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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (275)

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $390.20/cwt -20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $389.57/cwt -20.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 470 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $423.07/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,781/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
Arcadia, FL 4-weight heifers sold at $405/cwt, $7/cwt above the FL average ($398), but $10/cwt under Arcadia Livestock Auction ($415). FL 4-weight heifers are down $26/cwt from their mid-July peak of $444. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,066 1,284 1,181
Feeder cattle 853 1,027 886
Slaughter cattle 213 257 295

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 12 700.00–780.00 $738.26 $1,698 -15.00
255–290 274 11 660.00–700.00 $676.92 $1,855 +3.56
310–335 322 15 620.00–650.00 $634.58 $2,043 -4.99
360–385 373 14 560.00–590.00 $574.50 $2,143 -15.09
405–430 417 17 500.00–540.00 $519.42 $2,166 -13.39
465–480 473 14 440.00–460.00 $450.16 $2,129 -30.37
510–535 522 15 410.00–430.00 $420.43 $2,195 -68.30
550–575 563 12 400.00–410.00 $404.89 $2,280 -20.20
605–635 625 9 345.00–385.00 $357.91 $2,237 -30.45
650–665 663 7 330.00–360.00 $334.20 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 269 9 610.00–650.00 $626.86 $1,686 +7.95
300–335 318 10 580.00–600.00 $589.45 $1,874 -20.86
360–385 373 14 530.00–550.00 $539.66 $2,013 -16.79
420–440 429 17 460.00–490.00 $475.53 $2,040 -9.20
455–470 463 12 415.00–435.00 $424.84 $1,967 -9.68
510–535 522 23 380.00–400.00 $390.20 $2,037 -20.52
550–585 566 17 360.00–390.00 $374.58 $2,120 -25.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 10 540.00–570.00 $554.42 $1,791 -21.28
360–390 376 15 480.00–510.00 $496.60 $1,867 -18.90
405–440 423 12 410.00–450.00 $430.83 $1,822 -8.46
455–485 469 11 390.00–405.00 $397.06 $1,862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 10 650.00–690.00 $668.64 $1,471 -47.43
255–280 268 10 600.00–650.00 $626.17 $1,678 +1.71
320–335 328 16 530.00–550.00 $540.23 $1,772 -40.68
350–375 362 15 490.00–520.00 $504.52 $1,826 -18.38
410–440 426 17 440.00–460.00 $449.06 $1,913 -1.12
450–480 464 17 410.00–440.00 $425.40 $1,974 -6.46
505–535 519 11 380.00–405.00 $393.28 $2,041 -19.04
560–590 575 10 365.00–385.00 $374.74 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 10 530.00–570.00 $551.48 $1,489 -16.63
310–340 326 15 500.00–520.00 $508.88 $1,659 -29.34
360–375 368 13 450.00–480.00 $466.46 $1,717 -17.92
410–430 421 19 415.00–430.00 $423.07 $1,781 +3.84
450–490 470 22 380.00–400.00 $389.57 $1,831 -20.64
510–530 520 16 350.00–370.00 $359.81 $1,871 -30.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 12 410.00–440.00 $425.61 $1,575 -14.79
405–425 415 10 385.00–405.00 $394.76 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1850 1310 80-85% 80 170.00–197.00 $184.63 $2,419 —
1450–1500 1481 80-85% 8 200.00–212.00 $204.41 $3,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1110 1082 85-90% 8 150.00–158.00 $152.87 $1,654 —
980–1435 1232 85-90% 18 160.00–172.00 $165.95 $2,045 -0.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2060 1647 7 215.00–231.00 $223.05 $3,674 —

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Price trend

high 739.06 low 569.40 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

300–349 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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