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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

5,951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.73/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $509/hd at 372 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.63/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 424 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $145.67/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 422 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,951 5,328 4,547
Feeder cattle 4,381 3,690 3,368
Slaughter cattle 1,421 1,338 947
Replacement cattle 149 300 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 104,855 compared to 91,960 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 145.00–147.00 $145.96 $343 -12.84
250–290 265 15 142.00–175.00 $158.41 $420 -7.67
300–345 318 26 140.00–175.00 $153.74 $489 -12.72
350–395 371 41 140.00–160.00 $149.75 $556 -9.37
400–445 422 52 130.00–159.00 $145.67 $615 -7.42
450–485 464 30 117.50–152.00 $139.28 $646 -6.11
500–540 517 25 120.00–144.00 $134.24 $694 -3.87
560–585 571 6 110.00–137.00 $119.36 $682 -17.66
600–635 625 5 106.00–115.00 $110.20 $689 -8.79
690–695 693 2 110.00–118.00 $113.99 $790 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 7 156.00–175.00 $165.42 $364 -15.41
250–295 278 11 154.00–182.00 $166.26 $462 -2.26
300–345 321 17 150.00–162.50 $157.56 $506 -12.65
350–395 365 31 154.00–175.00 $162.75 $594 -5.09
400–445 419 41 137.50–165.00 $157.04 $658 -5.92
450–495 468 25 140.00–165.00 $149.61 $700 -6.10
500–540 520 24 130.00–151.00 $140.47 $730 -1.64
550–595 571 17 124.00–150.00 $134.29 $767 -9.34
600–640 615 5 124.00–133.00 $129.33 $795 +7.75
660–675 668 2 117.00–120.00 $118.52 $792 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 223 3 127.00–140.00 $135.34 $302 -12.66
300–345 321 18 130.00–165.00 $148.59 $477 -11.98
350–395 375 23 134.00–156.00 $143.47 $538 -10.84
400–440 423 24 132.00–149.00 $140.41 $594 -2.37
450–485 469 14 118.00–143.00 $132.50 $621 -1.97
500–545 519 13 110.00–130.00 $118.45 $615 —
555–580 568 9 100.00–125.00 $117.36 $667 —
610–645 631 5 102.00–110.00 $105.55 $666 -1.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–190 173 3 152.00–165.00 $158.62 $274 +10.31
200–245 224 10 140.00–155.00 $147.51 $330 +1.14
250–295 272 21 130.00–156.00 $139.42 $379 -8.91
300–345 323 36 132.50–155.00 $141.00 $455 -9.36
350–395 372 68 125.00–155.00 $136.73 $509 -10.00
400–445 424 52 126.00–152.00 $134.63 $571 -6.67
450–495 471 36 121.00–144.00 $129.14 $608 -4.66
500–545 527 41 111.00–131.00 $120.93 $637 -1.69
550–595 574 27 99.00–122.00 $108.82 $625 -5.56
600–640 624 18 100.00–119.00 $106.61 $665 +3.64
670–695 688 6 102.00–114.00 $105.29 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 140.00 $140.00 $259 +10.55
205–245 229 9 125.00–138.00 $130.39 $299 -1.85
250–295 269 38 116.00–152.00 $132.84 $357 -1.67
300–340 323 38 126.00–147.00 $135.35 $437 -3.86
350–395 375 39 115.00–142.00 $127.97 $480 -5.00
400–445 418 42 118.00–138.00 $126.62 $529 -3.55
450–495 471 37 110.00–127.00 $118.24 $557 -2.89
500–545 523 39 100.00–119.00 $109.41 $572 -2.96
550–595 579 18 89.00–111.00 $101.34 $587 -0.02
600–645 623 7 89.00–106.00 $96.51 $601 +3.61
660–665 663 2 90.00–96.00 $92.99 $617 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 130.00 $130.00 $214 —
200–235 211 4 115.00–124.00 $120.53 $254 +4.97
250–260 257 3 124.00–125.00 $124.32 $320 -8.59
310–345 323 21 118.00–142.00 $132.16 $427 -0.78
350–390 369 36 110.00–138.00 $127.40 $470 +1.23
