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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 1,076 414
Feeder cattle 393 904 315
Slaughter cattle 296 172 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 4 180.00–190.00 $185.12 $570 -7.30
350–375 358 3 175.00–182.00 $179.56 $643 -7.52
400–425 413 6 170.00–180.00 $174.85 $722 -4.50
450–465 458 6 160.00–170.00 $165.08 $756 -11.63
510–525 515 3 150.00–155.00 $151.70 $781 -12.16
550–575 558 3 145.00–152.00 $149.60 $835 -8.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 277 3 170.00–180.00 $173.49 $481 -8.81
315–330 323 2 175.00–179.00 $177.05 $572 -9.58
350–365 356 5 162.00–170.00 $166.72 $594 -5.74
420–440 432 5 155.00–165.00 $161.11 $696 -1.77
455–490 473 2 150.00–154.00 $152.07 $719 -12.25
500–520 507 3 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $726 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 165.00–170.00 $167.58 $545 -6.88
355–390 373 2 155.00–160.00 $157.38 $587 -4.38
405–420 413 2 147.00–152.00 $149.45 $617 —
465–475 470 2 137.00–145.00 $140.96 $663 -12.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 4 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $418 -7.64
310–335 323 4 150.00–155.00 $152.60 $493 -10.19
360–375 368 2 145.00–152.00 $148.43 $546 -9.46
405–420 413 4 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $588 -11.82
505–525 518 3 126.00–135.00 $132.08 $684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 6 140.00–150.00 $145.19 $377 -0.04
350–375 363 2 135.00–142.00 $138.62 $503 -5.84
410–440 425 2 130.00–137.00 $133.38 $567 -4.87
500–515 510 3 121.00–125.00 $122.31 $624 -0.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 6 125.00–134.00 $129.59 $496 —
450–490 470 2 116.00–120.00 $118.09 $555 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1520 1149 80-85% 33 58.00–64.00 $61.71 $709 —
1100–1380 1234 80-85% 18 65.00–71.00 $66.84 $825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1090 1032 85-90% 15 53.00–59.00 $56.10 $579 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1765 1739 4 85.00–90.00 $88.81 $1,544 —

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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.