Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

5,328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.33/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $414/hd at 279 lb · 50 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.51/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $362/hd at 269 lb · 47 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.97/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 372 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,328	5,211	4,000
Feeder cattle	3,690	3,899	2,696
Slaughter cattle	1,338	1,186	1,144
Replacement cattle	300	126	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 98,904 compared to 87,413 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
200–235	212	3	178.00–185.00	$180.83	$383	+9.59
250–295	280	21	160.00–180.00	$168.52	$472	-6.33
300–345	321	7	168.00–174.00	$170.21	$546	-6.88
350–395	369	24	150.00–180.00	$167.84	$619	-3.24
400–445	426	27	158.00–170.00	$162.96	$694	-5.13
450–495	470	26	136.00–167.00	$155.71	$732	-6.49
500–545	515	21	117.00–159.00	$142.11	$732	-10.74
550–575	560	5	139.00–149.00	$143.63	$804	+0.95
600–645	620	4	115.00–135.00	$121.58	$754	-15.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	223	5	150.00–163.00	$158.80	$354	+6.96
250–285	267	14	154.00–175.00	$166.08	$443	-0.53
300–345	316	20	152.50–175.00	$166.46	$526	-3.70
350–395	371	30	138.00–169.00	$159.12	$590	-1.70
400–445	424	15	145.00–158.00	$153.09	$649	-3.54
450–495	475	23	139.00–155.00	$145.39	$691	-1.12
500–530	509	7	130.00–147.00	$138.11	$703	-1.27
550–575	563	3	126.00–145.00	$137.02	$771	—
625–635	630	3	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	148.00	$148.00	$303	+2.15
255–280	267	3	140.00–148.00	$143.25	$382	-14.54
300–345	322	27	148.00–168.00	$160.57	$517	-1.62
360–385	372	10	148.00–158.00	$154.31	$574	+9.24
405–430	418	7	138.00–150.00	$142.78	$597	-1.10
470–495	484	8	132.00–138.00	$134.47	$651	+4.86
605–625	615	2	100.00–114.00	$106.89	$657	-9.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	179	13	120.00–140.00	$129.45	$232	—
200–240	220	18	122.00–140.00	$132.24	$291	-0.93
250–295	269	47	122.00–152.00	$134.51	$362	-4.91
300–345	326	36	130.00–154.00	$139.21	$454	-4.46
350–395	372	42	113.00–146.00	$132.97	$495	-3.56
400–445	424	34	119.00–140.00	$130.17	$552	-1.50
455–495	473	29	107.50–136.00	$121.13	$573	-1.27
500–540	523	25	100.00–120.00	$112.37	$588	-3.73
550–590	573	14	90.00–110.00	$101.36	$581	+1.86
615–645	630	2	89.00–97.00	$92.90	$585	-0.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	176	10	137.00–157.00	$148.31	$261	+10.07
200–245	228	18	140.00–156.00	$146.37	$334	-3.85
250–295	279	50	138.00–165.00	$148.33	$414	-4.91
300–345	316	39	140.00–160.00	$150.36	$475	-1.48
350–395	369	34	138.00–152.00	$146.73	$541	+1.96
400–445	422	41	130.00–155.00	$141.30	$596	+0.77
460–470 fancy	463	3	171.00–177.50	$173.20	$802	—
450–495	468	29	125.00–150.00	$133.80	$626	+1.09
500–540	524	14	115.00–132.00	$122.62	$643	-7.19
550–585	566	13	100.00–123.00	$114.38	$647	-1.38
600–635	612	8	98.00–110.00	$102.97	$630	-0.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	225	11	106.00–125.00	$115.56	$260	-16.45
255–285	269	13	118.00–156.00	$132.91	$358	-19.05
300–340	318	27	110.00–148.00	$132.94	$423	-2.11
355–395	377	21	118.00–139.00	$126.17	$476	+0.33
400–445	425	32	109.00–128.00	$118.75	$505	-1.67
450–495	470	18	108.00–121.00	$114.39	$538	+1.94
500–545	522	7	95.00–108.00	$100.56	$525	-5.39
