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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $217.02/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 332 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.54/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 460 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 1,171 734
Feeder cattle 597 843 382
Slaughter cattle 131 328 352

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 267 7 215.00–237.00 $226.76 $605 -2.41
310–335 332 37 215.00–235.00 $217.02 $721 -1.33
350–370 363 3 207.00–222.00 $211.82 $769 +1.28
400–430 415 4 195.00–202.00 $198.37 $823 +7.31
460–480 470 6 180.00–190.00 $184.89 $869 +0.97
515–540 532 3 180.00–185.00 $181.61 $966 +2.91
560–575 565 3 170.00–177.00 $174.63 $987 —
600–610 603 3 165.00–170.00 $168.31 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 200.00–212.00 $205.84 $583 +0.28
300–310 305 4 200.00–210.00 $205.08 $625 +9.23
360–380 373 3 190.00–200.00 $193.21 $721 +2.31
415–435 423 5 180.00–187.00 $182.88 $774 +3.12
470–480 478 4 170.00–175.00 $173.77 $831 —
500–535 523 3 165.00–175.00 $168.18 $880 +3.32
550–590 563 3 160.00–165.00 $163.25 $919 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 165.00–175.00 $169.85 $718 +5.00
475–490 480 3 155.00–165.00 $158.40 $760 —

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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 4 180.00–190.00 $184.67 $495 +0.12
300–320 309 7 170.00–185.00 $176.67 $546 +1.19
365–375 369 5 165.00–172.00 $167.85 $619 -0.02
405–435 425 3 163.00–170.00 $165.22 $702 -1.89
455–465 460 12 160.00–167.00 $163.54 $752 +5.63
505–535 520 6 147.00–157.00 $152.14 $791 +4.70
600–635 618 2 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 6 160.00–167.00 $163.56 $499 +3.84
350–365 355 3 152.00–160.00 $154.74 $549 -3.71
410–430 423 3 150.00–157.00 $154.74 $655 +2.19
450–490 463 3 145.00–153.00 $147.82 $684 +3.20
505–520 513 4 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 467 3 125.00–132.00 $129.75 $606 +6.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1275 1206 80-85% 9 75.00–79.00 $77.12 $930 —
1270–1390 1294 80-85% 5 80.00–84.00 $80.86 $1,046 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1205 1179 85-90% 6 66.00–71.00 $69.56 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1525 1508 2 91.00–95.00 $92.98 $1,402 —
1580–1680 1645 4 101.00–104.00 $102.77 $1,691 —
1710–2055 1883 2 109.00–113.00 $110.82 $2,087 +5.98

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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.