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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.92/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 458 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.88/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 513 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.80/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 457 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 896 1,496 1,080
Feeder cattle 815 1,182 875
Slaughter cattle 81 314 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 264 9 205.00–225.00 $214.26 $566 +4.49
320–340 330 10 200.00–210.00 $204.85 $676 +2.98
350–375 362 13 180.00–190.00 $185.21 $670 +5.11
400–420 410 14 170.00–180.00 $175.12 $718 +4.97
450–465 458 18 157.00–167.00 $161.92 $742 +3.43
500–525 513 10 152.00–162.00 $157.12 $806 +6.29
565–585 575 8 147.00–153.00 $149.95 $862 +0.69
600–625 610 6 138.00–148.00 $142.42 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 6 185.00–195.00 $189.69 $607 +9.54
350–375 364 7 165.00–175.00 $170.88 $622 +4.96
410–425 418 8 157.00–165.00 $161.07 $673 +4.96
455–475 467 5 150.00–155.00 $153.05 $715 +2.57
520–535 528 4 141.00–148.00 $144.55 $763 +5.58
550–590 570 4 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $789 +1.47
615–635 620 4 127.00–130.00 $129.23 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 5 165.00–175.00 $171.11 $546 +2.47
380–390 385 4 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $606 +0.89
415–435 422 3 147.00–155.00 $152.25 $642 +8.15
455–480 472 3 140.00–145.00 $141.61 $668 +6.12
515–540 528 4 132.00–137.00 $134.44 $710 +4.89
550–565 555 3 127.00–132.00 $130.30 $723 +2.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 10 165.00–180.00 $172.14 $453 +5.81
320–335 327 9 165.00–175.00 $169.56 $554 +7.68
355–380 366 11 155.00–165.00 $160.29 $587 +8.16
400–425 413 6 150.00–160.00 $155.15 $641 +10.00
450–465 457 15 140.00–148.00 $143.80 $657 +6.75
500–525 513 16 130.00–140.00 $134.88 $692 +3.00
550–580 567 7 130.00–138.00 $134.68 $764 +6.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 5 150.00–160.00 $153.89 $491 +6.49
350–380 368 5 140.00–150.00 $143.80 $529 +3.48
400–420 410 10 135.00–145.00 $140.12 $574 +9.26
475–485 480 4 130.00–137.00 $133.54 $641 +7.15
510–520 515 4 117.00–125.00 $121.04 $623 +3.63
560–570 567 3 115.00–120.00 $118.35 $671 +0.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 5 139.00–145.00 $142.67 $469 +7.87
465–475 469 7 120.00–128.00 $124.53 $584 +6.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1120 1044 80-85% 10 75.00–80.00 $77.20 $806 —
1000–1150 1070 80-85% 9 66.00–72.00 $69.21 $741 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1120 1090 85-90% 3 61.00–64.00 $61.94 $675 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,034 —
1485–1985 1735 2 98.00–102.00 $100.29 $1,740 —
1600–1915 1758 2 93.00–97.00 $94.82 $1,667 -7.54

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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.