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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

9,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.98/cwt -8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 622 lb · 124 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.34/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 473 lb · 123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.12/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 520 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,102 8,535 9,035
Feeder cattle 7,338 6,796 7,578
Slaughter cattle 1,405 1,414 1,138
Replacement cattle 359 325 319

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows uneven to 3.00 lower and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 196,139 compared to 177,754 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
250–285 267 23 195.00–227.00 $211.39 $564 -3.00
300–345 325 40 195.00–220.00 $206.25 $670 +1.19
350–395 372 49 180.00–220.00 $193.04 $718 +1.52
400–445 429 79 169.00–190.00 $178.21 $765 -1.62
450–495 478 101 154.00–172.00 $160.60 $768 +2.42
500–545 520 115 138.00–164.00 $149.12 $775 -2.79
550–595 577 81 132.00–159.00 $145.52 $840 +0.97
600–645 622 124 130.00–147.50 $136.98 $852 -2.53
650–690 668 33 137.00–147.50 $141.46 $945 +5.11
700–740 712 20 130.00–143.00 $135.15 $962 +1.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 215.00–220.00 $217.53 $463 +16.80
250–285 273 4 195.00–214.00 $203.91 $557 +4.90
300–345 319 19 180.00–210.00 $192.60 $614 +2.46
350–395 374 55 166.00–188.00 $180.41 $675 +5.31
400–445 428 70 152.00–175.00 $164.29 $703 +0.76
450–495 468 92 140.00–157.00 $150.23 $703 +0.35
500–545 523 68 127.00–151.00 $140.69 $736 -2.27
550–595 569 53 125.00–148.00 $136.43 $776 -1.81
600–635 615 30 122.00–135.00 $128.43 $790 +0.97
680–685 681 8 120.00–122.00 $120.50 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 279 8 175.00–196.00 $187.13 $522 —
310–345 329 10 167.00–197.00 $186.81 $615 +12.01
350–395 363 43 150.00–179.00 $168.61 $612 +2.30
400–445 414 32 145.00–164.00 $157.37 $652 +4.59
450–495 460 45 126.00–147.00 $140.01 $644 +0.36
500–535 520 37 122.00–140.00 $134.22 $698 +4.47
550–590 568 9 121.00–138.00 $131.14 $745 +4.91
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 +6.48
690–695 693 4 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 240.00 $240.00 $444 +28.59
200–235 220 6 172.00–185.00 $177.14 $390 -9.00
250–295 270 40 160.00–185.00 $170.93 $462 -0.71
300–345 323 71 155.00–177.00 $166.72 $539 +0.43
350–395 367 95 150.00–175.00 $161.42 $592 +3.10
400–445 423 92 142.00–165.00 $155.58 $658 +4.53
450–495 473 123 134.00–155.00 $141.34 $669 -0.63
500–545 525 114 129.00–140.00 $133.73 $702 +1.96
550–595 568 100 120.00–138.00 $128.40 $729 -1.35
560–590 570 3 145.00–147.50 $146.64 $836 +16.89
600–645 617 47 118.00–137.00 $126.23 $779 +4.79
660–695 684 12 114.00–122.00 $117.14 $801 -11.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 214 9 165.00–185.00 $176.64 $378 +23.26
250–295 277 19 150.00–167.50 $157.42 $436 +1.75
310–345 327 48 145.00–164.00 $155.10 $507 +1.54
350–395 371 50 140.00–160.00 $148.45 $551 +3.28
400–445 427 66 135.00–150.00 $142.98 $611 +3.97
450–495 471 91 126.00–142.00 $133.02 $627 +0.93
500–545 519 60 118.00–129.00 $123.74 $642 +3.81
560–595 576 27 110.00–125.00 $117.45 $677 -2.86
600–645 627 5 105.00–113.00 $109.53 $687 -0.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 220 9 142.00–167.50 $156.44 $344 +12.96
260–290 274 4 140.00–148.00 $142.38 $390 -7.38
305–335 322 14 140.00–150.00 $144.33 $465 +1.18
350–390 371 19 130.00–148.00 $139.91 $519 +7.01
400–440 414 37 125.00–143.00 $135.08 $559 +8.65
