Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

9,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.25/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 525 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.04/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 523 lb · 108 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.40/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 572 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,358	9,175	8,100
Feeder cattle	7,064	7,037	6,447
Slaughter cattle	2,041	1,914	1,393
Replacement cattle	253	224	260

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady with instances week. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 214,672 compared to 194,433 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
205–245	222	5	185.00–235.00	$211.46	$469	-19.49
250–285	266	20	207.00–230.00	$216.99	$577	-2.19
300–340	323	35	192.00–215.00	$200.96	$649	-11.46
350–395	367	30	175.00–200.00	$186.45	$684	-3.17
400–445	421	53	160.00–185.00	$175.50	$739	+1.61
450–495	473	82	150.00–170.00	$158.85	$751	-4.29
500–545	525	111	140.00–160.00	$147.25	$773	-3.61
550–595	572	103	130.00–155.00	$143.40	$820	-2.26
600–645	623	48	126.00–147.50	$135.83	$846	-3.22
660–690	668	8	120.00–138.00	$127.02	$848	-13.47
700–730	713	3	125.00–132.00	$128.12	$913	-7.47
755–790	775	3	125.00–127.50	$126.65	$982	-6.29
800–845	818	3	122.00–126.00	$124.01	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$420	-27.10
250–285	264	13	180.00–200.00	$193.56	$511	-0.11
300–345	318	18	180.00–198.00	$187.62	$597	-6.97
350–395	371	28	165.00–187.50	$176.74	$656	-1.01
400–445	423	38	150.00–172.00	$164.07	$694	+1.49
450–495	472	52	135.00–159.00	$149.71	$707	-1.33
500–545	522	47	130.00–147.50	$138.44	$723	-3.52
550–595	568	52	126.00–145.00	$134.85	$766	-0.06
600–645	613	13	124.00–133.00	$130.05	$797	+0.93
690–695	693	4	110.00–118.00	$114.01	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	15	170.00–187.50	$177.42	$584	-4.21
350–395	370	10	160.00–170.00	$164.57	$609	-5.87
410–445	428	13	145.00–159.00	$152.36	$652	-3.41
450–490	467	24	136.00–149.00	$140.62	$657	-1.75
505–540	520	11	124.00–138.00	$130.44	$678	-0.53
555–575	565	6	124.00–135.00	$130.03	$735	+2.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	7	180.00–194.00	$185.97	$407	+8.10
250–295	275	47	158.00–188.00	$175.10	$482	+5.91
300–345	323	61	152.00–180.00	$167.00	$539	-0.15
350–395	369	47	145.00–165.00	$155.75	$575	-2.29
400–445	424	65	138.00–160.00	$146.30	$620	-4.66
450–495	475	82	131.00–148.00	$138.82	$659	-3.63
500–545	523	108	125.00–140.00	$132.04	$691	+1.24
550–595	567	63	122.00–136.00	$130.34	$739	-8.65
565–570	568	3	142.00–144.00	$142.66	$810	+3.67
600–645	622	18	117.00–137.00	$126.76	$788	+2.35
660–665	663	2	112.00–122.00	$116.98	$776	-43.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	222	3	160.00–174.00	$167.98	$373	+1.67
250–295	269	19	145.00–170.00	$156.05	$420	-0.13
310–340	323	30	140.00–164.00	$154.27	$498	-2.74
350–395	373	66	135.00–158.00	$143.65	$536	-1.19
400–445	424	59	128.00–145.00	$136.79	$580	-3.07
450–495	468	65	122.00–140.00	$130.57	$611	+0.28
500–540	523	37	116.00–128.00	$120.73	$631	+0.07
550–595	572	13	110.00–125.00	$117.05	$670	-0.16
600–645	633	10	102.00–126.00	$112.33	$711	+2.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	-4.00
260–290	272	10	140.00–162.50	$150.14	$408	+10.86
300–345	317	26	137.00–154.00	$145.23	$460	-4.56
360–395	373	20	130.00–139.00	$133.52	$498	-6.40
410–445	430	23	122.50–134.00	$128.97	$555	-2.86
455–495	471	27	116.00–136.00	$124.22	$585	+2.21
520–540	531	8	106.00–112.00	$109.75	$583	+1.02
580	580	1	109.00	$109.00	$632	+6.32
600–610	607	3	114.00–116.00	$114.66	$696	—
680–685	683	2	97.00–100.00	$98.51	$673	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	7	195.00–220.00	$203.27	$437	—
250–290	272	17	195.00–225.00	$211.67	$576	-2.49
300–345	328	16	190.00–215.00	$204.21	$670	+0.57
350–395	378	22	167.50–194.00	$180.67	$683	-3.34
400–445	417	15	160.00–182.00	$172.66	$720	+1.77
455–495	478	13	145.00–163.00	$152.71	$730	-5.82
500–540	527	21	143.00–152.00	$145.42	$766	-1.00
580–595	590	6	130.00–140.00	$136.01	$802	+1.22
625–640	633	3	128.00–135.00	$131.02	$829	—
655–680	668	4	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	6	195.00–215.00	$202.76	$543	-8.75
305–345	322	18	160.00–200.00	$185.57	$598	-10.56
355–395	376	24	155.00–180.00	$172.83	$650	-0.25
400–445	424	18	160.00–169.00	$163.59	$694	-0.19
460–495	475	13	143.00–157.00	$148.82	$707	+0.60
510–545	523	14	130.00–140.00	$133.36	$697	-3.09
555–595	566	11	120.00–136.00	$124.27	$703	-13.47
630–645	636	5	115.00–126.00	$119.40	$759	-4.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	-20.84
265–290	276	7	172.00–200.00	$189.88	$524	+1.90
315–330	324	7	180.00–188.00	$184.09	$596	-0.09
360–395	377	9	160.00–172.50	$165.60	$624	-5.03
410–445	417	14	148.00–158.00	$153.51	$640	-0.82
465–480	474	20	130.00–147.50	$135.30	$641	-6.67
505–535	514	13	120.00–188.00	$140.59	$723	+9.95
560–590	577	10	110.00–120.00	$112.42	$649	-4.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1460	1058	80-85%	40	51.00–65.00	$62.03	$656	—
910–1570	1142	80-85%	185	62.00–74.00	$67.04	$766	—
995–1510	1260	80-85%	130	69.00–80.00	$71.82	$905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1065	832	85-90%	27	40.00–50.00	$47.98	$399	—
715–1280	996	85-90%	108	49.00–65.00	$58.50	$583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1340	1282	75-80%	3	65.00–68.00	$66.73	$855	+1.55
1105–1970	1325	75-80%	15	69.00–75.00	$71.29	$945	-0.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1630	1442	18	80.00–89.00	$84.29	$1,215	—
1150–2080	1569	21	88.00–97.00	$92.20	$1,447	+2.57
1285–1830	1583	10	94.00–103.00	$98.16	$1,554	+8.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–940	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	102.00–113.00	$107.73	$973
1005–1035	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	74.00–79.00	$76.54	$781
935–1250	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	79.00–90.00	$82.93	$895
1080–1140	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	65.00–75.00	$70.14	$779
1210–1255	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	96.00–100.00	$97.96	$1,208

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1250	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–74.00	$69.79	$754

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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.