400–445 425 35 108.00–128.00 $116.18 $494 -2.57
450–485 466 32 103.00–120.00 $111.69 $520 -2.70
500–540 524 14 91.00–109.00 $99.84 $523 -0.72
550–595 573 4 80.00–101.00 $93.01 $533 +7.04
615–625 620 2 85.00–94.00 $89.54 $555 +8.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 165.00 $165.00 $305 +1.27
200–245 218 6 147.00–155.00 $151.18 $330 -7.85
250–295 266 23 135.00–158.00 $147.53 $392 -4.68
310–345 331 14 130.00–148.00 $140.88 $466 -11.30
360–390 373 19 122.00–152.00 $141.06 $526 -15.30
410–445 430 35 122.50–154.00 $142.47 $613 -4.26
460–495 478 24 115.00–140.00 $122.04 $583 -12.87
510–545 527 29 110.00–128.00 $120.52 $635 -3.34
560–595 574 15 110.00–122.00 $116.07 $666 -0.96
615–645 632 9 113.00–119.00 $115.30 $729 -0.70
650–690 659 5 100.00–109.00 $105.33 $694 +3.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 168 3 145.00–152.00 $147.43 $248 -2.30
215 215 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $296 -6.15
260–295 273 8 117.50–134.00 $126.89 $346 -13.93
310–345 328 7 130.00–138.00 $133.90 $439 -22.03
360–390 371 50 100.00–158.00 $122.93 $456 -31.77
400–445 418 20 130.00–148.00 $139.55 $583 -3.89
460–485 470 21 118.00–137.00 $125.70 $591 -6.33
500–545 525 11 110.00–121.00 $114.07 $599 +0.84
570–595 586 5 102.00–112.00 $107.57 $630 -2.45
610–625 618 5 107.00–110.00 $108.39 $670 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 173 6 175.00–190.00 $182.65 $316 +5.31
200–245 222 14 158.00–175.00 $166.20 $369 -12.41
250–295 275 16 155.00–168.00 $161.55 $444 -7.73
300–345 322 14 150.00–160.00 $155.95 $502 -14.28
350–395 379 10 154.00–164.00 $158.07 $599 -7.40
430–440 433 3 139.00–158.00 $150.70 $653 -7.33
450–495 471 23 120.00–152.00 $137.66 $648 -19.29
500–545 525 5 128.00–140.00 $132.32 $695 -9.31
550–595 576 5 124.00–138.00 $129.07 $743 +2.12
635 635 2 124.00 $124.00 $787 +2.07
675–695 687 3 100.00–118.00 $109.40 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1480 1113 80-85% 65 40.00–64.00 $61.14 $680 —
910–1735 1207 80-85% 192 50.00–72.00 $65.11 $786 -4.32
945–1710 1214 80-85% 88 60.00–77.00 $70.32 $854 +0.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1065 829 85-90% 21 39.00–45.00 $42.60 $353 —
740–1090 943 85-90% 22 50.00–66.00 $55.82 $526 —
740–1420 1049 85-90% 70 45.00–63.00 $56.30 $591 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1400 1235 75-80% 6 64.00–69.00 $66.82 $825 —
1265–1275 1270 75-80% 2 58.00–64.00 $61.01 $775 -0.21
1115–1530 1313 75-80% 10 68.00–74.00 $70.77 $929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1735 1462 13 68.00–83.00 $77.49 $1,133 —
1220–2020 1614 37 77.00–92.00 $84.77 $1,368 -8.05
1530–2025 1731 8 87.00–92.00 $89.54 $1,550 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–865 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 88.00–92.00 $90.28 $686
815–1115 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 72.00–82.00 $77.04 $743
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1095 971 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 60.00–70.00 $65.96 $640

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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
1120–1240 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–950.00 $902.54 —
1240–1305 1273 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,113.46 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710–855 783 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–750.00 $695.37 —

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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.