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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $188.44/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 315 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 971 831 357
Feeder cattle 719 665 268
Slaughter cattle 252 166 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 258 3 195.00–205.00 $201.45 $520 -4.03
310–320 315 12 185.00–192.00 $188.44 $594 -7.35
350–365 359 7 175.00–185.00 $179.18 $643 -0.92
400–425 413 6 167.00–177.00 $171.85 $710 +1.94
450–475 463 8 160.00–170.00 $164.86 $763 -5.73
500–535 518 4 155.00–165.00 $159.83 $828 +6.58
560–575 570 3 146.00–155.00 $148.95 $849 +3.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 264 7 170.00–190.00 $178.11 $470 -4.19
310–335 323 6 172.00–180.00 $176.16 $569 -3.05
350–375 360 5 162.00–170.00 $166.67 $600 +2.23
400–440 427 3 153.00–160.00 $155.19 $663 -1.90
450–465 458 4 150.00–155.00 $152.54 $699 -2.32
505–535 520 4 142.00–149.00 $145.40 $756 +1.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 6 160.00–170.00 $164.73 $532 —
355–380 370 5 150.00–160.00 $153.84 $569 —
405–440 428 3 140.00–147.00 $144.79 $620 -1.96
565–575 568 3 127.00–137.00 $133.63 $759 —

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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 5 165.00–180.00 $171.20 $455 +2.98
310–320 314 7 163.00–173.00 $168.64 $530 +3.72
350–380 365 8 155.00–165.00 $159.79 $583 -0.31
405–425 415 6 145.00–155.00 $149.88 $622 -0.06
460–470 465 8 138.00–148.00 $142.95 $665 -0.44
505–520 513 4 135.00–145.00 $139.93 $718 +6.28
550–575 565 5 125.00–135.00 $128.89 $728 +2.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 150.00–157.00 $153.56 $422 —
310–325 318 6 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $493 +3.18
365–375 370 4 140.00–148.00 $144.05 $533 +2.89
410–425 416 5 135.00–140.00 $137.96 $574 -0.60
450–475 458 3 125.00–135.00 $128.45 $588 -3.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 5 137.00–142.00 $140.06 $440 +6.52
360–385 373 4 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $494 —
400–420 413 3 125.00–130.00 $128.39 $530 +4.78
450–475 458 3 115.00–122.00 $117.42 $538 -4.16

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1115 1097 80-85% 28 63.00–68.00 $64.86 $712 —
1080–1390 1245 80-85% 13 55.00–61.00 $58.02 $722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1085 1020 85-90% 10 53.00–59.00 $55.96 $571 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1580 1534 5 81.00–85.00 $83.47 $1,280 -2.79
1550–1625 1588 2 88.00–93.00 $90.56 $1,438 —
1470–1875 1673 2 74.00–78.00 $76.24 $1,275 —

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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.