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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.84/cwt ≈ $555/hd at 475 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $134.08/cwt -10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 938 951
Feeder cattle 604 694 837
Slaughter cattle 272 244 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 165.00–185.00 $174.43 $462 —
305–330 322 3 168.00–170.00 $168.63 $543 -4.74
360–375 368 2 148.00–154.00 $150.94 $555 -7.51
405–430 419 7 144.00–150.00 $146.48 $614 -4.61
450–490 466 5 136.00–146.00 $141.79 $661 -8.60
510–530 520 10 130.00–138.00 $134.08 $697 -10.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 190.00–200.00 $194.67 $522 -4.42
310–330 320 4 177.00–185.00 $180.88 $579 -1.58
455–465 459 7 147.00–154.00 $150.96 $693 -11.93
500–530 515 6 142.00–151.00 $146.63 $755 -8.27
570–585 578 2 134.00–138.00 $135.97 $786 -13.07
600–640 626 5 124.00–131.00 $126.98 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 417 3 132.00–140.00 $137.44 $573 —
450–465 458 4 128.00–134.00 $131.05 $600 -3.84
505–535 520 6 120.00–128.00 $124.12 $645 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 5 134.00–140.00 $137.42 $434 -3.56
405–425 415 4 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $498 -7.49
460–490 475 10 112.00–122.00 $116.84 $555 —
500–525 514 7 110.00–112.00 $111.17 $571 -6.41
565–575 570 4 104.00–108.00 $105.98 $604 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $548 -10.01
500–515 508 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $584 -13.12
550–585 570 7 110.00–114.00 $112.35 $640 -11.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 467 5 104.00–110.00 $107.66 $503 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1235 1215 80-85% 11 60.00–66.00 $64.66 $786 —
1015–1635 1222 80-85% 19 68.00–72.00 $68.82 $841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1355 1276 85-90% 14 53.00–59.00 $56.51 $721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1465 1440 2 93.00–95.00 $94.02 $1,354 —
1185–1730 1455 3 83.00–89.00 $85.65 $1,246 —

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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.