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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,702 1,301 1,343
Feeder cattle 1,498 1,054 1,142
Slaughter cattle 204 247 201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 309 4 175.00–180.00 $178.64 $552 -3.44
350–375 361 7 160.00–167.00 $163.12 $589 -1.26
405–420 413 4 150.00–160.00 $154.91 $640 -4.01
450–460 455 4 142.00–147.00 $144.47 $657 -5.67
500–520 510 8 132.00–140.00 $136.08 $694 -7.47
550–560 556 7 130.00–136.00 $133.46 $742 —
600–635 612 7 124.00–132.00 $127.09 $778 -1.18
650–655 651 4 120.00–127.00 $121.76 $793 -2.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 4 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $536 -4.92
350–365 359 5 150.00–157.00 $152.73 $548 -2.02
400–415 408 6 140.00–147.00 $143.44 $585 -4.31
460–485 473 2 135.00–138.00 $136.46 $645 -3.63
500–535 512 3 121.00–128.00 $125.56 $643 -7.45
550–565 558 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $678 -6.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 155.00–162.00 $158.39 $499 -4.03
350–385 368 4 140.00–145.00 $142.62 $525 -1.00
415–435 424 7 130.00–137.00 $133.08 $564 -4.64
500–535 518 2 113.00–121.00 $117.14 $607 -5.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $451 -3.31
360–385 373 4 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $495 +0.65
415–440 425 5 121.00–125.00 $122.66 $521 -0.14
450–465 455 3 112.00–118.00 $115.96 $528 -2.66
500–515 508 8 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $546 -2.03
560–575 565 3 102.00–105.00 $103.98 $587 -3.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 128.00–137.00 $132.64 $548 +1.76
455–480 468 4 120.00–128.00 $124.11 $581 -1.87
500–540 524 5 113.00–121.00 $116.05 $608 -1.89
560–575 568 4 113.00–118.00 $115.53 $656 -0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $395 -1.03
350–390 366 5 120.00–127.00 $122.98 $450 -2.34
400–430 415 4 105.00–114.00 $109.34 $454 -4.02
470–480 476 5 105.00–110.00 $106.97 $509 -0.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1365 1248 80-85% 5 53.00–58.00 $56.29 $702 —
1255–1350 1302 80-85% 5 61.00–66.00 $63.05 $821 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1063 85-90% 4 49.00–54.00 $50.47 $536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1380 1330 3 74.00–77.00 $74.92 $996 -0.16
1550–1810 1615 4 82.00–83.00 $82.28 $1,329 —

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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.