Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

6,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.03/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 370 lb · 79 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.58/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $427/hd at 327 lb · 60 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.23/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 472 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,193	5,206	6,256
Feeder cattle	4,165	3,828	4,711
Slaughter cattle	1,829	1,211	1,270
Replacement cattle	199	167	275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 116,254 compared to 102,602 a year ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	20	146.00–175.00	$163.00	$435	+1.27
300–345	321	21	148.00–172.00	$163.01	$523	+0.96
350–395	372	47	145.00–159.00	$151.75	$565	+1.71
405–445	422	45	130.00–159.00	$146.59	$619	-0.90
450–495	474	28	126.00–149.00	$141.01	$668	+3.26
500–545	525	32	117.00–145.00	$131.57	$691	+0.48
560–590	577	8	116.00–137.50	$126.79	$732	+5.18
600–645	618	4	110.00–119.00	$115.90	$716	+1.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	$352	—
235	235	1	187.00	$187.00	$439	-43.74
250–280	263	7	168.00–185.00	$176.40	$464	-7.39
300–340	319	11	160.00–180.00	$165.31	$527	-2.24
350–395	367	31	155.00–170.00	$162.74	$597	+0.14
400–445	422	32	150.00–165.00	$158.10	$667	+1.27
450–495	472	41	138.00–160.00	$148.44	$701	-3.62
500–545	517	37	130.00–150.00	$143.88	$744	+0.77
550–595	573	17	122.00–144.00	$135.44	$776	+1.96
600–640	612	15	121.00–133.00	$128.33	$785	+1.36
650–695	671	7	110.00–130.00	$123.18	$827	+4.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	160.00	$160.00	$304	—
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
260–295	272	3	132.00–144.00	$136.79	$372	+6.79
300–340	323	24	140.00–162.00	$153.59	$496	-2.74
350–395	375	18	138.00–150.00	$142.37	$534	-2.10
400–445	419	28	127.50–145.00	$135.30	$567	-1.58
450–495	478	9	120.00–137.00	$128.70	$615	-2.56
505–545	525	14	116.00–131.00	$125.14	$657	-1.87
550–590	575	4	102.00–122.00	$113.16	$651	-10.37
610–645	628	2	100.00–108.00	$103.89	$652	-3.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	163	3	190.00–195.00	$193.27	$315	+43.66
200–245	214	6	160.00–185.00	$173.22	$371	+9.27
250–295	275	26	136.00–162.00	$144.20	$397	-3.85
300–345	322	49	132.50–160.00	$143.66	$463	-1.30
350–395	370	79	130.00–155.00	$142.03	$526	+0.48
400–445	420	42	130.00–146.00	$137.04	$576	+0.08
450–495	472	57	114.00–137.00	$128.23	$605	+1.01
500–545	529	31	110.00–130.00	$120.71	$639	-0.39
550–595	578	26	98.00–122.00	$111.48	$644	+3.00
600–640	624	10	105.00–117.50	$113.37	$707	+5.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	5	165.00–175.00	$169.84	$311	+29.84
210–240	224	9	150.00–167.00	$157.33	$352	+36.00
250–295	270	33	120.00–152.00	$133.63	$361	+1.56
305–345	327	60	120.00–148.00	$130.58	$427	-5.12
350–395	376	50	119.00–148.00	$131.27	$494	-1.33
400–445	422	44	117.00–139.00	$126.52	$534	+0.51
450–495	471	45	106.00–128.00	$119.23	$562	-3.54
505–545	528	50	100.00–120.00	$110.82	$585	+2.85
565–585	575	13	100.00–109.00	$105.69	$608	+2.29
640–645	642	3	90.00–98.00	$95.32	$612	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	170	4	155.00–160.00	$158.64	$270	+36.64
210–245	226	7	135.00–142.00	$139.55	$315	+39.55
250–295	267	6	110.00–120.00	$116.98	$312	-0.07
300–345	317	28	118.00–148.00	$139.88	$443	+11.85
350–395	374	22	113.00–138.00	$124.99	$467	-1.23
405–445	428	37	108.00–128.00	$115.58	$495	-2.23
455–495	472	16	100.00–118.00	$110.43	$521	+0.57
510–545	526	4	90.00–107.00	$97.57	$513	-6.41
555–575	565	4	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$574	+21.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	8	180.00	$180.00	$333	+20.00
215–245	219	16	165.00–180.00	$174.84	$383	+24.40
250–295	270	19	135.00–160.00	$144.04	$389	-1.75
310–340	325	21	140.00–164.00	$154.49	$502	-1.27
350–395	371	55	134.00–158.00	$147.79	$548	+6.58
400–445	418	35	128.00–154.00	$145.49	$608	+4.77
460–495	472	14	123.00–135.00	$129.29	$610	-1.99
500–545	521	20	120.00–131.00	$124.45	$648	+2.76
560–595	574	10	102.00–124.00	$111.69	$641	-9.31
610–645	634	5	106.00–117.00	$108.92	$691	-1.73
670–675	674	4	100.00–109.00	$102.24	$689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	171	4	195.00–210.00	$202.30	$346	-11.07
200–245	225	5	175.00–200.00	$185.33	$417	-1.61
250–285	269	15	150.00–175.00	$166.52	$448	+5.59
300–345	320	14	144.00–169.00	$158.76	$508	-5.52
350–395	376	34	146.00–168.00	$159.24	$599	+4.57
400–440	423	30	139.00–165.00	$152.87	$647	-0.15
450–495	466	26	138.00–154.00	$145.60	$678	+4.33
500–545	522	12	128.00–142.00	$135.16	$706	+2.44
550–595	579	14	120.00–136.00	$127.39	$738	-3.34
600–620	608	5	122.00–129.00	$124.97	$760	—
655–695	680	10	105.00–115.00	$110.43	$751	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	180	3	165.00–175.00	$169.81	$306	+24.81
220–240	233	5	150.00–162.00	$155.93	$363	+14.65
270–295	276	15	127.00–169.00	$152.39	$421	-5.24
300–345	326	17	138.00–156.00	$147.95	$482	+1.17
350–395	374	20	132.50–148.00	$140.50	$525	-2.66
400–445	420	32	118.00–144.00	$134.03	$563	-4.03
460–490	474	13	120.00–132.00	$125.49	$595	+4.39
510–540	520	9	110.00–118.00	$114.44	$595	+1.57
570–585	578	2	108.00–112.00	$109.97	$636	+5.97
620	620	1	109.00	$109.00	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1465	1096	80-85%	94	44.00–64.00	$61.81	$677	—
920–1505	1148	80-85%	248	50.00–77.00	$66.82	$767	—
920–1615	1267	80-85%	129	60.00–83.00	$72.27	$916	+2.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1090	922	85-90%	39	41.00–54.00	$45.84	$423	—
725–1285	942	85-90%	28	51.00–56.00	$53.41	$503	—
715–1310	1064	85-90%	108	46.00–70.00	$59.47	$633	+3.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1175	1158	75-80%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.32	$733	—
1120–1435	1253	75-80%	14	70.00–74.00	$71.47	$896	—
1100–1485	1282	75-80%	15	66.00–73.00	$67.85	$870	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1500	1267	16	64.00–84.00	$76.40	$968	—
1200–2085	1519	45	78.00–96.00	$86.63	$1,316	—
1390–2145	1771	16	91.00–103.00	$96.20	$1,704	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–855	798	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	78.00–88.00	$81.70	$652
875–880	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	85.00–92.00	$88.51	$777
865–1075	904	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	55.00–82.50	$64.28	$581

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–970	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	66.00–76.00	$70.32	$640

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00	$625.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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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.