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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 856 570
Feeder cattle 375 616 211
Slaughter cattle 202 240 359

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 6 200.00–215.00 $207.14 $545 +11.00
300–320 313 3 200.00–210.00 $203.19 $636 —
360–375 365 3 180.00–190.00 $186.58 $681 +8.45
405–425 413 5 175.00–185.00 $179.12 $740 +10.03
455–480 465 5 165.00–175.00 $169.13 $786 +6.85
500–525 508 3 155.00–165.00 $161.56 $821 +8.33
555–585 565 3 150.00–160.00 $156.55 $885 +4.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 170.00–185.00 $177.79 $462 -3.42
300–310 305 2 185.00–195.00 $190.08 $580 +14.21
350–360 356 5 162.00–172.00 $165.93 $591 +0.79
400–440 420 2 160.00–167.00 $163.33 $686 +6.66
450–485 468 2 150.00–157.00 $153.63 $719 +4.00
505–525 514 7 145.00–150.00 $147.81 $760 +6.17
550–575 567 3 137.00–140.00 $139.03 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 150.00–160.00 $155.17 $571 +3.95
400–425 413 4 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $630 +7.76
450–475 463 2 140.00–147.00 $143.59 $665 +1.18
500–515 508 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $699 +5.77
550–585 568 2 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 265 3 160.00–175.00 $169.81 $450 -2.04
300–325 315 5 165.00–175.00 $168.81 $532 +3.97
350–385 368 4 155.00–165.00 $160.24 $590 +0.93
405–435 420 4 150.00–158.00 $154.14 $647 +4.17
450–465 456 5 145.00–155.00 $149.08 $680 +8.00
500–515 510 3 135.00–145.00 $138.27 $705 +6.39
565–580 573 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $730 +0.85
600–610 605 4 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 145.00–155.00 $149.90 $382 —
465–480 473 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $603 -2.99
500–525 513 6 120.00–130.00 $125.12 $642 +6.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 115.00–122.00 $118.56 $549 +0.30
500–535 512 3 110.00–117.00 $112.44 $576 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1270 1125 80-85% 30 61.00–65.00 $63.15 $710 -2.22
1210–1400 1349 80-85% 7 67.00–70.00 $67.52 $911 +5.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1420 1220 85-90% 21 55.00–60.00 $58.16 $710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1830 1773 2 85.00–91.00 $88.10 $1,562 —

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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.