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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 778 840 883
Feeder cattle 529 664 689
Slaughter cattle 249 176 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 8 160.00–175.00 $167.36 $435 +0.20
305–340 325 7 165.00–172.00 $169.18 $550 —
350–365 359 5 152.00–159.00 $156.27 $561 -1.79
415–430 423 6 152.00–157.00 $154.46 $653 +0.57
465–485 475 6 143.00–149.00 $145.94 $693 +3.05
500–510 506 5 135.00–144.00 $138.56 $701 -0.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 175.00–180.00 $177.54 $541 -6.71
350–375 363 6 160.00–170.00 $165.17 $600 -6.66
410–420 415 4 160.00–164.00 $161.98 $672 -1.30
450–480 470 6 152.00–160.00 $154.55 $726 -1.78
500–525 511 7 145.00–150.00 $147.20 $752 -3.82
565–590 582 3 141.00–144.00 $141.97 $826 —
600–610 603 4 128.00–133.00 $129.27 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 155.00–162.00 $158.31 $511 -2.79
550–585 568 2 120.00–122.00 $120.97 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 135.00–145.00 $139.72 $370 -8.91
305–330 322 3 140.00–145.00 $143.42 $462 -1.49
370–385 378 6 135.00–143.00 $139.08 $526 -0.57
400–425 408 3 125.00–132.00 $129.57 $529 -2.25
450–475 463 6 120.00–128.00 $123.89 $574 -3.24
565–580 573 9 105.00–109.00 $107.25 $615 -5.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 3 154.00–159.00 $157.28 $480 +1.86
350–370 360 8 145.00–154.00 $149.38 $538 +0.23
400–425 413 4 135.00–145.00 $139.85 $578 -1.12
450–460 455 4 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $603 -2.96
575–590 585 3 112.00–117.00 $115.36 $675 —
610–640 624 5 112.00–117.00 $114.21 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–575 565 4 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $574 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1450 1345 80-85% 9 71.00–74.00 $71.84 $966 —
1015–1505 1397 80-85% 27 63.00–69.00 $66.49 $929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1125 1042 85-90% 10 58.00–63.00 $60.03 $626 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1385 1339 5 77.00–82.00 $80.10 $1,073 -6.63
1340–1530 1426 9 85.00–90.00 $87.35 $1,246 —
1670–1990 1798 5 93.00–99.00 $95.66 $1,720 —

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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.