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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.09/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 408 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $176.42/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 381 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.72/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 320 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 795 396
Feeder cattle 622 541 313
Slaughter cattle 208 254 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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
255–280 265 5 205.00–215.00 $209.23 $554 +10.94
310–330 320 6 200.00–210.00 $204.84 $655 +9.76
370–385 376 8 185.00–195.00 $191.16 $719 +7.07
400–425 410 5 175.00–185.00 $180.85 $741 -1.03
450–490 470 8 167.00–177.00 $171.79 $807 +0.17
500–515 508 4 157.00–163.00 $159.96 $813 -7.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 4 175.00–195.00 $185.20 $472 +5.44
310–325 318 6 185.00–195.00 $190.12 $605 +9.25
370–390 381 11 172.00–182.00 $176.42 $672 +3.18
415–425 419 5 162.00–172.00 $167.94 $704 +3.77
450–460 457 3 152.00–160.00 $157.37 $719 +2.83
515–520 518 2 145.00–150.00 $147.51 $764 -2.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 379 5 164.00–167.00 $165.83 $628 +2.76
400–425 408 3 150.00–157.00 $154.57 $631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 160.00–177.00 $171.68 $467 +7.21
300–340 320 10 165.00–172.00 $168.72 $540 +3.88
360–390 373 9 160.00–170.00 $165.36 $617 +6.48
400–415 408 12 152.00–162.00 $157.09 $641 +5.27
450–470 459 7 150.00–159.00 $153.95 $707 +10.71
550–565 558 4 132.00–137.00 $134.47 $750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 4 147.00–157.00 $152.10 $388 -0.33
310–320 316 5 155.00–160.00 $158.04 $499 —
350–385 373 3 145.00–152.00 $147.19 $549 -0.19
455–470 463 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $660 +10.19
550–585 562 3 117.00–126.00 $122.88 $691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1105 1040 80-85% 9 60.00–73.00 $67.23 $699 —
1060–1350 1183 80-85% 24 74.00–81.00 $77.28 $914 +1.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1125 994 85-90% 4 58.00–60.00 $59.07 $587 —
980–1060 1033 85-90% 3 63.00–65.00 $63.63 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1750 1625 2 75.00–81.00 $77.77 $1,264 —
1710–1875 1793 2 86.00–90.00 $87.91 $1,576 —

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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.