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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $179.38/cwt -13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 369 lb · 11 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $218.81/cwt -7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 270 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,081 728 862
Feeder cattle 768 597 655
Slaughter cattle 313 131 207

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 10 210.00–227.00 $218.81 $591 -7.95
300–310 306 9 200.00–217.00 $207.42 $635 -9.60
350–360 356 5 190.00–200.00 $193.93 $690 -17.89
400–425 413 4 185.00–190.00 $187.58 $775 -10.79
465–485 472 3 175.00–182.00 $179.60 $848 -5.29
500–535 512 3 167.00–170.00 $168.95 $865 -12.66
550–575 558 3 162.00–170.00 $167.25 $933 -7.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 6 195.00–205.00 $199.86 $556 -5.98
300–335 318 6 190.00–198.00 $193.78 $616 -11.30
355–380 369 11 175.00–185.00 $179.38 $662 -13.83
400–410 405 6 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $709 -7.82
455–475 465 4 166.00–172.00 $168.94 $786 -4.83
555–575 565 2 147.00–155.00 $151.07 $854 -12.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 180.00–189.00 $182.94 $580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 266 5 170.00–180.00 $174.36 $464 -10.31
300–335 318 8 165.00–175.00 $169.72 $540 -6.95
365–370 368 4 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $598 -5.33
410–435 421 7 152.00–160.00 $156.46 $659 -8.76
460–490 475 4 150.00–157.00 $153.39 $729 -10.15
520–535 528 2 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $758 -8.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 150.00–165.00 $157.29 $429 —
305–335 320 8 152.00–162.00 $156.77 $502 -6.79
360–375 368 4 145.00–152.00 $148.57 $547 -6.17
420–435 430 3 142.00–145.00 $144.02 $619 -10.72
510–540 525 4 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $695 -0.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 378 3 130.00–140.00 $136.78 $517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1150 1072 80-85% 13 75.00–81.00 $78.03 $836 —
1210–1415 1345 80-85% 20 85.00–90.00 $87.03 $1,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1170 1094 85-90% 9 64.00–70.00 $67.28 $736 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1570 1553 3 91.00–93.00 $92.35 $1,434 —
1590–1670 1643 3 96.00–103.00 $98.26 $1,614 -4.51
1550–1710 1670 6 106.00–112.00 $107.93 $1,802 —

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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.