450–490 469 17 112.50–130.00 $122.31 $574 +0.96
500–545 526 19 110.00–120.00 $112.69 $593 +2.69
560–585 575 5 110.00–116.00 $112.34 $646 +11.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 179 5 250.00–265.00 $256.90 $460 —
200–240 217 3 230.00–237.00 $233.77 $507 +8.77
250–295 274 23 180.00–235.00 $216.30 $593 +3.88
300–345 323 19 190.00–222.00 $206.36 $667 +2.78
360–385 375 14 174.00–194.00 $181.63 $681 -11.72
410–445 426 15 170.00–180.00 $174.60 $744 +5.34
450–495 475 18 150.00–168.00 $158.85 $755 +1.61
505–545 530 14 140.00–155.00 $147.42 $781 -2.74
550–595 575 25 136.00–145.00 $138.85 $798 -3.66
610–640 624 5 131.00–142.00 $136.06 $849 -4.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
260–285 274 12 160.00–210.00 $187.20 $513 -14.59
310–345 331 12 165.00–210.00 $190.31 $630 -4.06
360–395 375 16 165.00–184.00 $173.41 $650 +1.49
410–440 422 22 157.50–170.00 $163.06 $688 +4.29
450–490 476 24 140.00–155.00 $145.89 $694 -0.15
510–540 524 26 130.00–147.00 $137.42 $720 -3.56
550–590 573 11 127.00–139.00 $132.09 $757 +0.27
640–645 643 4 120.00–126.00 $123.99 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 5 190.00–205.00 $194.67 $448 —
265–295 279 12 175.00–200.00 $187.06 $522 +3.16
310–345 327 15 174.00–190.00 $181.62 $594 +0.56
360–395 375 8 150.00–174.00 $164.74 $618 -4.44
415–445 428 11 150.00–160.00 $155.49 $665 +3.18
460–470 467 15 130.00–141.00 $132.30 $618 -3.47
500–545 521 9 120.00–132.00 $125.49 $654 +3.00
585 585 2 122.00 $122.00 $714 —
615 615 2 119.00 $119.00 $732 —
660–695 678 4 111.00–117.00 $114.00 $773 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1460 1103 80-85% 49 50.00–63.00 $60.38 $666 —
920–1510 1181 80-85% 186 61.00–71.00 $65.65 $775 -6.49
980–1770 1285 80-85% 76 67.00–77.00 $71.01 $912 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1280 1019 85-90% 33 44.00–57.00 $52.22 $532 —
795–1475 1039 85-90% 92 51.00–66.00 $59.10 $614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1140 1135 75-80% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.49 $675 —
1175–1790 1314 75-80% 6 65.00–67.00 $65.75 $864 -4.99
1100–1750 1360 75-80% 23 68.00–84.00 $75.30 $1,024 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1850 1470 6 81.00–88.00 $84.60 $1,244 -0.95
1180–1765 1510 28 82.00–98.00 $90.53 $1,367 —
1430–2125 1631 11 94.00–106.00 $99.13 $1,617 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–1115 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 74.00–92.00 $84.94 $780
910–930 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 85.00–94.00 $89.45 $823
905–1095 972 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 76.00–86.00 $81.25 $790
905–1080 1006 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 88.00–107.00 $97.52 $981
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1020 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–78.00 $74.17 $725
970–1005 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 60.00–68.00 $63.93 $632

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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
905–1005 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 775.00–925.00 $853.93 —
980–1185 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 975.00–1,325.00 $1,056.24 —
1020–1075 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–750.00 $725.66 —
1235–1420 1328 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 850.00–950.00 $903.48 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1165 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–675.00 $632.89 —

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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.