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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,353 1,702 1,021
Feeder cattle 1,137 1,498 837
Slaughter cattle 216 204 184

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 364 7 160.00–170.00 $165.58 $603 +2.46
405–410 408 4 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $653 +5.06
450–465 459 5 147.00–155.00 $150.14 $689 +5.67
505–540 523 4 135.00–144.00 $139.65 $730 +3.57
560–575 568 2 130.00–137.00 $133.45 $758 -0.01
605–640 631 4 127.00–130.00 $127.72 $806 +0.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 150.00–157.00 $153.40 $560 +0.67
405–435 418 7 140.00–150.00 $144.46 $604 +1.02
455–485 472 7 135.00–140.00 $137.93 $651 +1.47
525–540 534 4 110.00–130.00 $123.81 $661 -1.75
550–580 565 2 120.00–127.00 $123.59 $698 +2.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 157.00–162.00 $159.58 $503 +1.19
350–385 362 3 140.00–145.00 $143.23 $518 +0.61
425–435 430 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $570 -0.61
465–480 474 5 125.00–130.00 $126.96 $602 —
515–525 520 6 115.00–123.00 $118.96 $619 +1.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 138.00–141.00 $139.47 $499 —
400–415 408 8 127.00–135.00 $131.07 $535 -1.57
455–460 458 9 125.00–129.00 $126.77 $581 +2.66
500–540 520 4 120.00–125.00 $122.40 $636 +6.35
550–565 558 4 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $655 +1.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 4 132.00–137.00 $134.58 $424 -3.02
350–390 370 8 125.00–135.00 $129.73 $480 -2.85
400–435 415 7 117.00–125.00 $121.41 $504 -1.25
455–480 468 4 117.00–122.00 $119.57 $560 +3.61
505–530 518 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $582 +4.90
565–580 573 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $616 +3.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 125.00–130.00 $128.42 $414 +0.88
365–375 370 4 117.00–120.00 $118.48 $438 -4.50
410–430 420 2 105.00–115.00 $109.88 $461 +0.54
460–475 468 2 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $508 +1.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1250 1185 80-85% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.11 $736 —
1100–1535 1231 80-85% 9 53.00–58.00 $55.38 $682 -0.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1235 1193 85-90% 3 47.00–53.00 $48.86 $583 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1765 1411 5 72.00–77.00 $75.30 $1,062 —
1350–1955 1613 7 79.00–85.00 $81.91 $1,321 -0.37

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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.