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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

1,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $425.41/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 370 lb · 26 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $537.34/cwt -13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 265 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $402.08/cwt +19.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,061 1,243 1,112
Feeder cattle 987 1,106 878
Slaughter cattle 74 137 234

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 12 700.00–760.00 $732.41 $1,597 +10.17
250–270 261 17 620.00–680.00 $647.09 $1,689 -2.16
305–335 320 12 600.00–630.00 $614.30 $1,966 +14.10
350–375 362 15 510.00–550.00 $529.35 $1,916 +13.73
410–425 418 17 450.00–500.00 $473.08 $1,977 -2.19
465–475 470 14 410.00–440.00 $425.16 $1,998 +6.65
505–540 523 20 390.00–415.00 $402.08 $2,103 +19.94
550–575 561 11 360.00–380.00 $370.69 $2,080 +6.54
605–635 621 16 330.00–340.00 $333.75 $2,073 -3.45
655–680 668 10 320.00–337.00 $328.34 $2,193 -1.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 10 580.00–600.00 $589.64 $1,651 +8.69
305–340 323 18 550.00–590.00 $568.91 $1,838 +2.62
360–380 371 15 470.00–500.00 $483.60 $1,794 +8.22
410–440 425 14 420.00–440.00 $430.35 $1,829 +2.41
470–490 480 16 370.00–400.00 $385.31 $1,849 +9.28
510–525 518 14 340.00–380.00 $359.71 $1,863 +9.31
560–580 570 14 330.00–350.00 $340.18 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 14 500.00–540.00 $520.92 $1,693 -2.50
355–390 374 15 430.00–460.00 $446.70 $1,671 +21.20
410–440 425 10 380.00–410.00 $395.53 $1,681 -9.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 21 500.00–580.00 $537.34 $1,424 -13.98
300–330 315 16 480.00–510.00 $494.29 $1,557 +5.41
355–375 364 11 450.00–480.00 $464.04 $1,689 +4.23
405–430 418 12 410.00–430.00 $419.70 $1,754 -5.03
455–475 466 13 380.00–410.00 $393.53 $1,834 +4.09
505–520 513 14 320.00–340.00 $329.85 $1,692 -29.64
550–570 560 10 315.00–325.00 $319.91 $1,791 -19.19
610–635 621 11 300.00–310.00 $305.35 $1,896 -4.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 10 440.00–460.00 $450.46 $1,464 -9.15
360–380 370 26 410.00–440.00 $425.41 $1,574 -5.51
420–440 430 16 380.00–400.00 $389.77 $1,676 +0.59
460–480 469 17 340.00–370.00 $355.56 $1,668 +0.96
505–535 519 17 300.00–315.00 $307.73 $1,597 -16.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 13 400.00–420.00 $411.08 $1,320 -8.00
355–375 365 12 380.00–400.00 $390.27 $1,424 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 12 490.00–510.00 $499.66 $1,839 —
410–430 421 9 440.00–480.00 $457.31 $1,925 —
450–480 465 10 400.00–425.00 $412.90 $1,920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1120 1062 80-85% 21 124.00–141.00 $127.37 $1,353 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1065 1029 85-90% 11 123.00–131.00 $126.48 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1665 1598 2 178.00–183.00 $180.39 $2,883 -17.69
1575–1830 1648 7 190.00–200.00 $193.17 $3,183 —
1635–1810 1723 2 204.00–212.00 $207.80 $3,580 —

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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.