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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $444.47/cwt -31.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,058/hd at 463 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $515.71/cwt +14.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 368 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $617.73/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 362 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 627 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 13 750.00–820.00 $781.50 $1,680 -24.38
255–275 265 18 700.00–770.00 $736.32 $1,951 +13.73
305–335 319 17 640.00–690.00 $665.30 $2,122 +1.11
350–375 362 21 600.00–635.00 $617.73 $2,236 -11.90
405–440 423 20 520.00–550.00 $534.38 $2,260 -36.15
450–485 466 15 505.00–545.00 $525.59 $2,449 -13.50
510–535 523 20 490.00–510.00 $500.24 $2,616 -26.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 12 650.00–690.00 $670.75 $1,777 +20.75
300–335 316 17 600.00–630.00 $615.06 $1,944 +4.59
355–375 364 17 540.00–580.00 $560.63 $2,041 -11.48
400–435 416 17 470.00–505.00 $487.80 $2,029 -25.93
470–490 480 16 450.00–490.00 $470.42 $2,258 +4.95
510–525 518 17 440.00–480.00 $458.53 $2,375 -14.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 17 550.00–590.00 $569.59 $1,863 +3.01
350–375 363 14 500.00–530.00 $514.48 $1,868 -0.79
420–435 427 19 440.00–460.00 $449.65 $1,920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 16 680.00–740.00 $708.04 $1,898 +57.31
305–335 320 20 570.00–620.00 $593.83 $1,900 -16.89
360–385 372 15 540.00–580.00 $560.66 $2,086 +5.05
410–440 426 17 460.00–500.00 $478.12 $2,037 -27.92
455–470 463 27 435.00–455.00 $444.47 $2,058 -31.47
505–535 519 15 405.00–425.00 $414.62 $2,152 -30.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 12 600.00–660.00 $631.13 $1,672 —
320–335 327 19 520.00–550.00 $535.45 $1,751 -25.02
350–385 368 22 500.00–530.00 $515.71 $1,898 +14.85
400–440 420 16 430.00–450.00 $440.48 $1,850 -4.87
460–475 468 15 405.00–420.00 $413.12 $1,933 -7.53
505–535 520 12 360.00–395.00 $377.00 $1,960 -33.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 17 440.00–490.00 $466.97 $1,742 +65.89
405–435 419 15 400.00–425.00 $412.89 $1,730 -0.31

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1440 1120 80-85% 17 172.00–182.00 $174.06 $1,949 —
1055–1810 1194 80-85% 60 153.00–165.00 $158.91 $1,897 -9.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1140 1050 85-90% 33 144.00–152.00 $148.13 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1950 1610 3 209.00–214.00 $211.02 $3,397 +17.74
1560–2290 1925 6 191.00–195.00 $192.62 $3,708 —

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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.