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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

1,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.40/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 460 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $126.08/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 624 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,963 1,132 1,658
Feeder cattle 1,512 996 1,446
Slaughter cattle 451 136 212

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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
305–320 314 5 180.00–190.00 $186.11 $584 —
360–370 366 7 165.00–170.00 $167.11 $612 +0.44
405–440 425 7 157.00–167.00 $161.08 $685 +1.51
450–460 457 3 149.00–155.00 $150.97 $690 -1.06
500–510 504 5 134.00–144.00 $138.05 $696 +0.01
555–570 564 5 130.00–140.00 $133.94 $755 +7.39
610–640 624 10 121.00–130.00 $126.08 $787 -0.54
650–665 662 5 120.00–125.00 $120.98 $801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 3 165.00–175.00 $171.46 $468 -1.87
360–375 368 4 157.00–162.00 $159.45 $587 +1.85
415–430 421 7 145.00–152.00 $148.94 $627 -3.97
455–485 468 9 140.00–145.00 $142.70 $668 +1.39
510–530 521 7 124.00–132.00 $128.65 $670 +1.08
570–590 579 7 122.00–128.00 $124.62 $722 +3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 160.00–165.00 $162.58 $504 +0.88
350–370 360 2 140.00–147.00 $143.60 $517 -5.83
420–430 427 3 135.00–142.00 $139.70 $597 -0.04
530–540 535 4 114.00–121.00 $117.53 $629 +0.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 142.00–150.00 $144.50 $393 -0.31
305–330 318 2 139.00–145.00 $142.12 $452 +6.54
350–375 360 5 131.00–137.00 $134.50 $484 +5.03
405–425 414 7 124.00–127.00 $125.32 $519 +0.46
450–470 460 10 113.00–122.00 $117.40 $540 -3.15
520–535 528 8 108.00–116.00 $111.94 $591 -0.75
550–565 558 6 105.00–114.00 $109.44 $611 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 150.00–155.00 $152.38 $488 +2.64
350–365 358 2 140.00–147.00 $143.57 $514 +1.09
405–415 409 5 128.00–134.00 $130.44 $533 -6.02
455–465 462 3 123.00–133.00 $129.71 $599 -2.21
500–540 513 3 120.00–124.00 $122.60 $629 -0.68
570–585 575 3 119.00–122.00 $120.98 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 8 130.00–137.00 $133.61 $421 +3.67
350–385 368 4 125.00–130.00 $127.38 $469 +4.90
415–430 425 3 112.00–120.00 $117.40 $499 +1.34
470–490 482 5 105.00–110.00 $108.05 $521 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1365 1182 80-85% 10 70.00–76.00 $73.20 $865 —
1100–1585 1343 80-85% 13 63.00–69.00 $65.82 $884 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1475 1330 85-90% 16 54.00–60.00 $56.95 $757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1790 1578 11 80.00–86.00 $83.04 $1,310 -6.88
1840 1840 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,656 —

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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.