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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 1,151 515
Feeder cattle 495 794 417
Slaughter cattle 192 357 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 262 3 165.00–175.00 $171.50 $449 -5.51
300–315 306 5 170.00–175.00 $172.06 $527 -8.37
350–370 360 6 160.00–169.00 $164.38 $592 -1.70
410–420 415 4 155.00–158.00 $156.52 $650 -6.42
455–475 462 3 147.00–155.00 $152.26 $703 -4.45
500–525 508 3 140.00–147.00 $142.41 $723 -1.27
550–575 563 2 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 170.00–180.00 $174.90 $626 -1.34
400–425 410 5 160.00–170.00 $164.15 $673 -10.73
450–460 457 3 157.00–163.00 $158.97 $726 -11.93
500–510 505 2 150.00–159.00 $154.46 $780 +2.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 324 5 160.00–167.00 $164.41 $533 -2.40
405–430 418 2 142.00–150.00 $145.88 $610 -7.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 258 3 155.00–160.00 $156.77 $404 -8.37
305–325 315 4 152.00–160.00 $155.87 $491 -1.71
360–370 365 4 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $538 -4.50
400–425 413 4 145.00–152.00 $148.61 $614 +2.75
505–535 525 3 122.00–132.00 $128.79 $676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 3 140.00–150.00 $143.63 $383 -4.29
300–325 313 4 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $450 -3.55
355–365 360 2 137.00–142.00 $139.53 $502 -2.90
410–420 415 4 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $550 -1.03
455–475 465 2 124.00–132.00 $128.09 $596 -2.97
515–535 525 2 112.00–117.00 $114.45 $601 -14.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 130.00–137.00 $132.28 $413 —
450–465 460 3 112.00–120.00 $117.39 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 4 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $690 —
450–475 458 3 157.00–160.00 $158.04 $724 —
500–535 518 2 147.00–152.00 $149.42 $774 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1205 1117 80-85% 17 65.00–71.00 $67.94 $759 +0.23
1215–1230 1223 80-85% 4 74.00–78.00 $76.01 $930 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1100 1069 85-90% 7 57.00–61.00 $59.94 $641 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1550 1453 2 80.00–83.00 $81.40 $1,183 —
1525–1705 1615 2 91.00–96.00 $93.64 $1,512 —
1625–1850 1775 3 84.00–88.00 $86.78 $1,540 —

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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.