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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.63/cwt ≈ $776/hd at 474 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.31/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 427 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.78/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 506 888
Feeder cattle 406 354 595
Slaughter cattle 217 152 293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder classes mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 195.00 $195.00 $429 —
260–285 273 2 180.00–187.00 $183.34 $501 -20.17
300–315 309 6 180.00–183.00 $181.14 $560 -3.39
350–395 376 7 165.00–175.00 $169.48 $637 -1.91
400–445 427 11 165.00–175.00 $168.31 $719 -1.84
450–495 474 14 159.00–169.00 $163.63 $776 —
500–545 527 6 157.00–167.00 $161.23 $850 +4.30
550–595 575 6 140.00–150.00 $144.36 $830 -3.47
600–645 629 8 132.00–142.00 $135.80 $854 -2.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 170.00 $170.00 $450 +3.09
300–330 314 7 165.00–172.00 $168.87 $530 -5.87
365–385 375 6 157.00–162.00 $159.43 $598 +0.61
415–420 418 2 161.00–162.00 $161.50 $675 —
460–480 470 2 152.00–157.00 $154.45 $726 —
525–530 528 3 150.00–152.00 $150.66 $795 —
550–595 574 8 130.00–139.00 $134.56 $772 -0.04
615–635 625 2 124.00–129.00 $126.46 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 170.00 $170.00 $357 —
315 315 2 160.00 $160.00 $504 -1.57
365–385 378 4 147.00–152.00 $148.95 $563 —
435 435 1 147.00 $147.00 $639 —
480 480 1 142.00 $142.00 $682 —
530–545 538 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $745 —
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 170.00–179.00 $174.19 $375 —
250–285 271 6 160.00–170.00 $163.82 $444 -5.85
300–335 323 3 147.00–155.00 $149.47 $483 -10.57
350–380 369 7 140.00–147.00 $142.63 $526 -2.11
400–405 403 8 135.00–136.00 $135.37 $546 -1.54
450–495 474 10 125.00–135.00 $129.78 $615 -5.36
500–515 506 6 130.00–133.00 $131.83 $667 +0.04
550–585 566 9 114.00–122.00 $118.50 $671 -8.55
600–635 623 10 105.00–112.00 $107.36 $669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 274 4 145.00–150.00 $147.93 $405 +3.16
325–345 335 8 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $460 -7.49
360–395 371 5 127.00–135.00 $132.27 $491 —
400–435 422 5 118.00–125.00 $121.14 $511 —
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -3.08
500–535 521 8 115.00–122.00 $118.31 $616 +5.54
560–590 572 3 103.00–110.00 $107.26 $614 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 137.00 $137.00 $329 —
280 280 1 132.00 $132.00 $370 —
315–335 325 4 127.00–132.00 $129.71 $422 -5.05
375–380 377 3 120.00–122.00 $121.33 $457 —
470–495 483 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $519 —
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 195.00–205.00 $199.71 $349 —
200 200 1 202.00 $202.00 $404 —
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
330–335 333 3 175.00–177.00 $175.66 $585 —
350–360 355 2 162.00–164.00 $162.99 $579 —
400 400 2 162.00 $162.00 $648 —
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
550–560 555 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $755 —
600–625 613 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
515–545 530 4 140.00–147.00 $143.44 $760 —
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1285 1132 80-85% 7 76.00–80.00 $77.42 $876 —
925–1400 1210 80-85% 13 71.00–75.00 $72.91 $882 -3.61
935–1435 1216 80-85% 41 66.00–70.00 $68.00 $827 -8.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1065 892 85-90% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.32 $467 —
745–1285 966 85-90% 6 49.00–51.00 $50.25 $485 —
1010–1045 1028 85-90% 4 60.00–61.00 $60.51 $622 +1.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $738 —
1165–1385 1275 75-80% 2 73.00–77.00 $75.17 $958 —
1295 1295 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1360 1320 3 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $1,333 —
1490–1890 1649 4 90.00–91.00 $90.49 $1,492 —

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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.