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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,112 1,925 1,316
Feeder cattle 1,012 1,675 1,145
Slaughter cattle 100 250 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 281 5 155.00–170.00 $164.13 $461 -3.79
305–325 314 7 160.00–170.00 $164.44 $516 -7.98
350–380 368 5 150.00–155.00 $151.90 $559 +5.00
410–440 425 4 137.00–145.00 $140.86 $599 -0.28
450–490 477 3 127.00–135.00 $129.52 $618 -1.35
500–525 510 5 112.00–118.00 $115.53 $589 -6.92
560–575 566 5 111.00–118.00 $115.16 $652 +0.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 272 3 180.00–195.00 $189.75 $516 —
300–310 305 6 172.00–182.00 $176.92 $540 —
350–370 360 4 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $570 -3.95
400–435 418 6 147.00–157.00 $151.79 $634 -2.41
450–465 458 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $676 +3.98
500–515 508 2 121.00–130.00 $125.43 $637 -5.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 145.00–155.00 $148.40 $472 -9.62
360–375 367 9 132.00–142.00 $137.45 $504 -0.60
405–425 415 6 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $550 +1.63
475–480 478 4 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $586 -0.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 120.00–122.00 $121.35 $400 -0.93
380–385 383 7 112.00–120.00 $116.60 $447 -1.99
405–420 411 5 105.00–110.00 $107.04 $440 -0.70
450–465 457 9 101.00–109.00 $105.38 $482 -0.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 125.00–132.00 $128.53 $409 —
365–375 370 4 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $457 -3.86
405–415 411 5 112.00–120.00 $116.85 $480 +1.37
450–485 464 5 110.00–114.00 $112.33 $521 +0.30
500–520 507 3 97.00–105.00 $102.26 $518 -6.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 135.00–140.00 $137.38 $440 —
360–380 373 3 127.00–130.00 $127.96 $477 —
400–410 403 3 125.00–127.00 $125.68 $506 —
450–475 463 2 117.00–124.00 $120.41 $557 -0.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1340 1188 80-85% 8 50.00–56.00 $53.26 $633 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1340 1240 2 76.00–82.00 $79.24 $983 —
1450–1600 1488 4 83.00–85.00 $84.46 $1,257 —

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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.