580–595	588	2	84.00–88.00	$85.97	$506	-3.50
640	640	1	81.00	$81.00	$518	-2.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	173	8	155.00–170.00	$163.73	$283	+37.72
200–245	222	15	147.50–168.00	$159.03	$353	+4.08
255–295	272	12	140.00–158.00	$152.21	$414	+4.08
310–345	326	29	130.00–170.00	$152.18	$496	+5.69
360–395	376	23	147.50–168.00	$156.36	$588	+0.96
410–445	426	21	132.50–159.00	$146.73	$625	-2.51
460–490	473	22	126.00–148.00	$134.91	$638	-3.93
510–540	526	20	117.00–133.00	$123.86	$652	-1.15
560–585	572	3	110.00–125.00	$117.03	$669	-3.65
640	640	1	116.00	$116.00	$742	-8.28
690–695	693	2	100.00–104.00	$101.99	$707	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	174	6	170.00–187.00	$177.34	$309	+35.78
205–245	227	9	165.00–210.00	$178.61	$405	+6.58
250–295	274	24	160.00–178.00	$169.28	$464	-6.19
300–345	323	20	164.00–178.00	$170.23	$550	+5.85
350–395	378	24	152.50–178.00	$165.47	$625	+1.33
400–445	427	13	145.00–165.00	$158.03	$675	-4.26
450–490	465	8	151.00–162.00	$156.95	$730	+2.59
500–545	523	8	132.00–152.00	$141.63	$741	+4.91
560–590	572	9	118.00–135.00	$126.95	$726	-3.98
600–645	630	3	116.00–125.00	$121.93	$768	-9.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	172	6	145.00–155.00	$149.73	$258	+34.73
215–245	236	6	140.00–150.00	$143.65	$339	-13.00
255–280	269	4	137.00–148.00	$140.82	$379	-3.26
310–345	318	26	144.00–164.00	$155.93	$496	-3.99
360–395	375	14	148.00–158.00	$154.70	$580	+8.43
400–445	421	10	138.00–147.00	$143.44	$604	+3.68
450–495	479	13	126.00–139.00	$132.03	$632	-2.12
510–540	526	8	110.00–120.00	$113.23	$596	-4.89
570–585	578	5	104.00–114.00	$110.02	$636	-5.66
690–695	693	4	93.00–97.00	$95.01	$658	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1445	1077	80-85%	41	42.00–63.00	$59.47	$640	—
910–1455	1193	80-85%	154	50.00–71.00	$63.33	$756	-4.63
955–1520	1219	80-85%	59	60.00–78.00	$69.43	$846	+7.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1065	882	85-90%	5	48.00–52.00	$49.71	$438	—
720–1240	1052	85-90%	31	38.00–52.00	$47.46	$499	-9.29
740–1270	1076	85-90%	101	43.00–62.00	$56.10	$604	-0.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1395	1258	75-80%	2	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$770	—
1300–1640	1405	75-80%	6	70.00–73.00	$70.91	$996	+11.51
1145–1520	1411	75-80%	22	54.00–68.00	$59.84	$844	+0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1690	1320	39	61.00–85.00	$75.39	$995	—
1100–1885	1599	60	78.00–92.00	$84.31	$1,348	—
1325–1835	1629	11	85.00–96.00	$92.82	$1,512	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1020	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	86.00–94.00	$89.54	$819
980–1120	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	72.00–87.00	$78.75	$811
880–1290	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	63.00–78.00	$68.73	$760
985–1375	1117	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	59.00–71.00	$64.69	$723

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1140	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	60.00–67.00	$63.55	$674

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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
865–1010	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$773.07	—
920–1080	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,000.00	$954.00	—

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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.