 $661 -9.51
610–645 627 5 100.00–111.00 $106.11 $665 -4.91
690–695 693 2 90.00–95.00 $92.49 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 178 12 140.00–148.00 $143.10 $255 -43.38
205–245 223 13 132.00–177.50 $145.70 $325 -12.43
250–295 272 41 137.50–166.00 $150.60 $410 +7.08
300–345 324 50 132.00–152.00 $141.20 $457 +2.48
350–395 370 56 125.00–144.00 $134.42 $497 +2.81
400–440 422 56 120.00–135.00 $126.58 $534 +9.33
450–495 462 26 110.00–126.00 $120.36 $556 +4.19
500–545 521 30 105.00–127.00 $114.54 $597 +3.75
555–595 575 20 104.00–111.00 $108.01 $621 +4.90
610–635 616 5 100.00–110.00 $104.60 $644 +5.65
680–685 682 3 97.00–100.00 $99.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 179 7 150.00–165.00 $156.80 $281 -30.74
200–245 223 10 140.00–160.00 $151.81 $339 -26.72
250–295 266 21 150.00–178.00 $166.19 $442 +5.86
300–345 321 38 140.00–164.00 $150.71 $484 +0.91
350–390 371 58 136.00–156.00 $145.52 $540 +7.62
400–445 422 55 130.00–150.00 $138.51 $585 +7.51
450–490 467 34 122.00–145.00 $130.87 $611 +3.81
500–545 520 37 117.00–140.00 $126.09 $656 +1.11
550–595 574 17 110.00–128.00 $119.46 $686 +5.89
600–645 625 15 105.00–121.00 $110.52 $691 +4.69
655–680 665 3 104.00–109.00 $105.97 $705 —
700–725 710 3 105.00–107.00 $105.68 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 175 5 120.00–130.00 $126.71 $222 -34.99
210–240 223 26 120.00–170.00 $158.74 $354 +10.46
265–295 283 16 130.00–157.50 $140.16 $397 -2.51
305–345 322 39 124.00–144.00 $136.72 $440 -2.65
350–390 374 26 118.00–135.00 $124.80 $467 +1.65
400–445 415 26 110.00–126.00 $118.66 $492 +8.31
455–490 469 18 102.00–118.00 $108.68 $510 +1.02
500–540 516 12 94.00–111.00 $105.58 $545 +7.51
560–595 583 4 95.00–103.00 $97.92 $571 +2.47
630 630 1 86.00 $86.00 $542 —

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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 3 185.00–195.00 $189.81 $332 -23.77
200–230 218 12 182.00–216.00 $209.97 $458 -2.76
250–295 276 23 170.00–192.00 $178.16 $492 -7.71
300–345 328 21 170.00–180.00 $173.63 $570 -3.91
360–395 376 9 154.00–165.00 $159.22 $599 -8.58
400–445 427 21 147.00–158.00 $153.12 $654 +0.99
450–495 472 16 138.00–158.00 $145.62 $687 +0.57
500–540 519 16 118.00–141.00 $133.23 $691 -3.03
550–580 569 12 120.00–130.00 $124.43 $708 -2.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 174 12 165.00–175.00 $173.21 $301 -25.70
215–245 228 8 164.00–185.00 $175.57 $400 -21.71
260–285 272 16 155.00–178.00 $165.52 $450 -7.82
310–340 327 21 152.00–168.00 $160.52 $525 -0.91
355–395 378 12 132.50–158.00 $143.88 $544 -7.58
400–445 429 23 138.00–155.00 $145.13 $623 +6.72
455–485 467 12 130.00–148.00 $138.20 $645 +3.75
500–530 516 9 120.00–129.00 $123.74 $638 -8.54
550–580 567 3 116.00–124.00 $119.61 $678 +5.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–185 179 5 150.00–160.00 $153.80 $275 -29.79
225–240 234 4 150.00–170.00 $159.13 $372 -21.33
265–285 278 8 145.00–167.00 $158.56 $441 -0.26
310–340 325 12 148.00–166.00 $154.11 $501 +0.62
355–390 372 13 136.00–152.00 $143.67 $534 +2.17
410–440 423 18 120.00–135.00 $127.27 $538 -3.60
460–485 474 8 118.00–135.00 $122.24 $579 +0.82
500–530 516 4 114.00–119.00 $116.46 $601 +2.65
560–585 574 5 100.00–107.00 $103.83 $596 -2.78
690–695 693 2 90.00–97.00 $93.51 $648 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1835 1158 80-85% 75 43.00–62.00 $58.84 $681 —
900–1485 1173 80-85% 192 50.00–71.00 $64.47 $756 —
920–1395 1175 80-85% 82 59.00–76.00 $70.59 $829 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1085 904 85-90% 24 41.00–52.00 $47.12 $426 —
750–1265 1007 85-90% 23 51.00–55.00 $53.92 $543 -1.27
715–1365 1057 85-90% 109 47.00–62.00 $55.97 $592 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1480 1254 75-80% 8 62.00–67.00 $64.92 $814 +3.37
1110–1530 1283 75-80% 9 67.00–72.00 $69.62 $893 +8.07
1175–1685 1433 75-80% 4 58.00–61.00 $59.50 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2000 1474 26 73.00–86.00 $78.84 $1,162 -5.88
1255–2275 1658 42 77.00–91.00 $85.96 $1,425 —
1445–2105 1795 16 90.00–96.00 $92.95 $1,668 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–850 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–88.00 $84.05 $706
855–895 868 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 104.00–117.50 $111.18 $965
875–1000 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 72.00–80.00 $76.83 $727
995–1035 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 100.00–102.00 $101.02 $1,025
1040–1290 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 94.00–99.00 $96.77 $1,127
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–860 768 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 57.00–60.00 $58.68 $451

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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
850–1075 981 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 850.00–1,075.00 $989.45 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1015 963 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–575.00 $535.45 —

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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.