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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.48/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 412 lb · 21 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $223.27/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 278 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.27/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 314 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 829 731 357
Feeder cattle 605 570 246
Slaughter cattle 224 161 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 18 215.00–232.00 $223.27 $621 -2.63
305–315 310 13 210.00–225.00 $216.80 $672 -3.28
355–365 360 6 200.00–212.00 $205.92 $741 -3.98
415–435 425 6 185.00–197.00 $190.86 $811 +1.95
450–480 465 10 183.00–192.00 $187.35 $871 +2.43
500–535 518 4 180.00–185.00 $182.58 $946 +3.66
600–625 607 8 162.00–171.00 $165.04 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 256 5 200.00–210.00 $205.86 $527 +0.82
300–335 318 6 197.00–207.00 $201.72 $641 +2.45
350–375 363 4 185.00–195.00 $190.17 $690 +2.09
400–435 418 4 177.00–182.00 $179.60 $751 +1.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 3 187.00–195.00 $189.56 $612 +2.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 11 170.00–189.00 $178.55 $496 -3.18
305–325 314 15 177.00–190.00 $183.27 $575 +8.68
350–380 362 5 172.00–180.00 $176.64 $639 +1.77
400–435 412 21 165.00–175.00 $171.48 $706 +6.60
480–490 485 8 157.00–164.00 $160.46 $778 -1.12
510–525 519 7 154.00–160.00 $156.53 $812 +8.14
550–560 557 3 145.00–155.00 $148.29 $826 —
625–635 630 4 127.00–132.00 $129.52 $816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 6 160.00–167.00 $163.57 $417 +1.71
310–335 323 4 162.00–170.00 $166.16 $537 —
355–390 373 4 160.00–167.00 $163.66 $610 +8.66
400–410 403 3 155.00–163.00 $157.71 $636 +4.47
450–485 462 3 147.00–155.00 $149.80 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 375 3 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $556 —
415–425 422 3 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $605 —
455–475 468 3 133.00–142.00 $135.91 $636 —
520–540 530 4 127.00–132.00 $129.45 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1410 1143 80-85% 34 83.00–88.00 $85.34 $975 —
1070–1270 1154 80-85% 10 90.00–95.00 $91.83 $1,060 -3.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1080 1029 85-90% 11 76.00–82.00 $78.23 $805 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1385 1330 2 94.00–100.00 $96.88 $1,289 -15.71
1350–1690 1480 9 116.00–120.00 $117.83 $1,744 -5.49
1250–1720 1538 4 105.00–111.00 $108.94 $1,675 —

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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.