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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 737 687 541
Feeder cattle 545 495 449
Slaughter cattle 192 192 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 266 5 170.00–175.00 $172.07 $458 +0.57
315–325 318 3 170.00–175.00 $171.70 $546 -0.36
350–365 358 6 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $564 -6.83
420–440 430 6 149.00–159.00 $154.12 $663 -2.40
455–475 463 5 145.00–152.00 $149.13 $690 -3.13
505–525 515 4 135.00–144.00 $139.41 $718 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 6 165.00–175.00 $169.86 $620 -5.04
400–410 405 4 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $658 -1.68
455–475 462 3 155.00–165.00 $161.57 $746 +2.60
500–525 513 2 147.00–151.00 $149.05 $765 -5.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 6 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $517 -1.97
360–375 370 3 140.00–150.00 $143.24 $530 —
410–440 430 3 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $609 -4.29
450–465 458 2 137.00–143.00 $139.95 $641 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 4 140.00–150.00 $144.85 $374 +1.22
305–340 324 9 140.00–146.00 $143.49 $465 -0.15
360–390 373 9 135.00–142.00 $138.75 $518 -0.78
400–420 408 5 128.00–138.00 $132.12 $539 -0.41
450–465 458 2 121.00–127.00 $124.05 $568 -4.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 6 145.00–150.00 $147.59 $543 +0.06
400–415 409 5 140.00–145.00 $143.04 $585 -5.57
450–460 455 4 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $626 —
500–515 508 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $623 -6.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 3 130.00–138.00 $135.19 $430 +2.91
350–370 363 3 120.00–130.00 $123.21 $447 —
450–465 458 2 112.00–119.00 $115.56 $529 -1.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1125 1102 80-85% 15 64.00–70.00 $68.38 $754 +0.44
1050–1405 1233 80-85% 16 71.00–75.00 $73.03 $900 -2.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1110 1044 85-90% 5 58.00–63.00 $60.87 $635 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1600 1575 2 84.00–90.00 $87.05 $1,371 —

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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.