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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.77/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $495/hd at 320 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.35/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 357 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $174.76/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 971 479
Feeder cattle 556 719 307
Slaughter cattle 122 252 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 6 180.00–197.00 $188.81 $510 +10.70
315–325 319 5 180.00–185.00 $182.96 $584 +6.80
350–385 368 10 170.00–180.00 $174.76 $643 +8.09
405–425 413 5 160.00–170.00 $164.12 $678 +8.93
455–470 464 5 150.00–155.00 $153.04 $710 +0.50
500–525 513 4 145.00–155.00 $149.88 $769 +4.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 264 5 205.00–220.00 $211.48 $558 +10.03
310–325 318 8 195.00–205.00 $199.88 $636 +11.44
350–365 360 3 182.00–192.00 $185.24 $667 +6.06
400–420 410 6 175.00–185.00 $180.12 $738 +8.27
450–475 463 4 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $765 +0.28
500–510 505 2 160.00–167.00 $163.47 $826 +3.64
550–575 563 4 150.00–157.00 $153.58 $865 +4.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $557 +7.67
350–385 368 4 155.00–165.00 $159.76 $588 +5.92
410–420 415 4 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $633 +7.68
500–520 513 3 130.00–137.00 $134.73 $691 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 269 7 165.00–175.00 $170.62 $459 -0.58
310–325 318 6 162.00–172.00 $166.88 $531 -1.76
350–365 357 11 155.00–165.00 $160.35 $572 +0.56
405–425 417 5 153.00–163.00 $156.88 $654 +7.00
455–475 463 5 145.00–153.00 $149.72 $693 +6.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 267 7 145.00–160.00 $153.98 $411 +0.42
305–335 320 12 150.00–160.00 $154.77 $495 -0.35
360–380 370 8 142.00–152.00 $147.14 $544 +3.09
405–440 423 2 140.00–150.00 $144.79 $612 +6.83
455–465 460 2 135.00–142.00 $138.46 $637 +10.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 335 3 140.00–145.00 $143.38 $480 +3.32
350–380 365 2 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $502 +5.18
400–420 410 2 130.00–137.00 $133.59 $548 +5.20
455–470 463 2 124.00–130.00 $127.05 $588 +9.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1054 80-85% 17 63.00–69.00 $65.79 $693 —
1210–1410 1290 80-85% 5 70.00–72.00 $71.13 $918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1100 1062 85-90% 6 57.00–61.00 $60.20 $639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1800 1537 3 84.00–89.00 $86.75 $1,333 +3.28
1530–2015 1717 3 94.00–98.00 $96.50 $1,657 —

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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.