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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.97/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 418 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 701 464
Feeder cattle 616 498 191
Slaughter cattle 240 203 273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 280 5 175.00–185.00 $181.21 $507 +4.99
305–325 316 7 170.00–180.00 $175.87 $556 +1.77
350–370 360 6 160.00–170.00 $165.14 $595 +8.88
400–420 411 7 152.00–160.00 $156.67 $644 +4.76
450–460 457 3 147.00–155.00 $149.63 $684 -0.07
505–515 512 3 140.00–145.00 $141.64 $725 -3.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 222 3 205.00–215.00 $211.47 $469 —
255–265 259 5 190.00–205.00 $196.14 $508 -1.50
350–385 373 3 175.00–185.00 $178.13 $664 +8.79
400–415 406 5 165.00–175.00 $169.09 $687 +4.94
470–485 475 3 157.00–165.00 $162.28 $771 +1.88
500–525 517 3 150.00–160.00 $153.23 $792 -4.23
565–580 570 3 145.00–155.00 $151.61 $864 +5.05
605–615 613 4 130.00–138.00 $136.02 $834 +2.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 5 160.00–165.00 $163.09 $530 +1.53
350–390 370 6 147.00–155.00 $151.22 $560 —
400–430 415 4 140.00–150.00 $144.82 $601 —
450–470 463 3 137.00–145.00 $142.41 $659 +7.86
505–530 522 3 125.00–135.00 $131.77 $688 +0.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 6 167.00–177.00 $171.85 $443 +3.28
300–320 310 6 160.00–170.00 $164.84 $511 +0.57
370–390 381 9 155.00–165.00 $159.31 $607 +4.17
415–420 418 12 145.00–155.00 $149.97 $627 -0.20
450–490 473 7 137.00–147.00 $141.08 $667 -2.55
500–525 513 6 127.00–137.00 $131.88 $677 +1.74
560–585 577 3 125.00–130.00 $126.62 $731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 150.00–155.00 $152.40 $477 +3.82
360–375 369 5 140.00–150.00 $146.10 $539 +2.55
410–430 420 4 134.00–140.00 $137.07 $576 -1.90
450–485 465 7 125.00–135.00 $130.53 $607 —
520–540 532 5 115.00–125.00 $118.91 $633 +0.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 137.00–142.00 $139.42 $432 —
350–385 362 3 130.00–135.00 $131.77 $477 —
405–420 410 3 120.00–130.00 $126.59 $519 —
460–490 470 3 115.00–120.00 $118.26 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 413 5 160.00–165.00 $162.94 $673 —
455–485 468 7 150.00–159.00 $155.00 $725 —
505–525 515 4 145.00–152.00 $148.43 $764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 421 5 150.00–160.00 $153.94 $648 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1190 985 85-90% 34 53.00–59.00 $56.15 $553 -0.45
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1275 1148 80-85% 6 65.00–66.00 $65.37 $750 —
1090–1420 1338 80-85% 22 60.00–64.00 $62.21 $832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1340 1300 5 75.00–79.00 $76.53 $995 —
1350–1675 1487 3 91.00–94.00 $92.72 $1,379 —
1255–1850 1518 3 82.00–88.00 $84.87 $1,288 +1.30

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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.