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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.55/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 278 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,171 1,171 499
Feeder cattle 843 749 375
Slaughter cattle 328 422 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 267 9 220.00–240.00 $229.17 $612 -8.11
305–325 315 8 207.00–229.00 $218.35 $688 -7.13
350–390 370 4 200.00–220.00 $210.54 $779 -5.08
410–420 416 5 185.00–195.00 $191.06 $795 -12.30
450–465 459 5 180.00–190.00 $183.92 $844 -11.00
500–515 505 3 177.00–182.00 $178.70 $902 -6.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 4 195.00–215.00 $205.56 $555 +3.84
315–335 323 5 190.00–200.00 $195.85 $633 —
360–375 366 5 185.00–195.00 $190.90 $699 -4.00
410–435 427 3 175.00–182.00 $179.76 $768 -5.00
505–535 520 4 160.00–170.00 $164.86 $857 -5.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 5 180.00–187.00 $184.01 $578 —
350–390 370 4 175.00–180.00 $177.64 $657 —
415–440 428 4 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $706 -8.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 10 175.00–195.00 $184.55 $513 +1.10
305–320 312 9 170.00–182.00 $175.48 $547 -5.64
350–365 356 5 165.00–172.00 $167.87 $598 -4.76
400–440 422 9 165.00–170.00 $167.11 $705 +0.99
460–490 475 6 155.00–161.00 $157.91 $750 -0.04
500–540 524 5 144.00–153.00 $147.44 $773 -0.51
550–560 557 3 140.00–145.00 $141.65 $789 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 155.00–165.00 $159.72 $508 —
355–365 360 4 155.00–162.00 $158.45 $570 -0.95
405–420 413 4 150.00–155.00 $152.55 $630 +4.14
465–480 470 3 140.00–147.00 $144.62 $680 —
550–575 563 4 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $746 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 455 4 120.00–127.00 $123.54 $562 +0.17

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1055 1031 85-90% 4 61.00–67.00 $65.60 $676 —
950–1115 1049 85-90% 22 65.00–75.00 $70.99 $745 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1200 1157 80-85% 11 76.00–82.00 $78.61 $910 —
1080–1310 1253 80-85% 9 83.00–89.00 $86.57 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1605 1571 4 110.00–113.00 $110.77 $1,740 —
1715–2080 1898 4 101.00–108.00 $104.84 $1,990 —

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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.