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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.88/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 413 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.55/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 518 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $140.09/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,301 1,963 1,143
Feeder cattle 1,054 1,512 857
Slaughter cattle 247 451 286

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 4 185.00–200.00 $192.72 $497 —
310–330 318 5 180.00–185.00 $182.08 $579 -4.03
350–360 356 9 160.00–170.00 $164.38 $585 -2.73
405–425 414 7 155.00–162.00 $158.92 $658 -2.16
450–475 463 8 145.00–155.00 $150.14 $695 -0.83
510–525 518 10 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $744 +5.50
600–610 608 4 123.00–130.00 $128.27 $780 +2.19
660–675 668 2 122.00–126.00 $123.98 $828 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $552 —
355–375 368 3 150.00–157.00 $154.75 $569 -4.70
425–435 429 9 145.00–150.00 $147.75 $634 -1.19
450–490 470 10 138.00–142.00 $140.09 $658 -2.61
500–530 517 9 130.00–137.00 $133.01 $688 +4.36
570–590 582 5 125.00–130.00 $128.04 $745 +3.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $528 -0.16
355–380 368 6 140.00–147.00 $143.62 $529 +0.02
405–425 417 5 135.00–142.00 $137.72 $574 -1.98
450–485 468 8 130.00–137.00 $133.63 $625 —
520–540 528 5 120.00–127.00 $122.86 $649 +5.33
560–570 566 5 115.00–120.00 $118.02 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 137.00–145.00 $140.91 $455 -1.21
350–370 362 5 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $478 -2.57
405–425 414 7 120.00–125.00 $122.80 $508 -2.52
470–485 476 7 116.00–122.00 $118.62 $565 +1.22
500–515 508 4 105.00–114.00 $109.57 $557 -2.37
550–565 558 6 102.00–112.00 $107.07 $597 -2.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 4 137.00–142.00 $139.55 $500 -4.02
400–425 413 10 127.00–135.00 $130.88 $541 +0.44
455–465 460 6 124.00–128.00 $125.98 $580 -3.73
500–525 515 5 116.00–121.00 $117.94 $607 -4.66
550–565 558 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $650 -4.46
660–675 668 2 108.00–112.00 $109.98 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 127.00–130.00 $128.57 $405 -5.04
350–380 367 7 120.00–129.00 $125.32 $460 -2.06
405–440 423 6 110.00–117.00 $113.36 $480 -4.04
450–475 463 2 105.00–110.00 $107.57 $498 -0.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1310 1204 80-85% 8 57.00–63.00 $59.62 $718 —
1115–1515 1205 80-85% 14 64.00–68.00 $65.06 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1375 1233 85-90% 4 51.00–56.00 $53.97 $665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1350 1316 5 72.00–77.00 $75.08 $988 —
1760–1770 1766 8 80.00–85.00 $83.13 $1,468 —
1950–1985 1956 6 89.00–93.00 $89.68 $1,754 —

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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.