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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

6,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.18/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 424 lb · 86 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.80/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 375 lb · 70 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.06/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $488/hd at 375 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,922 6,193 3,461
Feeder cattle 5,165 4,165 2,664
Slaughter cattle 1,624 1,829 472
Replacement cattle 133 199 325

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 123,176 compared to 106,063 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
160–165 163 2 210.00–215.00 $212.46 $346 +22.46
200–245 215 4 170.00–200.00 $190.20 $409 +3.20
250–295 278 28 166.00–185.00 $172.01 $478 -4.39
300–345 325 15 160.00–185.00 $168.40 $547 +3.09
350–395 371 41 147.50–170.00 $161.67 $600 -1.07
400–445 420 35 142.50–168.00 $156.90 $659 -1.20
450–495 470 38 139.00–164.00 $151.75 $713 +3.31
500–540 523 52 132.00–153.00 $141.28 $739 -2.60
550–590 571 27 130.00–144.00 $135.45 $773 +0.01
605–645 622 15 122.00–135.00 $129.27 $804 +0.94
660–685 673 3 122.50–127.50 $124.97 $841 +1.79
700–745 722 6 115.00–117.50 $117.07 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 —
215–245 237 6 160.00–180.00 $170.69 $405 —
250–295 266 23 150.00–170.00 $160.16 $426 -2.84
300–345 318 16 150.00–170.00 $161.03 $512 -1.98
350–395 372 33 137.50–159.00 $150.85 $561 -0.90
400–445 419 33 135.00–159.00 $146.67 $615 +0.08
450–495 472 45 128.00–151.00 $140.57 $663 -0.44
500–545 527 20 124.00–137.50 $132.84 $700 +1.27
550–590 575 14 120.00–138.00 $127.37 $732 +0.58
615–630 624 4 107.00–111.00 $108.73 $678 -7.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 +15.00
215–235 222 9 140.00–165.00 $150.11 $333 -14.89
250–295 282 6 136.00–148.00 $139.73 $394 +2.94
300–345 319 22 140.00–162.00 $155.02 $495 +1.43
350–390 366 20 139.00–152.00 $143.89 $527 +1.52
400–445 424 20 117.00–145.00 $133.03 $564 -2.27
450–490 470 15 120.00–140.00 $130.93 $615 +2.23
510–530 515 5 110.00–120.00 $113.65 $585 -11.49
550–595 569 4 110.00–127.00 $117.88 $671 +4.72
690–695 693 5 90.00–96.00 $93.41 $647 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–190 175 3 175.00–190.00 $182.95 $320 -10.32
200–245 232 25 140.00–185.00 $159.43 $370 -13.79
250–295 274 59 138.00–167.00 $152.31 $417 +8.11
300–345 327 44 132.50–160.00 $148.28 $485 +4.62
350–395 375 70 130.00–152.00 $138.80 $521 -3.23
400–445 424 86 119.00–146.00 $133.18 $565 -3.86
450–495 469 58 117.00–135.00 $127.39 $597 -0.84
500–545 523 50 110.00–130.00 $122.17 $639 +1.46
550–595 573 16 108.00–127.50 $115.99 $665 +4.51
600–645 629 14 104.00–122.50 $111.90 $704 -1.47
650–690 674 10 99.00–117.00 $109.11 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 3 160.00 $160.00 $304 -9.84
205–245 229 22 125.00–167.00 $144.43 $331 -12.90
255–295 277 48 122.00–152.00 $136.73 $379 +3.10
300–345 322 54 117.00–147.00 $136.78 $440 +6.20
350–395 375 65 119.00–146.00 $130.06 $488 -1.21
400–440 421 57 114.00–138.00 $126.56 $533 +0.04
450–495 470 44 108.00–130.00 $121.24 $570 +2.01
500–545 527 23 100.00–118.00 $110.95 $585 +0.13
550–595 577 8 100.00–110.00 $103.32 $596 -2.37
600–635 621 9 96.00–103.00 $99.41 $617 +4.09
690–695 692 3 90.00–100.00 $93.35 $646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 145.00 $145.00 $268 -13.64
