Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

5,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.23/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 421 lb · 66 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.63/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 372 lb · 63 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.74/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $499/hd at 370 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,155	5,277	5,317
Feeder cattle	3,917	3,517	4,047
Slaughter cattle	1,052	1,545	1,019
Replacement cattle	186	215	251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes mostly steady to firm. Replacement cows weak. Year to date receipts totaled 61,171 compared to 64,024 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	218	6	170.00–215.00	$197.21	$430	+9.76
250–290	266	30	164.00–205.00	$190.00	$505	+0.84
300–345	316	26	166.00–190.00	$182.73	$577	+2.73
350–390	369	34	134.00–178.00	$161.54	$596	-3.05
400–445	423	49	133.00–170.00	$159.62	$675	-2.61
450–495	464	29	140.00–170.00	$158.08	$733	+2.35
500–540	517	25	132.00–162.00	$146.73	$759	+2.52
550–590	564	21	120.00–155.00	$142.81	$805	+3.75
600–645	620	19	130.00–140.00	$134.45	$834	+6.32
655–675	663	3	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$842	+11.47
700–715	710	3	121.00–127.00	$122.97	$873	+1.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	221	5	155.00–175.00	$166.19	$367	-5.29
260–295	278	23	162.00–185.00	$173.76	$483	-1.92
300–345	322	22	158.00–178.00	$170.36	$549	+2.90
350–395	373	39	132.50–166.00	$154.83	$578	+0.83
400–440	421	24	129.00–157.00	$148.69	$626	+1.23
450–490	469	27	130.00–155.00	$143.43	$673	+1.60
500–545	518	33	120.00–147.00	$136.87	$709	-0.29
560–585	571	5	128.00–140.00	$133.62	$763	+4.92
605–640	616	4	121.00–128.00	$125.93	$776	+8.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	134.00	$134.00	$389	-28.35
310–345	322	18	150.00–168.00	$159.77	$514	-4.89
350–385	365	9	145.00–156.00	$151.06	$551	+10.54
405–445	426	11	134.00–145.00	$140.04	$597	-0.21
450–495	473	11	128.00–140.00	$134.42	$636	+2.03
510–530	518	11	125.00–135.00	$131.17	$679	+6.46
550–590	571	5	122.00–130.00	$125.44	$716	+11.49
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	+8.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	176	7	140.00–155.00	$147.77	$260	-9.03
200–245	226	15	144.00–168.00	$157.41	$356	+5.60
250–290	270	34	140.00–178.00	$158.85	$429	-7.34
300–345	325	50	135.00–170.00	$151.58	$493	+0.87
350–395	372	63	133.00–160.00	$144.63	$538	-0.89
400–445	421	66	127.50–156.00	$140.23	$590	+1.72
450–495	470	55	117.00–149.00	$132.65	$623	+1.78
500–545	524	37	120.00–138.00	$128.71	$674	+2.62
550–595	575	28	109.00–124.00	$115.32	$663	-4.14
600–645	621	12	104.00–119.00	$112.50	$699	+1.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–175	168	3	130.00–135.00	$132.37	$222	-10.73
200–240	221	30	140.00–175.00	$151.87	$336	+6.17
250–295	274	40	130.00–168.00	$141.47	$388	-9.13
300–345	328	50	124.00–162.00	$144.38	$474	+3.18
350–395	370	57	124.00–148.00	$134.74	$499	+0.32
400–445	427	50	117.00–141.00	$128.72	$550	+2.14
450–495	472	29	110.00–133.00	$120.51	$569	+0.15
500–545	523	20	107.00–126.00	$118.11	$618	+3.57
560–585	572	5	100.00–106.00	$102.75	$588	-5.26
600–640	622	7	95.00–108.00	$101.47	$631	-3.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	218	10	127.00–168.00	$146.06	$318	-12.68
250–285	271	20	126.00–162.00	$145.85	$395	+5.69
