Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.60/cwt ≈ $502/hd at 370 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.17/cwt ≈ $592/hd at 481 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $142.87/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 470 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	978	283	956
Feeder cattle	758	—	784
Slaughter cattle	220	283	172

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the markets being closed the last two weeks for the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	3	195.00–205.00	$199.85	$560	—
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	—
350–395	365	10	150.00–160.00	$156.80	$572	—
400–440	419	10	147.00–155.00	$151.21	$634	—
450–495	470	16	137.00–147.00	$142.87	$671	—
500–545	514	13	130.00–140.00	$136.89	$704	—
550–595	575	6	125.00–135.00	$129.56	$745	—
600–640	628	9	120.00–129.00	$122.68	$770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	270	3	182.00–192.00	$187.83	$507	—
315–345	332	9	160.00–167.00	$163.39	$542	—
375–395	385	4	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$548	—
415–440	424	4	137.00–142.00	$140.20	$594	—
505–545	530	3	120.00–129.00	$123.20	$653	—
570–575	573	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$689	—
605	605	1	118.00	$118.00	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	3	165.00–175.00	$169.85	$476	—
365	365	1	137.00	$137.00	$500	—
445	445	2	125.00	$125.00	$556	—
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	—
595	595	1	105.00	$105.00	$625	—
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–180	176	5	210.00–225.00	$212.73	$374	—
200–245	223	4	170.00–185.00	$177.52	$396	—
250–280	269	4	157.00–165.00	$159.60	$429	—
300–345	326	10	135.00–145.00	$139.48	$455	—
350–385	370	16	132.00–140.00	$135.60	$502	—
400–445	421	12	125.00–135.00	$130.16	$548	—
450–495	481	16	120.00–130.00	$123.17	$592	—
500–545	524	7	117.00–127.00	$121.86	$639	—
550–595	575	5	112.00–122.00	$116.71	$671	—
600–635	623	3	110.00–117.00	$112.25	$699	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	195.00	$195.00	$322	—
215–235	225	6	160.00–165.00	$162.39	$365	—
260–290	282	6	137.00–147.00	$140.38	$396	—
310–325	319	4	130.00–133.00	$131.22	$419	—
355–395	377	6	120.00–129.00	$124.06	$468	—
405–445	423	5	115.00–124.00	$120.11	$508	—
460–475	468	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$545	—
525–535	532	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$589	—
560–575	568	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$616	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	180	2	180.00–190.00	$184.72	$332	—
215–235	228	3	145.00–150.00	$146.57	$334	—
260–295	272	6	120.00–132.00	$127.99	$348	—
335–345	340	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$396	—
375–395	385	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$433	—
435	435	1	107.00	$107.00	$465	—
465–485	475	3	102.00–107.00	$104.63	$497	—
525–530	528	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$533	—
625	625	1	92.00	$92.00	$575	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–185	170	4	230.00–245.00	$237.10	$403	—
200–245	215	3	215.00–230.00	$224.30	$482	—
250–295	276	7	195.00–210.00	$201.34	$556	—
300–335	317	5	172.00–180.00	$176.26	$559	—
375–395	385	4	150.00–155.00	$152.22	$586	—
425–445	433	6	145.00–150.00	$147.64	$639	—
450–495	470	4	137.00–147.00	$142.59	$670	—
500–535	521	7	132.00–140.00	$135.37	$705	—
575–585	582	3	127.00–130.00	$127.99	$745	—
600–635	618	2	109.00–117.00	$112.89	$698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	225.00	$225.00	$371	—
215–245	225	5	200.00–210.00	$206.78	$465	—
265–295	280	2	180.00–190.00	$184.73	$517	—
325–345	338	3	160.00–165.00	$161.60	$546	—
375	375	3	145.00	$145.00	$544	—
475–480	478	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$626	—
535	535	1	122.00	$122.00	$653	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	210.00	$210.00	$388	—
215	215	1	195.00	$195.00	$419	—
295	295	1	165.00	$165.00	$487	—
325–345	332	3	150.00–155.00	$153.27	$509	—
375–395	391	5	130.00–135.00	$130.96	$512	—
525–545	535	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1485	1219	80-85%	16	51.00–55.00	$53.17	$648	-11.83
945–1410	1273	80-85%	22	56.00–60.00	$58.21	$741	—
1095–1395	1329	80-85%	32	61.00–65.00	$62.19	$827	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1190	886	85-90%	5	34.00–38.00	$35.91	$318	—
765–1285	933	85-90%	9	40.00–43.00	$41.19	$384	-3.23
885–1265	1089	85-90%	4	45.00–48.00	$46.79	$510	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$701	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1405	1259	4	81.00–84.00	$82.15	$1,034	—
1255–1925	1442	5	76.00–80.00	$78.56	$1,133	—
1415–1750	1511	5	86.00–90.00	$87.75	$1,326	—

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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.