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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 739 883 981
Feeder cattle 554 468 687
Slaughter cattle 185 415 294

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $511 -5.02
350–365 356 5 155.00–160.00 $157.05 $559 -6.40
405–425 416 9 147.00–155.00 $150.46 $626 —
450–460 456 7 145.00–150.00 $147.88 $674 -4.07
500–525 514 7 137.00–144.00 $141.08 $725 —
560–585 573 2 131.00–137.00 $133.93 $767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $504 -6.30
350–390 377 3 140.00–147.00 $144.83 $546 -7.72
415–430 423 4 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $603 —
460–485 473 4 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $651 —
500–515 508 4 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $635 —
555–575 565 6 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $692 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 360 3 165.00–170.00 $166.62 $600 -6.27
400–425 408 3 157.00–162.00 $160.27 $654 -4.58
460–485 468 3 152.00–160.00 $154.76 $724 -7.88
505–515 511 5 145.00–150.00 $148.02 $756 -2.94
550–565 558 4 142.00–150.00 $146.05 $815 -0.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 280 3 142.00–152.00 $145.21 $407 -0.62
300–335 318 4 140.00–147.00 $143.31 $456 +0.85
350–380 365 4 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $502 -5.89
410–425 418 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $554 -4.83
460–475 465 3 122.00–127.00 $125.30 $583 -5.62
525–540 531 7 110.00–113.00 $111.69 $593 -3.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 5 150.00–155.00 $152.94 $499 -0.11
355–380 369 7 146.00–155.00 $151.29 $558 +2.75
400–420 410 2 142.00–152.00 $147.12 $603 -3.00
450–475 463 2 137.00–144.00 $140.59 $651 -5.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 127.00–135.00 $132.42 $424 -0.81
450–485 468 2 110.00–120.00 $115.19 $539 -4.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1070 1045 80-85% 11 66.00–72.00 $69.21 $723 —
1130–1310 1198 80-85% 14 73.00–77.00 $74.44 $892 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1090 1007 85-90% 6 64.00–66.00 $64.72 $652 —
1010–1120 1074 85-90% 5 55.00–61.00 $58.93 $633 -0.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755–1950 1901 4 87.00–90.00 $89.31 $1,698 —

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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.