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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.94/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 415 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $164.44/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 358 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.92/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 831 862 486
Feeder cattle 665 655 437
Slaughter cattle 166 207 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 8 195.00–215.00 $205.48 $540 +8.99
300–310 306 7 190.00–200.00 $195.79 $599 +13.21
360–375 368 10 175.00–185.00 $180.10 $663 +12.56
410–425 418 10 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $710 +5.06
465–490 476 7 165.00–175.00 $170.59 $812 +6.20
500–520 513 3 150.00–160.00 $153.25 $786 -5.31
550–585 573 3 143.00–150.00 $145.24 $832 -4.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 175.00–190.00 $182.30 $507 +7.03
305–335 322 9 175.00–185.00 $179.21 $577 +6.40
350–365 358 11 160.00–170.00 $164.44 $589 +5.03
410–425 418 6 152.00–162.00 $157.09 $657 +4.46
450–475 463 10 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $717 +4.76
510–525 518 6 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $744 +1.50
560–575 568 2 130.00–140.00 $134.93 $766 -0.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 420 3 145.00–150.00 $146.75 $616 —
470–480 473 3 140.00–145.00 $143.31 $678 +8.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 276 7 160.00–180.00 $168.22 $464 +6.40
320–330 325 10 160.00–170.00 $164.92 $536 +10.71
350–365 358 8 155.00–165.00 $160.10 $573 +10.81
410–420 415 12 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $622 +6.70
450–480 465 6 140.00–147.00 $143.39 $667 +8.28
500–525 511 9 130.00–138.00 $133.65 $683 +3.04
550–565 558 4 122.00–130.00 $126.05 $703 +7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 5 150.00–155.00 $151.94 $485 +8.48
350–375 365 5 135.00–145.00 $141.16 $515 +8.76
425–440 433 6 135.00–142.00 $138.56 $600 +8.44
450–490 470 2 130.00–135.00 $132.39 $622 +10.44
505–535 525 3 117.00–126.00 $119.89 $629 +1.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 315 3 130.00–140.00 $133.54 $421 +0.98
400–425 413 4 120.00–127.00 $123.61 $511 —
450–485 473 3 120.00–125.00 $121.58 $575 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1280 1103 80-85% 20 62.00–68.00 $64.34 $710 —
1180–1260 1196 80-85% 5 69.00–71.00 $69.42 $830 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1180 1090 85-90% 18 56.00–62.00 $57.75 $629 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1550 1500 2 95.00–99.00 $97.07 $1,456 —
1320–1710 1515 2 84.00–88.00 $86.26 $1,307 —

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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.