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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 1,076 1,205
Feeder cattle 527 777 723
Slaughter cattle 449 299 482

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
305–320 313 4 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $556 -2.24
350–365 358 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $600 +1.60
405–425 415 4 157.00–165.00 $161.10 $669 -1.95
460–475 469 5 155.00–160.00 $156.96 $736 -2.09
510–525 518 4 147.00–152.00 $149.54 $775 +1.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 155.00–170.00 $162.92 $432 -0.21
350–360 356 5 155.00–160.00 $156.97 $559 -0.11
405–425 415 4 145.00–154.00 $149.39 $620 -4.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $480 +0.44
415–435 428 3 140.00–142.00 $140.65 $602 —
470–485 478 4 130.00–140.00 $135.08 $646 —
560–580 570 4 117.00–125.00 $120.93 $689 —

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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 6 140.00–148.00 $143.77 $381 -2.40
305–335 320 4 140.00–147.00 $143.34 $459 +0.06
370–385 379 5 135.00–142.00 $139.27 $528 +0.86
410–420 415 4 127.00–135.00 $130.95 $543 -0.58
450–475 458 3 120.00–127.00 $124.58 $571 +0.12
505–540 523 4 110.00–115.00 $112.42 $588 —
550–585 568 2 108.00–114.00 $110.91 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 155.00–165.00 $159.73 $439 —
300–320 307 3 150.00–160.00 $153.48 $471 -1.96
355–390 370 7 143.00–150.00 $146.84 $543 -0.60
400–440 420 4 140.00–147.00 $143.33 $602 +2.96
450–465 458 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $630 +4.53
505–515 508 3 117.00–125.00 $119.70 $608 -1.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $418 +0.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1305 1138 80-85% 14 64.00–70.00 $67.34 $766 —
1020–1500 1245 80-85% 30 73.00–79.00 $75.26 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1125 966 85-90% 5 55.00–60.00 $57.86 $559 —
1000–1100 1079 85-90% 14 63.00–68.00 $64.83 $700 +5.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1620 1472 8 91.00–97.00 $93.13 $1,371 —
1380–1560 1530 6 84.00–89.00 $84.75 $1,297 —
1750–1875 1829 4 100.00–110.00 $105.56 $1,931 +8.20

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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.