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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 789 918
Feeder cattle 369 615 771
Slaughter cattle 136 174 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 272 3 195.00–210.00 $204.75 $557 —
300–320 309 7 187.00–197.00 $192.56 $595 +4.94
350–380 367 9 169.00–179.00 $173.24 $636 +0.62
415–435 424 9 167.00–174.00 $170.81 $724 +2.37
455–475 464 7 159.00–165.00 $162.37 $753 -1.16
500–520 508 5 150.00–158.00 $153.28 $779 -1.29
550–565 558 2 147.00–151.00 $149.03 $832 -3.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 275 3 175.00–182.00 $179.84 $495 +1.66
315–335 325 6 175.00–185.00 $179.85 $585 -0.22
375–385 380 4 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $617 -3.80
410–435 423 8 155.00–163.00 $158.88 $672 +0.11
450–465 458 8 147.00–157.00 $152.08 $697 -0.37
555–570 563 2 139.00–142.00 $140.52 $791 -3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 160.00–170.00 $163.13 $530 -3.61
355–375 365 4 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $561 —
450–480 465 2 137.00–145.00 $140.87 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 5 145.00–153.00 $149.89 $501 +2.51
350–390 370 2 140.00–145.00 $142.64 $528 +0.72
410–440 425 6 135.00–141.00 $138.11 $587 +3.91
460–480 468 5 128.00–135.00 $130.87 $612 +3.39
500–520 507 3 120.00–125.00 $123.29 $625 +3.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 155.00–165.00 $159.77 $511 +2.85
360–385 370 5 149.00–159.00 $154.84 $573 +4.80
400–440 427 3 145.00–155.00 $148.13 $633 +2.71
450–465 460 3 140.00–150.00 $146.74 $675 +6.77
560–575 568 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 135.00–141.00 $137.49 $444 +0.77
405–440 426 5 120.00–127.00 $122.66 $523 -1.88

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1020 996 85-90% 9 48.00–53.00 $50.77 $506 —
1000–1225 1163 85-90% 14 55.00–61.00 $57.21 $665 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1190 1083 80-85% 17 63.00–68.00 $66.46 $720 —
1160–1225 1171 80-85% 6 70.00–71.50 $70.26 $823 -10.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1300 1245 2 85.00–88.00 $86.57 $1,078 —
1665 1665 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,532 —

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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.