305–345	323	31	125.00–150.00	$137.94	$446	+1.22
350–395	372	43	110.00–138.00	$125.93	$468	+1.13
410–445	418	17	110.00–130.00	$123.05	$514	+4.39
455–495	473	16	105.00–124.00	$113.73	$538	+5.05
510–545	525	12	104.00–115.00	$110.03	$578	+4.45
565–580	570	5	89.00–101.00	$95.77	$546	-2.15
600–620	610	2	90.00–98.00	$93.93	$573	+7.93
690–698	694	2	80.00–88.00	$83.98	$583	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	179	8	170.00–185.00	$176.60	$316	-13.21
200–245	228	16	167.00–192.00	$174.85	$399	-35.12
250–295	267	33	164.00–192.00	$177.90	$475	-0.26
300–340	323	17	160.00–190.00	$172.81	$558	-0.82
350–395	374	31	150.00–172.00	$161.46	$604	+2.24
400–445	431	29	138.00–168.00	$157.14	$677	+4.02
450–495	473	29	140.00–160.00	$149.08	$705	+3.46
500–545	527	24	130.00–150.00	$137.46	$724	+4.23
550–590	569	9	123.00–142.00	$129.70	$738	+5.27
600–640	618	23	112.50–132.00	$124.69	$771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	178	3	155.00–162.00	$157.16	$280	-16.05
200–245	219	18	152.00–192.00	$170.98	$374	-4.59
250–295	275	33	142.00–178.00	$162.81	$448	-2.71
305–345	330	23	140.00–178.00	$159.10	$525	-1.42
350–395	372	23	140.00–164.00	$150.97	$562	+7.09
400–445	426	21	136.00–157.00	$144.68	$616	-0.45
450–495	471	19	130.00–149.00	$137.01	$645	-1.19
510–545	528	13	125.00–143.00	$131.56	$695	+7.82
565–595	584	8	110.00–126.00	$113.22	$661	-6.39
605	605	1	121.00	$121.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	13	142.00–184.00	$163.63	$358	+4.50
255–290	274	7	144.00–169.00	$161.90	$444	+3.34
300–345	327	21	145.00–169.00	$153.66	$502	-0.45
350–395	373	23	131.00–156.00	$141.90	$529	-1.77
410–445	427	26	120.00–141.00	$132.16	$564	+4.89
460–485	472	7	120.00–140.00	$128.33	$606	+6.09
510–535	528	5	112.00–119.00	$116.13	$613	-0.33
610	610	1	107.00	$107.00	$653	—
690–695	693	2	90.00–96.00	$92.99	$644	-0.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1520	1102	80-85%	35	42.00–57.00	$54.34	$599	—
945–1530	1232	80-85%	65	58.00–73.00	$64.36	$793	—
910–1540	1250	80-85%	201	50.00–68.00	$59.72	$746	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1065	861	85-90%	18	35.00–49.00	$40.05	$345	—
765–1250	897	85-90%	10	46.00–50.00	$47.81	$429	—
760–1300	1089	85-90%	83	41.00–60.00	$53.95	$588	-2.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1520	1349	75-80%	4	63.00–66.00	$64.18	$866	—
1140–1705	1439	75-80%	12	59.00–62.00	$60.45	$870	+0.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1795	1439	13	70.00–81.00	$77.22	$1,111	—
1165–2540	1633	36	76.00–91.00	$84.98	$1,388	—
1305–1945	1685	18	86.00–97.00	$90.41	$1,523	+4.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1085	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	69.00–85.00	$77.15	$792

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–775	753	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	70.00–78.00	$74.12	$558
690–825	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	76.00–80.00	$77.82	$590
745–985	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	88.00–92.00	$90.07	$761
860–980	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	85.00–100.00	$92.01	$846
855–1235	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	60.00–67.50	$62.35	$664

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1075	1010	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–1,075.00	$993.13	—

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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.