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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.27/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 319 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 923 772
Feeder cattle 498 434 486
Slaughter cattle 203 489 286

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 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
255–265 260 6 190.00–205.00 $197.64 $514 —
300–310 305 8 180.00–190.00 $184.92 $564 —
360–375 368 9 165.00–175.00 $169.34 $623 +1.12
400–425 410 5 160.00–170.00 $164.15 $673 +0.10
450–480 470 3 157.00–162.00 $160.40 $754 -1.02
500–515 508 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $800 -4.31
555–575 565 2 143.00–150.00 $146.56 $828 -4.50
600–640 618 4 131.00–136.00 $133.73 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 269 7 170.00–185.00 $176.22 $474 —
305–320 313 6 170.00–178.00 $174.10 $545 +1.56
350–390 374 5 150.00–160.00 $156.26 $584 +2.96
400–415 408 4 147.00–157.00 $151.91 $620 -2.87
460–470 467 3 145.00–152.00 $149.70 $699 +1.15
505–520 510 3 142.00–147.00 $145.30 $741 +2.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 155.00–165.00 $161.56 $509 -1.00
450–485 462 3 130.00–137.00 $134.55 $622 +0.82
510–525 516 5 125.00–135.00 $130.93 $676 -0.80
575–590 580 3 125.00–130.00 $126.70 $735 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 8 160.00–178.00 $168.57 $443 —
300–335 319 11 160.00–170.00 $164.27 $524 +8.99
355–375 365 6 150.00–160.00 $155.14 $566 +7.59
410–430 421 7 146.00–156.00 $150.17 $632 +5.08
470–480 477 3 141.00–149.00 $143.63 $685 +3.82
505–535 520 2 125.00–135.00 $130.14 $677 -4.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 4 140.00–155.00 $147.65 $377 —
310–325 318 4 145.00–152.00 $148.58 $472 +5.00
360–370 365 4 140.00–147.00 $143.55 $524 +7.63
415–425 418 3 135.00–141.00 $138.97 $581 +8.82
505–540 523 2 117.00–120.00 $118.55 $620 -4.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–630 612 5 126.00–132.00 $129.76 $794 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1540 1367 80-85% 22 61.00–66.00 $62.64 $856 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1075 993 85-90% 21 52.00–58.00 $56.60 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1310 1288 4 74.00–78.00 $76.98 $992 —
1350–1635 1535 4 81.00–85.00 $83.57 $1,283 —
1590–1750 1670 4 90.00–92.00 $90.95 $1,519 —

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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.