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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $388.23/cwt -26.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 372 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.25/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 416 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $438.20/cwt -12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 318 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 960 0
Feeder cattle 707 816 0
Slaughter cattle 145 144 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 14 580.00–660.00 $617.74 $1,637 +11.83
305–320 313 11 580.00–600.00 $588.85 $1,843 -6.49
400–425 413 12 460.00–480.00 $470.30 $1,942 +14.46
450–480 465 10 405.00–425.00 $415.32 $1,931 +7.40
505–515 510 11 395.00–415.00 $405.81 $2,070 +13.81
550–575 563 12 360.00–380.00 $370.22 $2,084 +15.00
605–625 618 9 320.00–330.00 $326.74 $2,019 -13.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 10 550.00–570.00 $560.47 $1,794 +33.48
360–390 374 13 460.00–480.00 $470.37 $1,759 +4.08
410–435 423 10 430.00–450.00 $440.30 $1,862 +24.77
460–480 471 11 370.00–385.00 $378.34 $1,782 +11.50
505–520 513 14 350.00–380.00 $364.78 $1,871 +8.07
560 560 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 +29.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 11 500.00–520.00 $509.33 $1,615 +45.57
370–385 378 10 400.00–440.00 $419.60 $1,586 +0.13
410–435 422 13 400.00–420.00 $409.53 $1,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 12 480.00–500.00 $490.27 $1,363 -21.44
310–325 318 15 420.00–460.00 $438.20 $1,393 -12.34
350–390 372 23 350.00–430.00 $388.23 $1,444 -26.06
420–440 430 14 360.00–390.00 $374.65 $1,611 -0.79
505–520 513 10 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $1,718 +22.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 10 520.00–540.00 $529.80 $1,351 -37.20
315–335 325 10 470.00–490.00 $480.31 $1,561 +0.70
355–385 370 10 440.00–460.00 $449.59 $1,663 -0.75
400–435 416 15 410.00–430.00 $420.25 $1,748 +0.25
455–485 470 10 375.00–395.00 $384.68 $1,808 -0.80
500–535 516 11 350.00–365.00 $357.93 $1,847 +18.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 10 400.00–410.00 $405.16 $1,297 -10.19
410–435 423 14 340.00–350.00 $345.15 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1010 950 85-90% 12 140.00–142.00 $140.94 $1,339 —
1010–1240 1138 85-90% 21 143.00–154.00 $146.30 $1,665 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1610 1388 80-85% 25 157.00–170.00 $161.71 $2,245 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1810 1645 6 175.00–185.00 $181.20 $2,981 —
1680–1875 1748 4 195.00–207.00 $200.70 $3,508 —

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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.