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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.48/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 474 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.17/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 791 1,184
Feeder cattle 793 617 852
Slaughter cattle 162 174 332

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 200.00–210.00 $203.05 $554 —
330–340 335 6 190.00–197.00 $193.45 $648 +13.53
370–385 378 6 175.00–185.00 $179.90 $680 +14.52
400–410 406 7 170.00–180.00 $175.77 $714 +11.94
455–490 474 15 160.00–170.00 $164.48 $780 +11.07
505–540 523 12 152.00–162.00 $157.17 $822 +11.72
550–565 558 6 145.00–155.00 $149.93 $837 —
600–635 623 4 138.00–148.00 $141.90 $884 —
660–680 667 3 135.00–140.00 $138.30 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 180.00–192.00 $186.39 $500 +18.27
300–335 318 4 177.00–185.00 $181.22 $576 +14.33
375–390 383 4 165.00–170.00 $167.45 $641 +10.49
415–425 419 9 160.00–165.00 $162.25 $680 +7.62
450–460 455 4 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $698 +7.35
500–525 510 5 145.00–150.00 $147.06 $750 +10.00
560–590 575 2 135.00–142.00 $138.41 $796 +6.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 155.00–162.00 $158.57 $576 +12.70
500–525 513 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $705 +10.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 268 3 160.00–170.00 $166.58 $446 +6.72
310–330 319 7 165.00–172.00 $168.11 $536 +14.22
355–365 360 4 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $567 +6.22
400–425 411 7 145.00–155.00 $150.57 $619 +11.13
455–470 463 4 141.00–149.00 $144.94 $671 +8.83
505–510 508 4 130.00–138.00 $134.02 $681 +9.49
560–590 575 4 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $733 —
600–635 612 3 120.00–125.00 $121.73 $745 —
650–660 655 3 119.00–125.00 $121.33 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 140.00–155.00 $147.08 $390 -2.35
325–330 328 2 150.00–157.00 $153.53 $504 +9.72
355–365 360 4 140.00–150.00 $144.93 $522 +5.04
405–435 420 6 135.00–141.00 $137.89 $579 +7.09
460–490 475 4 131.00–135.00 $133.06 $632 —
505–515 510 2 118.00–124.00 $121.03 $617 +7.95
575–590 580 3 118.00–122.00 $119.36 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $497 +1.56
450–465 458 4 117.00–127.00 $122.08 $559 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1085 1033 80-85% 11 72.00–78.00 $76.38 $789 —
1125–1355 1219 80-85% 11 81.00–86.00 $82.74 $1,009 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1100 1025 85-90% 5 64.00–69.00 $67.51 $692 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1400 4 93.00–99.00 $94.18 $1,319 -0.87
1715–1800 1758 2 104.00–108.00 $105.95 $1,863 —

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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.