205–245 229 10 114.00–152.00 $133.96 $307 -5.59
250–285 267 6 112.00–136.00 $129.18 $345 +12.20
300–345 321 53 110.00–144.00 $130.44 $419 -9.44
350–395 369 33 102.50–138.00 $120.46 $444 -4.53
400–435 415 22 107.50–128.00 $118.90 $493 +3.32
450–480 465 22 100.00–119.00 $112.25 $522 +1.82
510–545 522 10 90.00–105.00 $97.50 $509 -0.07
550 550 1 94.00 $94.00 $517 -7.53
620–625 623 2 89.00 $89.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 7 170.00–185.00 $174.89 $402 -10.44
250–295 267 23 150.00–187.50 $173.06 $462 +6.54
300–345 322 20 162.00–175.00 $166.20 $535 +7.44
360–395 379 29 145.00–166.00 $157.14 $596 -2.10
400–445 426 35 140.00–164.00 $151.21 $644 -1.66
450–495 471 30 130.00–150.00 $140.55 $662 -5.05
500–545 526 20 117.50–144.00 $133.34 $701 -1.82
550–590 571 13 115.00–138.00 $126.16 $720 -1.23
600–645 619 12 110.00–126.00 $114.02 $706 -10.95
690–695 693 2 114.00–118.00 $116.01 $804 +5.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 +10.00
215–245 230 2 165.00–170.00 $167.66 $386 -7.18
250–295 271 22 140.00–174.00 $158.36 $429 +14.32
300–340 324 22 152.00–164.00 $158.58 $514 +4.09
355–395 379 32 124.00–156.00 $143.44 $544 -4.35
400–440 423 36 125.00–150.00 $140.62 $595 -4.87
455–495 477 31 120.00–142.00 $132.39 $632 +3.10
510–545 528 19 112.50–131.00 $121.92 $644 -2.53
560–595 575 7 110.00–124.00 $115.53 $664 +3.84
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 +10.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 +5.19
205–240 222 11 145.00–160.00 $150.67 $334 -5.26
255–295 270 13 135.00–168.00 $150.13 $405 -2.26
300–345 319 11 146.00–158.00 $151.92 $485 +3.97
365–395 377 13 138.00–148.00 $142.69 $538 +2.19
405–435 422 9 130.00–142.00 $136.31 $575 +2.28
460–490 474 19 105.00–134.00 $120.84 $573 -4.65
515–540 527 9 100.00–118.00 $108.90 $574 -5.54
570–590 580 2 110.00–114.00 $111.97 $649 +2.00
640–645 642 3 100.00–106.00 $102.01 $655 -6.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1465 1104 80-85% 53 40.00–64.00 $60.40 $667 —
910–1570 1179 80-85% 236 50.00–73.00 $66.69 $786 —
950–1905 1222 80-85% 103 60.00–84.00 $72.40 $885 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1245 1003 85-90% 16 53.00–58.00 $55.30 $555 —
860–1265 1051 85-90% 20 44.00–56.00 $49.77 $523 -9.70
720–1285 1075 85-90% 103 40.00–64.00 $58.55 $629 -0.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1885 1378 75-80% 16 69.00–79.00 $72.39 $998 —
1230–1740 1499 75-80% 13 65.00–71.00 $66.95 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–2105 1460 43 79.00–94.00 $86.11 $1,257 —
1220–1930 1503 8 71.00–89.00 $82.72 $1,243 -3.91
1230–2030 1651 23 87.00–100.00 $94.23 $1,556 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–1050 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 72.00–97.00 $81.77 $751

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1240 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 68.00–77.00 $72.14 $776
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–850 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 82.00–88.00 $84.93 $705

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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
975–1025 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–825.00 $773.75 —
1065–1210 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–925.00 $911.70 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1480 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–750.00 $721.21 —

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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.