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Florida Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

9,945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.24/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 427 lb · 69 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.37/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $486/hd at 373 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.06/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 522 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,945 9,018 9,917
Feeder cattle 7,779 7,180 7,924
Slaughter cattle 1,778 1,409 1,521
Replacement cattle 388 429 472

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Year to date receipts totaled 289,035 compared to 261,658 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
215–245 230 4 170.00–177.50 $173.51 $399 -16.49
260–295 275 5 178.00–210.00 $193.92 $533 -10.64
300–345 327 24 160.00–195.00 $175.96 $575 -5.96
350–395 362 27 159.00–188.00 $175.06 $634 +7.43
400–445 424 40 152.00–178.00 $166.12 $704 +0.48
450–495 468 33 148.00–170.00 $156.85 $734 +7.42
500–545 522 44 135.00–159.00 $146.04 $762 -0.71
550–595 567 41 128.00–153.00 $138.82 $787 -1.96
600–645 627 34 119.00–140.00 $130.06 $815 -3.40
650–685 666 4 125.00–133.00 $130.21 $867 +1.43
705–740 723 2 129.00–134.00 $131.44 $950 +0.93
750–765 758 2 122.50–125.00 $123.74 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 167.00–168.00 $167.48 $385 +2.87
250–270 259 10 164.00–185.00 $175.35 $454 +6.41
300–345 325 20 147.50–182.00 $166.28 $540 +7.31
350–395 368 39 145.00–176.00 $159.06 $585 +2.93
400–445 423 46 140.00–166.00 $151.60 $641 +0.97
450–495 469 53 135.00–157.00 $145.33 $682 +5.03
500–545 520 43 127.00–149.00 $136.06 $708 +7.52
550–595 570 40 119.00–140.00 $128.63 $733 +3.29
600–645 623 2 116.00–120.00 $117.93 $735 -2.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
255–275 265 3 146.00–158.00 $151.18 $401 -13.82
300–345 325 10 150.00–170.00 $160.17 $521 +3.19
350–395 370 22 148.00–164.00 $155.28 $575 +1.03
400–445 429 43 140.00–155.00 $144.37 $619 -1.59
450–495 472 40 128.00–142.00 $135.66 $640 -0.28
510–535 519 9 120.00–133.00 $125.40 $651 -1.23
550–595 566 9 117.00–131.00 $125.39 $710 +0.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 4 138.00–160.00 $148.93 $328 -5.00
250–295 273 17 135.00–165.00 $147.06 $401 +0.52
300–345 317 29 140.00–160.00 $145.68 $462 +1.64
350–395 371 48 133.00–152.00 $138.10 $512 -4.84
400–445 427 69 126.00–147.00 $134.24 $573 -3.87
450–495 470 47 121.00–140.00 $129.09 $607 -1.58
500–545 522 59 114.00–139.00 $123.06 $642 -1.81
550–595 573 42 110.00–130.00 $120.46 $690 -2.93
600–645 624 19 100.00–118.00 $110.23 $688 -6.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 232 5 120.00–130.00 $126.34 $293 -5.32
250–295 271 19 120.00–150.00 $131.46 $356 -5.55
300–345 325 36 127.50–157.00 $138.81 $451 +1.83
350–395 373 69 122.50–145.00 $130.37 $486 +1.70
400–445 423 55 118.00–139.00 $126.91 $537 +0.77
450–495 468 40 112.00–130.00 $120.97 $566 -0.06
500–545 523 43 104.00–128.00 $116.01 $607 -1.56
550–595 577 29 100.00–122.00 $109.97 $635 +1.77
600–635 623 9 90.00–100.00 $96.19 $599 -5.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 9 105.00–125.00 $116.51 $261 -3.49
255–285 272 9 110.00–118.00 $112.65 $306 -15.06
300–345 321 32 120.00–147.50 $127.51 $409 +0.07
350–390 367 44 114.00–146.00 $127.87 $469 +3.37
400–445 420 36 109.00–138.00 $123.74 $520 +3.84
450–495 467 33 104.00–129.00 $114.77 $536 -0.28
505–545 520 12 99.00–119.00 $108.35 $563 +0.84
550–595 571 11 91.00–107.00 $100.57 $574 -0.40
625 625 1 84.00 $84.00 $525 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 160.00 $160.00 $320 -35.24
260–290 274 8 150.00–170.00 $159.77 $438 -5.92
310–335 322 11 160.00–176.00 $171.58 $552 +14.44
350–395 377 25 142.00–172.00 $160.11 $604 +6.96
400–445 427 12 150.00–162.00 $155.37 $663 +9.38
460–490 473 22 128.00–148.00 $139.64 $660 +2.14
515–540 529 25 124.00–138.00 $129.17 $683 +5.11
560–595 574 23 118.00–128.00 $122.65 $704 +6.00
620–630 624 4 110.00–119.00 $114.98 $717 +1.03
660–665 662 3 100.00–110.00 $106.65 $706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 150.00–155.00 $152.25 $340 -37.75
250–295 278 11 150.00–172.00 $160.01 $445 -3.82
315–345 324 14 154.00–168.00 $162.03 $525 +0.96
350–395 377 12 150.00–159.00 $153.66 $579 +4.72
400–445 424 18 110.00–156.00 $141.18 $599 -2.58
455–495 469 14 126.00–134.00 $130.14 $610 -5.36
510–530 520 7 120.00–129.00 $124.11 $645 +1.44
570–590 581 5 110.00–118.00 $113.45 $659 +4.43
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
650–655 653 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $666 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 +4.31
300–345 327 8 155.00–188.00 $172.45 $564 -3.58
350–395 373 2 168.00–179.00 $173.83 $648 +5.23
400–445 431 19 145.00–171.00 $155.26 $669 +0.94
460–485 474 7 148.00–152.50 $150.32 $713 +7.35
515–530 524 4 139.00–146.00 $141.48 $741 +3.88
560–595 580 10 129.00–138.00 $131.67 $764 +4.34
600–640 620 2 120.00–129.00 $124.35 $771 +3.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1520 1155 80-85% 50 50.00–58.00 $54.40 $628 —
930–1510 1220 80-85% 150 52.00–64.00 $57.63 $703 +0.15
995–1435 1253 80-85% 63 60.00–68.00 $63.69 $798 +2.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1230 964 85-90% 18 35.00–49.00 $40.42 $390 -0.67
730–1270 1066 85-90% 111 40.00–56.00 $47.90 $511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 75-80% 2 55.00 $55.00 $652 —
1115–1805 1360 75-80% 10 63.00–67.00 $64.50 $877 +7.21
1100–1625 1378 75-80% 12 52.00–62.00 $56.21 $775 -5.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1850 1435 12 78.00–87.00 $82.62 $1,186 —
1010–1940 1528 32 83.00–91.00 $87.23 $1,333 +1.41
1680–1985 1825 4 91.00–97.00 $94.38 $1,722 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1950 1631 6 72.00–79.00 $76.30 $1,244 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840–2015 1928 2 80.00–86.00 $83.14 $1,603 —
1790–2080 1935 2 90.00–92.00 $90.93 $1,759 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1215 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 77.00–88.00 $81.01 $898
1085–1190 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 48.00–56.00 $51.82 $590
1065–1355 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 80.00–90.00 $85.60 $1,036
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–1050 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00–73.00 $68.29 $678

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1320 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–725.00 $713.52 —

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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.