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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.97/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 433 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.65/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 373 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $171.83/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 363 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 739 847
Feeder cattle 664 554 542
Slaughter cattle 176 185 305

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 3 180.00–190.00 $186.59 $509 —
315–325 321 5 180.00–187.00 $184.25 $591 —
350–375 363 10 167.00–177.00 $171.83 $624 +5.21
405–440 421 9 159.00–167.00 $163.28 $687 +3.01
450–485 468 6 152.00–161.00 $156.33 $732 +1.57
515–535 525 4 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $793 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 6 160.00–175.00 $167.16 $465 —
350–360 356 9 155.00–162.00 $158.06 $563 +1.01
405–425 417 5 149.00–157.00 $153.89 $642 +3.43
450–475 460 5 140.00–147.00 $142.89 $657 -4.99
500–515 508 2 137.00–142.00 $139.46 $708 -1.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 8 157.00–165.00 $161.10 $504 +3.56
370–385 379 5 145.00–151.00 $148.66 $563 +3.83
515–525 520 4 121.00–130.00 $125.54 $653 +0.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 145.00–152.00 $148.63 $401 +3.42
310–325 319 7 142.00–147.00 $144.91 $462 +1.60
360–385 373 10 135.00–144.00 $139.65 $521 +2.25
400–430 415 6 127.00–137.00 $131.82 $547 -0.64
450–480 465 6 123.00–131.00 $127.13 $591 +1.83
560–585 577 3 111.00–114.00 $113.03 $652 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 150.00–158.00 $155.42 $490 +2.48
360–380 371 7 145.00–155.00 $149.15 $553 -2.14
425–440 433 10 139.00–143.00 $140.97 $610 -6.15
460–475 469 5 133.00–137.00 $135.43 $635 -5.16
505–525 516 7 121.00–127.00 $123.51 $637 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 332 3 130.00–140.00 $136.73 $454 +4.31
350–365 358 4 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $457 —
405–430 420 5 120.00–125.00 $121.93 $512 —
450–465 458 2 115.00–121.00 $117.95 $540 +2.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1220 1122 80-85% 11 64.00–66.00 $65.22 $732 —
1180–1285 1248 80-85% 11 70.00–73.00 $70.80 $884 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1055 956 85-90% 8 56.00–62.00 $58.48 $559 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1380 1313 3 74.00–80.00 $77.90 $1,023 —
1305–1330 1323 7 83.00–89.00 $86.73 $1,147 —
1460–1965 1744 4 90.00–94.00 $91.67 $1,599 —

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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.