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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

1,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $122.80/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 618 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $152.10/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 383 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,018 1,531 1,391
Feeder cattle 784 1,179 1,016
Slaughter cattle 234 352 375

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 203 3 195.00–215.00 $208.11 $422 —
255–280 269 7 170.00–190.00 $178.12 $479 -4.02
310–320 316 5 172.00–175.00 $173.18 $547 -5.05
355–365 361 7 160.00–165.00 $162.11 $585 +1.01
400–435 416 9 147.00–157.00 $151.65 $631 -0.81
450–475 458 3 140.00–146.00 $143.93 $659 +4.30
515–525 519 7 128.00–138.00 $132.33 $687 +4.28
550–565 558 9 119.00–129.00 $123.38 $688 +0.60
605–630 618 12 118.00–126.00 $122.80 $759 —
655–670 661 7 115.00–124.00 $120.09 $794 —
705–710 707 3 113.00–116.00 $114.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 7 160.00–170.00 $164.10 $532 -0.78
375–390 383 10 147.00–157.00 $152.10 $583 +4.70
415–425 420 8 137.00–145.00 $141.05 $592 -2.20
450–470 461 7 130.00–137.00 $132.93 $613 +4.06
525–535 528 3 117.00–124.00 $119.36 $630 -2.72
600–630 623 4 109.00–116.00 $114.31 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 147.00–157.00 $152.16 $479 —
350–365 355 3 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $509 +4.72
405–420 415 3 127.00–132.00 $130.37 $541 +3.30
455–475 465 4 121.00–125.00 $122.96 $572 +6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 132.00–134.00 $133.05 $426 —
355–380 370 5 125.00–132.00 $127.69 $472 -4.17
400–415 409 7 116.00–124.00 $119.36 $488 -0.59
455–475 465 4 114.00–119.00 $116.55 $542 +0.53
500–525 514 7 107.00–112.00 $109.92 $565 -4.53
575–590 581 7 103.00–111.00 $106.48 $619 —
600–640 622 8 99.00–108.00 $105.10 $654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 6 135.00–145.00 $139.86 $389 —
315–340 332 3 126.00–130.00 $127.27 $423 -0.15
365–385 375 4 120.00–123.00 $121.54 $456 —
450–485 464 5 108.00–112.00 $109.67 $509 -2.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 118.00–120.00 $118.65 $392 -0.77
360–370 363 3 112.00–115.00 $113.98 $414 -3.78
405–435 420 2 105.00–109.00 $107.07 $450 —
455–480 472 3 101.00–107.00 $102.93 $486 -4.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1240 1081 80-85% 28 49.00–54.00 $51.91 $561 -0.28
1040–1300 1144 80-85% 9 55.00–58.00 $56.46 $646 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 972 85-90% 6 46.00–51.00 $47.77 $464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1565 1519 6 65.00–71.00 $67.26 $1,022 —
1450–2080 1629 8 75.00–81.00 $77.67 $1,265 —

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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.