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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 689 824
Feeder cattle 468 393 404
Slaughter cattle 415 296 420

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 5 170.00–177.00 $172.89 $654 -6.67
415–440 428 6 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $706 -10.00
465–480 471 7 157.00–167.00 $162.64 $766 -2.44
500–510 505 8 147.00–155.00 $150.96 $762 -0.74
550–575 567 3 145.00–149.00 $146.29 $829 -3.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 270 7 160.00–175.00 $169.05 $456 -4.44
300–315 308 6 170.00–175.00 $172.56 $531 -4.49
350–390 377 3 160.00–165.00 $163.45 $616 -3.27
450–470 462 5 150.00–155.00 $151.95 $702 -0.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 6 160.00–168.00 $163.84 $513 -3.74
370–385 378 2 150.00–155.00 $152.55 $577 -4.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 4 155.00–165.00 $159.86 $444 +2.31
300–310 306 9 150.00–157.00 $153.05 $468 +0.45
360–380 370 4 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $550 +0.11
405–425 415 6 145.00–155.00 $150.12 $623 +7.67
450–485 462 3 140.00–150.00 $146.50 $677 —
515–530 525 3 120.00–126.00 $121.96 $640 -10.12
550–565 560 3 120.00–123.00 $122.02 $683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 8 140.00–152.00 $145.83 $376 +0.64
330–340 335 4 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $477 —
355–370 360 3 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $516 +4.67
415–425 418 3 132.00–140.00 $137.29 $574 +3.91
465–480 473 2 126.00–136.00 $130.92 $619 —
500–510 507 3 114.00–119.00 $115.64 $586 -6.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 315 3 130.00–135.00 $133.23 $420 —
450–460 457 3 117.00–121.00 $119.69 $547 +1.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1285 1157 80-85% 15 70.00–76.00 $71.95 $832 —
1030–1435 1255 80-85% 32 63.00–69.00 $65.54 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1230 1062 85-90% 22 56.00–62.00 $59.39 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1575 1448 13 75.00–81.00 $78.00 $1,129 —
1325–1590 1458 2 92.00–95.00 $93.64 $1,365 —
1100–1885 1583 8 85.00–89.00 $87.61 $1,387 —

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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.