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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.86/cwt -16.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 477 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.32/cwt -12.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 513 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $392.30/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,430 1,013 1,273
Feeder cattle 1,244 962 1,095
Slaughter cattle 186 51 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer feeder cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 14 590.00–610.00 $600.65 $1,610 -37.71
310–340 324 11 560.00–590.00 $575.67 $1,865 -24.45
350–390 370 12 470.00–490.00 $479.46 $1,774 -39.81
410–420 415 20 440.00–480.00 $459.76 $1,908 -4.80
455–485 470 22 400.00–430.00 $414.52 $1,948 -1.05
505–535 519 25 375.00–410.00 $392.30 $2,036 +4.22
555–585 570 22 350.00–380.00 $364.61 $2,078 -6.43
615–625 620 15 330.00–345.00 $336.94 $2,089 -10.68
665–685 674 11 325.00–340.00 $333.07 $2,245 -8.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 12 520.00–570.00 $543.87 $1,512 -38.96
305–330 318 10 520.00–550.00 $534.41 $1,699 -23.77
365–390 378 24 430.00–460.00 $445.50 $1,684 -10.09
420–440 430 20 400.00–430.00 $415.35 $1,786 -10.12
465–490 478 18 350.00–390.00 $370.52 $1,771 -4.22
525–540 532 11 325.00–355.00 $338.85 $1,803 -10.20
550–585 568 14 310.00–330.00 $320.31 $1,819 -17.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 326 13 480.00–510.00 $493.16 $1,608 -21.36
350–375 363 10 400.00–420.00 $409.66 $1,487 -4.72
405–435 419 17 360.00–390.00 $374.65 $1,570 -12.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 14 440.00–450.00 $444.85 $1,468 -54.09
350–360 355 14 400.00–420.00 $410.14 $1,456 -48.14
405–435 419 17 385.00–410.00 $397.21 $1,664 -22.16
460–490 475 16 360.00–385.00 $372.11 $1,768 -3.16
505–520 513 28 320.00–345.00 $332.32 $1,705 -12.92
555–575 565 22 310.00–325.00 $317.63 $1,795 -22.92
600–640 620 10 280.00–305.00 $292.10 $1,811 -38.14
650–675 663 8 275.00–295.00 $284.81 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 20 400.00–430.00 $414.53 $1,326 -39.90
350–385 367 19 370.00–390.00 $380.05 $1,395 -30.15
410–435 423 24 350.00–370.00 $360.30 $1,524 -14.94
470–490 477 29 325.00–350.00 $333.86 $1,593 -16.65
505–535 520 14 300.00–315.00 $307.28 $1,598 -18.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 10 360.00–390.00 $375.48 $1,183 -34.96
360–390 375 10 340.00–360.00 $350.40 $1,314 -29.94
405–435 419 11 320.00–340.00 $330.55 $1,385 -11.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1385 1229 80-85% 37 124.00–134.00 $128.56 $1,580 —
1225–1450 1281 80-85% 4 138.00–145.00 $139.98 $1,793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1220 1045 85-90% 17 121.00–131.00 $124.00 $1,296 —
1150–1180 1166 85-90% 11 111.00–118.00 $114.86 $1,339 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1660 1560 10 172.00–178.00 $174.29 $2,719 -5.30
1620–1810 1778 12 157.00–167.00 $165.48 $2,942 —

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Price trend

high 739.06 low 569.40 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

300–349 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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