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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.44/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 418 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.89/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $518/hd at 370 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $157.41/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 316 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 791 976 1,042
Feeder cattle 617 527 792
Slaughter cattle 174 449 250

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 10 160.00–177.00 $168.12 $467 +5.20
325–340 333 8 162.00–172.00 $166.89 $556 —
355–385 372 7 154.00–159.00 $156.96 $584 -0.01
410–435 423 10 150.00–159.00 $154.63 $654 +5.24
460–485 470 5 142.00–149.00 $146.11 $687 —
500–525 510 5 135.00–140.00 $137.06 $699 —
555–575 568 3 130.00–135.00 $131.63 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 11 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $497 -0.13
365–390 378 4 142.00–150.00 $145.87 $551 —
405–415 411 9 137.00–147.00 $141.38 $581 +0.73
465–480 474 5 135.00–140.00 $136.96 $649 +1.88
520–530 524 7 122.00–130.00 $126.53 $663 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 4 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $558 +2.36
355–380 368 4 162.00–169.00 $165.38 $609 -2.17
400–435 418 4 160.00–168.00 $163.83 $685 +2.73
450–465 455 3 150.00–160.00 $153.41 $698 -3.55
500–515 508 4 142.00–149.00 $145.45 $739 -4.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 10 155.00–165.00 $159.86 $444 +0.13
305–320 314 5 150.00–160.00 $153.89 $483 +0.41
365–370 368 7 147.00–157.00 $151.25 $557 +4.41
410–425 418 12 136.00–143.00 $139.44 $583 -3.89
450–475 463 10 132.00–140.00 $136.11 $630 -1.35
515–525 520 6 121.00–128.00 $124.53 $648 +4.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 147.00–152.00 $149.43 $400 +5.66
300–330 315 6 140.00–148.00 $143.81 $453 +0.47
360–380 370 12 136.00–144.00 $139.89 $518 +0.62
410–425 419 7 125.00–135.00 $130.80 $548 -0.15
505–540 526 5 110.00–115.00 $113.08 $595 +0.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 130.00–135.00 $131.58 $430 -0.96
370–390 378 5 125.00–135.00 $130.87 $495 —
410–435 423 4 118.00–122.00 $119.94 $507 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1100 1072 80-85% 6 71.00–74.00 $73.05 $783 —
1080–1450 1189 80-85% 31 65.00–70.00 $67.40 $801 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1325 1242 85-90% 9 56.00–62.00 $59.98 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1505 1428 2 94.00–96.00 $95.05 $1,357 —
1310–1690 1437 6 88.00–93.00 $89.54 $1,287 —

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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.