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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 499 892
Feeder cattle 382 375 687
Slaughter cattle 352 124 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady 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
250–270 261 9 170.00–185.00 $176.38 $460 -4.56
300–335 314 5 167.00–175.00 $171.59 $539 -2.53
350–360 355 4 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $559 +0.01
405–440 426 5 147.00–157.00 $150.80 $642 -2.68
460–475 468 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $667 +0.13
510–535 518 3 134.00–139.00 $137.28 $711 -0.18
560–580 570 2 132.00–137.00 $134.46 $766 +2.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 268 3 190.00–200.00 $196.46 $527 -8.26
355–375 367 5 162.00–167.00 $163.93 $602 -7.55
450–465 458 2 150.00–157.00 $153.56 $703 -3.23
500–535 523 3 142.00–149.00 $144.23 $754 -4.63
555–570 563 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $802 -4.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 311 7 155.00–165.00 $159.48 $496 —
425–440 435 3 135.00–145.00 $141.74 $617 -2.20
465–485 475 2 127.00–137.00 $131.89 $626 -4.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 260 5 160.00–170.00 $164.23 $427 +1.37
300–325 313 6 150.00–160.00 $155.20 $486 +1.13
355–385 370 4 140.00–145.00 $142.40 $527 -4.05
410–440 425 6 136.00–141.00 $138.41 $588 +3.52
450–465 458 2 130.00–137.00 $133.44 $611 +6.82
500–525 513 2 117.00–121.00 $119.05 $611 -2.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 270 3 140.00–150.00 $146.91 $397 +3.82
310–325 318 6 142.00–147.00 $144.56 $460 +0.93
350–370 360 4 132.00–137.00 $134.43 $484 +0.37
405–435 420 4 120.00–130.00 $124.82 $524 —
450–475 467 3 120.00–125.00 $121.61 $568 +6.53
510–530 520 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $585 +0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 319 5 130.00–140.00 $135.92 $434 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1235 1044 80-85% 52 62.00–68.00 $64.91 $678 —
1155–1225 1202 80-85% 15 70.00–75.00 $71.60 $861 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1175 1086 85-90% 25 54.00–60.00 $56.81 $617 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1600 1525 2 91.00–96.00 $93.62 $1,428 —
1600–1755 1665 3 84.00–87.00 $85.69 $1,427 —

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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.