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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.05/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 530 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.15/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 568 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.76/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,461 963 1,465
Feeder cattle 1,067 732 1,201
Slaughter cattle 394 231 264

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 270 3 210.00–230.00 $223.83 $604 +6.94
300–330 315 4 210.00–220.00 $214.76 $676 +3.43
350–385 368 8 180.00–190.00 $184.76 $680 -10.07
400–420 412 5 170.00–174.00 $172.45 $710 -7.61
455–485 470 6 160.00–170.00 $164.84 $775 -4.76
505–535 520 6 151.00–157.00 $154.09 $801 +0.15
550–575 563 10 149.00–156.00 $152.58 $859 +1.89
615–630 624 9 140.00–147.00 $143.19 $894 +1.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 265 3 185.00–200.00 $189.81 $503 —
300–335 312 3 190.00–200.00 $193.58 $604 -1.22
360–370 366 7 170.00–179.00 $175.20 $641 -5.46
410–435 423 8 158.00–167.00 $162.63 $688 -2.13
450–480 465 6 147.00–155.00 $150.87 $702 -1.56
510–535 523 2 140.00–147.00 $143.58 $751 -1.79
560–580 573 3 140.00–145.00 $143.37 $822 +5.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 170.00–180.00 $176.22 $578 —
350–385 373 3 160.00–165.00 $163.44 $610 -3.07
410–425 417 9 145.00–155.00 $149.53 $624 —
450–480 465 4 140.00–145.00 $142.58 $663 —
520–535 529 7 130.00–135.00 $132.11 $699 -1.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 165.00–175.00 $168.13 $457 -2.25
300–325 311 7 165.00–175.00 $170.52 $530 -1.56
350–385 368 10 155.00–165.00 $159.76 $588 -10.93
420–435 426 7 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $663 -5.20
455–475 463 5 147.00–157.00 $151.10 $700 +0.94
525–535 530 12 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $716 -0.12
550–585 568 12 127.00–137.00 $132.15 $751 +2.47
600–620 615 8 125.00–135.00 $131.42 $808 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 265 5 150.00–160.00 $156.23 $414 —
315–340 330 5 150.00–160.00 $156.18 $515 -2.98
350–385 362 3 145.00–150.00 $148.23 $537 -6.90
415–440 423 3 137.00–147.00 $143.54 $607 +0.36
460–485 473 6 134.00–140.00 $136.92 $648 -1.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 4 130.00–137.00 $133.36 $493 -6.40
415–435 425 2 125.00–132.00 $128.58 $546 —
450–485 468 6 121.00–130.00 $125.67 $588 +0.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1235 1045 80-85% 41 64.00–69.00 $67.02 $700 —
1340–1350 1342 80-85% 21 71.00–74.00 $71.72 $962 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1115 1077 85-90% 12 57.00–62.00 $59.17 $637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1500 1406 6 86.00–92.00 $89.49 $1,258 —
1690–1850 1770 2 95.00–100.00 $97.61 $1,728 —

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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.