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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 790 740 924
Feeder cattle 624 489 739
Slaughter cattle 166 251 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 8 170.00–178.00 $174.03 $536 +1.45
355–360 357 5 152.00–160.00 $156.77 $560 -0.65
420–440 431 7 146.00–156.00 $150.17 $647 -3.24
450–480 465 6 138.00–144.00 $140.90 $655 -6.38
500–520 510 4 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $702 —
550–575 565 5 128.00–134.00 $131.66 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 7 160.00–168.00 $164.81 $532 —
365–380 375 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $556 +3.24
415–435 425 4 140.00–144.00 $142.05 $604 —
455–465 458 3 126.00–134.00 $128.71 $589 —
515–525 519 5 120.00–130.00 $125.95 $654 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 355 3 166.00–174.00 $171.26 $608 +3.67
405–440 423 2 160.00–170.00 $165.21 $699 +1.33
455–475 465 4 150.00–158.00 $154.09 $717 -4.54
505–525 515 4 141.00–150.00 $145.41 $749 -7.54
550–565 558 2 135.00–142.00 $138.45 $773 -3.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 260 3 160.00–168.00 $165.13 $429 +4.99
300–310 305 2 150.00–156.00 $153.05 $467 +6.44
350–380 367 7 140.00–146.00 $143.55 $527 +3.06
410–435 418 3 134.00–140.00 $137.92 $577 -1.36
450–475 458 3 130.00–134.00 $131.38 $602 —
515–525 520 2 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $639 +1.62
550–565 558 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $664 +3.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 140.00–146.00 $142.94 $364 —
355–385 370 6 130.00–136.00 $132.88 $492 +0.40
400–425 413 2 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $526 -1.58
460–475 465 3 120.00–124.00 $121.36 $564 —
510–535 523 2 110.00–114.00 $112.05 $586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 4 122.00–126.00 $124.03 $453 —
405–425 412 3 110.00–120.00 $116.56 $480 —
450–475 463 4 110.00–118.00 $114.11 $528 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1150 1093 80-85% 14 61.00–65.00 $62.99 $688 —
1040–1350 1247 80-85% 3 67.00–70.00 $67.83 $846 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1050 951 85-90% 9 54.00–59.00 $56.53 $538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1770 1630 3 84.00–90.00 $87.59 $1,428 +11.96
2125 2125 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,125 —

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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.