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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,109 1,381 1,651
Feeder cattle 998 — 1,453
Slaughter cattle 111 — 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
250–260 256 9 180.00–200.00 $191.30 $490
300–315 309 5 180.00–187.00 $182.72 $565
350–390 366 5 162.00–168.00 $165.44 $606
400–415 408 8 157.00–167.00 $161.91 $661
450–460 454 5 145.00–155.00 $150.95 $685
500–525 511 9 130.00–138.00 $133.65 $683
555–580 572 3 127.00–136.00 $129.91 $743
610–625 618 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $810
650–675 658 3 128.00–130.00 $128.68 $847
715–720 718 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $854
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255–265 260 4 165.00–175.00 $169.90 $442
300–325 311 9 170.00–176.00 $172.79 $537
350–365 359 5 151.00–160.00 $156.49 $562
410–425 420 3 145.00–155.00 $148.25 $623
470–480 475 6 135.00–139.00 $137.02 $651
505–515 509 5 123.00–129.00 $126.57 $644
550–575 567 3 120.00–125.00 $123.38 $700
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
300–315 305 3 160.00–165.00 $161.72 $493
410–425 420 3 130.00–140.00 $133.25 $560
460–475 466 7 125.00–133.00 $128.49 $599
500–525 508 3 117.00–120.00 $118.97 $604

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
250–280 265 4 130.00–135.00 $132.64 $351
320–330 323 3 132.00–137.00 $135.30 $437
350–365 355 3 128.00–132.00 $129.37 $459
400–425 413 8 117.00–123.00 $119.91 $495
460–470 465 6 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $547
550–565 558 4 105.00–115.00 $110.07 $614
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
400–425 413 4 125.00–128.00 $126.45 $522
450–485 471 5 122.00–128.00 $124.29 $585
500–510 506 7 119.00–125.00 $121.54 $615
550–560 557 3 117.00–125.00 $122.37 $682
610–625 615 3 109.00–114.00 $112.31 $691
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
300–320 312 5 125.00–130.00 $126.92 $396
365–375 369 7 119.00–127.00 $123.52 $456
515–530 523 2 101.00–107.00 $103.96 $544

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1160 1118 80-85% 8 48.00–53.00 $50.94 $570
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075–1100 1089 85-90% 4 45.00–48.00 $47.01 $512

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1280–1475 1378 2 71.00–76.00 $73.32 $1,010
1300–1710 1475 4 80.00–86.00 $82.49 $1,217

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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.