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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $167.59/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 1,004 685
Feeder cattle 489 773 616
Slaughter cattle 251 231 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 6 220.00–240.00 $229.64 $478 +8.50
255–280 266 7 200.00–215.00 $208.23 $554 +4.85
300–320 310 2 180.00–190.00 $184.84 $573 +5.87
350–390 368 11 165.00–170.00 $167.59 $617 +3.47
410–435 423 4 160.00–168.00 $163.88 $693 +5.92
450–485 468 6 155.00–162.00 $158.63 $742 +5.07
525–535 529 5 147.00–157.00 $152.95 $809 +9.29
550–585 564 5 137.00–145.00 $141.68 $799 +3.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 6 170.00–190.00 $180.18 $505 -0.05
310–330 320 4 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $552 +0.36
360–385 373 2 155.00–160.00 $157.42 $587 +0.78
405–435 425 3 150.00–155.00 $153.41 $652 +5.88
460–475 465 3 142.00–150.00 $147.28 $685 +5.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 140.00–150.00 $145.14 $530 -1.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 155.00–165.00 $160.14 $437 -7.00
300–315 310 3 145.00–150.00 $146.61 $454 -2.20
355–380 363 6 137.00–147.00 $140.49 $510 -0.88
405–420 415 3 137.00–144.00 $139.28 $578 +7.72
530–540 533 3 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $647 —
565–580 573 2 114.00–118.00 $115.97 $665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $447 —
350–355 353 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $468 -0.81
410 410 2 125.00–133.00 $129.00 $529 +5.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1305 1159 80-85% 27 60.00–65.00 $62.92 $729 —
1155–1180 1166 80-85% 7 66.00–67.00 $66.57 $776 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1100 1090 85-90% 6 51.00–55.00 $52.68 $574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1850 1620 3 73.00–79.00 $75.63 $1,225 —
1620–1870 1717 3 85.00–89.00 $86.92 $1,492 —
1720–2090 1905 4 91.00–94.00 $92.65 $1,765 —

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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.