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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

1,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.37/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 415 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $159.05/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,076 778 754
Feeder cattle 777 529 704
Slaughter cattle 299 249 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 270 3 175.00–185.00 $181.79 $491 —
300–325 313 2 175.00–185.00 $179.80 $563 +2.26
365–375 369 7 162.00–169.00 $165.95 $612 +0.78
400–415 408 9 160.00–167.00 $163.05 $665 +1.07
455–465 460 10 154.00–164.00 $159.05 $732 +4.50
500–525 511 9 143.00–153.00 $147.57 $754 +0.37
550–580 565 4 138.00–143.00 $140.43 $793 -1.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 267 3 160.00–170.00 $163.13 $436 -4.23
300–315 309 5 162.00–170.00 $165.11 $510 -4.07
350–380 365 8 155.00–159.00 $157.08 $573 +0.81
400–410 406 5 150.00–159.00 $153.55 $623 -0.91
450–470 462 5 143.00–151.00 $146.12 $675 +0.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 311 7 155.00–160.00 $157.10 $489 -1.21
350–380 365 4 145.00–152.00 $148.36 $542 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 5 152.00–160.00 $155.44 $491 -1.84
360–370 365 8 143.00–152.00 $147.44 $538 -1.94
400–430 415 12 137.00–144.00 $140.37 $583 +0.52
450–475 460 5 130.00–135.00 $132.93 $611 +0.46
505–515 509 5 118.00–125.00 $120.83 $615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 6 140.00–152.00 $146.17 $392 +6.45
300–340 320 6 140.00–147.00 $143.28 $458 -0.14
370–390 380 6 135.00–142.00 $138.41 $526 -0.67
410–435 425 5 126.00–135.00 $131.53 $559 +1.96
465–475 470 8 121.00–128.00 $124.46 $585 +0.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 6 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $421 —
400–430 415 2 119.00–123.00 $120.93 $502 —
450–460 455 2 115.00–119.00 $116.98 $532 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1490 1318 80-85% 8 71.00–73.50 $72.06 $950 +0.22
1140–1485 1329 80-85% 36 64.00–70.00 $67.18 $893 -4.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1185 1098 85-90% 13 56.00–62.00 $59.82 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1585 1578 2 85.00–90.00 $87.51 $1,381 —
1725–1930 1818 3 95.00–100.00 $97.36 $1,770 —

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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.