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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,441 933 1,105
Feeder cattle 994 606 873
Slaughter cattle 447 327 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 170.00–180.00 $173.63 $455 -8.67
370–390 381 9 165.00–172.00 $168.02 $640 -3.93
400–425 410 5 150.00–160.00 $155.85 $639 -5.09
455–475 462 3 145.00–150.00 $146.71 $678 —
500–525 513 6 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $731 —
550–590 570 4 135.00–143.00 $139.14 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 5 165.00–170.00 $167.90 $520 -5.54
355–380 372 3 152.00–160.00 $154.55 $575 -0.69
410–435 423 6 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $603 —
455–475 462 3 137.00–143.00 $140.94 $651 -3.78
510–535 523 4 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $693 +4.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 180.00–185.00 $182.60 $666 -7.95
410–425 416 5 162.00–170.00 $165.27 $688 -15.39
505–520 515 3 147.00–150.00 $149.02 $767 -5.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 5 147.00–155.00 $151.62 $488 -0.27
350–365 359 7 137.00–145.00 $141.65 $509 -1.76
400–415 408 4 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $540 -5.13
460–490 475 4 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $630 -0.29
520–540 530 4 122.00–125.00 $123.47 $654 +0.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 3 157.00–160.00 $159.04 $522 -3.54
350–365 359 5 147.00–157.00 $153.10 $550 —
400–435 423 3 142.00–152.00 $145.15 $614 -1.97
455–490 478 3 137.00–145.00 $142.46 $681 -0.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 135.00–142.00 $138.61 $457 +0.48
350–385 368 2 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $487 —
470–485 475 3 120.00–125.00 $121.70 $578 -1.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1340 1164 80-85% 31 58.00–63.00 $60.44 $704 -1.20
1080–1575 1217 80-85% 5 65.00–70.00 $66.56 $810 -3.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1100 1036 85-90% 9 51.00–57.00 $54.03 $560 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1650 1495 3 86.00–90.00 $87.80 $1,313 —

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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.