Cattle Market Pulse

Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Arcadia Livestock Auction report →

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.58/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $496/hd at 315 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,151 764 409
Feeder cattle 794 596 266
Slaughter cattle 357 168 143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 4 170.00–185.00 $177.01 $474 -12.25
315–335 326 9 177.00–185.00 $180.43 $588 -7.73
370–385 378 4 162.00–170.00 $166.08 $628 -6.35
400–435 414 5 160.00–167.00 $162.94 $675 -1.82
455–475 462 3 155.00–160.00 $156.71 $724 -8.21
500–530 518 5 140.00–146.00 $143.68 $744 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 190.00–200.00 $196.74 $614 -10.46
350–380 367 9 172.00–182.00 $176.24 $647 -13.49
405–425 415 4 170.00–180.00 $174.88 $726 -4.32
450–470 458 5 165.00–175.00 $170.90 $783 -9.15
500–510 507 3 150.00–157.00 $152.30 $772 -12.73
550–565 560 3 147.00–150.00 $147.98 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 8 162.00–172.00 $166.81 $547 -11.61
350–385 368 4 155.00–160.00 $157.38 $579 -6.94
405–425 417 5 150.00–155.00 $153.06 $638 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 4 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $434 —
305–325 315 10 155.00–160.00 $157.58 $496 -5.53
355–360 358 6 147.00–157.00 $152.03 $544 -10.38
405–435 420 4 142.00–150.00 $145.86 $613 -10.72
470–485 479 5 137.00–141.00 $139.43 $668 -3.76
560–580 570 2 118.00–123.00 $120.46 $687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 6 140.00–155.00 $147.92 $399 +1.33
310–335 323 6 142.00–152.00 $147.19 $475 -5.15
350–370 360 4 140.00–145.00 $142.43 $513 -9.15
400–415 408 6 130.00–137.00 $133.56 $545 -6.41
475–490 483 2 127.00–135.00 $131.06 $633 -2.32
515–530 521 5 125.00–131.00 $128.56 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 377 3 130.00–135.00 $133.45 $503 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1112 80-85% 20 64.00–70.00 $67.71 $753 —
1100–1385 1161 80-85% 14 74.00–80.00 $75.53 $877 -1.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1120 998 85-90% 11 56.00–62.00 $58.27 $582 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1670 1588 3 85.00–91.00 $88.35 $1,403 —
1380–1940 1660 2 80.00–82.00 $81.17 $1,347 —
1840–1925 1883 2 96.00–99.00 $97.53 $1,836 —

↑ Back to top

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.