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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 577 700
Feeder cattle 541 375 441
Slaughter cattle 254 202 259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 3 195.00–205.00 $198.29 $512 -8.85
300–310 305 4 190.00–200.00 $195.08 $595 -8.11
350–380 367 7 180.00–190.00 $184.09 $676 -2.49
405–425 415 8 177.00–187.00 $181.88 $755 +2.76
465–475 468 3 165.00–175.00 $171.62 $803 +2.49
500–525 513 2 165.00–171.00 $167.93 $861 +6.37
550–575 558 3 150.00–155.00 $153.28 $855 -3.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 175.00–185.00 $179.76 $473 +1.97
305–325 315 6 177.00–185.00 $180.87 $570 -9.21
355–385 365 3 170.00–175.00 $173.24 $632 +7.31
405–425 416 7 160.00–170.00 $164.17 $683 +0.84
450–485 473 3 152.00–160.00 $154.54 $731 +0.91
510–525 518 2 148.00–152.00 $150.03 $777 +2.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 308 3 170.00–175.00 $171.70 $529 —
375–390 381 7 160.00–167.00 $163.07 $621 +7.90
455–485 475 3 142.00–150.00 $144.55 $687 +0.96
505–530 522 3 132.00–140.00 $134.58 $703 -2.96
550–575 563 2 130.00–137.00 $133.58 $752 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 264 7 160.00–170.00 $164.47 $434 -5.34
300–320 310 2 160.00–170.00 $164.84 $511 -3.97
360–385 371 7 155.00–162.00 $158.88 $589 -1.36
410–440 425 6 147.00–157.00 $151.82 $645 -2.32
450–470 463 3 140.00–150.00 $143.24 $663 -5.84
505–530 518 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $681 -6.81
615–640 632 3 119.00–125.00 $123.05 $778 +4.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $409 +2.53
350–385 368 4 145.00–150.00 $147.38 $542 —
415–440 432 3 135.00–142.00 $139.76 $604 —
455–475 468 3 130.00–137.00 $132.27 $619 +4.73
505–535 520 2 117.00–120.00 $118.54 $616 -6.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 308 3 140.00–147.00 $142.38 $439 —
350–365 358 4 130.00–137.00 $133.57 $478 —
400–415 408 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $500 —
450–470 460 2 117.00–122.00 $119.55 $550 +0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1106 80-85% 21 64.00–70.00 $66.93 $740 +3.78
1040–1310 1158 80-85% 12 73.00–79.00 $75.39 $873 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1185 1084 85-90% 8 57.00–62.00 $59.76 $648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1360 1237 5 76.00–80.00 $78.58 $972 —
1650–1715 1673 6 82.00–88.00 $85.53 $1,431 —
1840–1905 1877 7 90.00–92.00 $90.84 $1,705 —

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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.