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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.95/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 455 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.57/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 613 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $198.75/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 258 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,524 629 0
Feeder cattle 1,295 535 0
Slaughter cattle 229 94 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 10 190.00–207.00 $198.75 $513 +3.88
300–320 311 7 182.00–190.00 $185.30 $576 -9.86
350–360 355 8 172.00–180.00 $175.94 $625 +1.04
410–420 415 10 160.00–170.00 $164.94 $685 -0.18
450–460 455 12 150.00–160.00 $154.95 $705 -1.13
500–515 508 10 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $729 -1.41
550–565 558 6 137.00–142.00 $139.47 $778 +4.50
605–620 613 12 127.00–138.00 $132.57 $813 +1.35
650–665 656 7 126.00–135.00 $132.17 $867 —
700–720 707 6 123.00–130.00 $127.33 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 260 5 169.00–185.00 $178.23 $463 —
350–365 355 3 160.00–167.00 $162.40 $577 -0.02
405–430 422 3 149.00–157.00 $154.44 $652 -0.10
465–480 471 7 140.00–145.00 $142.82 $673 +0.24
515–535 525 2 130.00–138.00 $134.08 $704 +1.51
560–575 566 7 129.00–133.00 $131.26 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 357 3 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $541 -0.95
410–435 418 3 140.00–145.00 $143.27 $599 +2.41
455–485 470 4 127.00–135.00 $131.13 $616 —
515–540 523 3 120.00–125.00 $123.28 $645 -1.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 266 5 155.00–165.00 $160.86 $428 +5.76
315–325 319 5 150.00–160.00 $154.08 $492 +0.53
350–375 364 7 145.00–154.00 $148.71 $541 +3.54
405–415 411 7 137.00–146.00 $142.20 $584 +0.73
450–460 455 6 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $603 +3.04
500–525 513 2 123.00–128.00 $125.56 $644 +3.53
555–570 560 3 118.00–121.00 $119.02 $667 +0.73
600–625 610 5 113.00–116.00 $114.77 $700 —
650–680 668 5 108.00–114.00 $110.34 $737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 5 140.00–147.00 $144.33 $462 +2.68
360–385 368 3 132.00–139.00 $136.56 $503 —
405–430 420 5 125.00–132.00 $129.30 $543 +2.21
450–475 463 6 123.00–127.00 $125.05 $579 +8.53
500–535 514 5 114.00–118.00 $116.33 $598 —
550–565 558 6 110.00–116.00 $113.04 $631 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 130.00–137.00 $132.26 $417 -0.34
400–440 420 2 120.00–123.00 $121.57 $511 —
470–485 475 3 112.00–118.00 $115.96 $551 —
505–525 513 5 105.00–110.00 $107.05 $549 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 530 5 130.00–133.00 $131.83 $699 —
550–575 558 3 126.00–128.00 $126.69 $707 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–585 562 3 133.00–136.00 $134.96 $758 —
605–620 613 4 123.00–127.00 $125.02 $766 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1080 1032 80-85% 15 58.00–62.00 $59.67 $616 —
1140–1250 1189 80-85% 13 63.00–67.00 $64.76 $770 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1050 983 85-90% 10 53.00–56.00 $54.60 $537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,380 -2.14
1410–1820 1547 3 83.00–88.00 $84.96 $1,314 -9.18

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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.