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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $190.22/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 366 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 829 764
Feeder cattle 411 605 596
Slaughter cattle 193 224 168

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 266 5 200.00–210.00 $206.09 $548 +0.23
310–340 325 8 190.00–200.00 $195.23 $634 -6.49
350–385 366 11 185.00–195.00 $190.22 $696 +0.05
405–415 408 3 177.00–180.00 $178.98 $730 -0.62
450–465 455 3 167.00–175.00 $169.73 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 6 205.00–210.00 $207.58 $643 -9.22
415–440 428 4 182.00–192.00 $186.85 $800 -4.01
450–465 459 5 178.00–184.00 $180.35 $828 -7.00
505–525 515 4 170.00–179.00 $174.59 $899 -7.99
550–565 555 3 170.00–175.00 $171.70 $953 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 180.00–189.00 $184.64 $600 -4.92
350–365 360 3 180.00–184.00 $182.70 $658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 265 3 170.00–182.00 $177.85 $471 -0.70
315–325 319 9 170.00–180.00 $175.48 $560 -7.79
375–390 383 6 166.00–176.00 $170.90 $655 -5.74
400–405 402 9 162.00–171.00 $166.03 $667 -5.45
450–485 471 5 157.00–161.00 $158.53 $747 -1.93
500–535 514 5 150.00–157.00 $154.09 $792 -2.44
550–555 553 3 150.00–155.00 $153.34 $848 +5.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 7 150.00–165.00 $159.04 $437 -4.53
310–335 323 6 162.00–169.00 $165.64 $535 -0.52
510–525 520 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1310 1137 80-85% 20 75.00–81.00 $78.29 $890 -7.05
1180–1415 1244 80-85% 13 82.00–86.00 $83.09 $1,034 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1335 1166 85-90% 12 74.00–80.00 $76.12 $888 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1620 1580 3 94.00–100.00 $96.05 $1,518 —
1150–1750 1600 4 105.00–112.00 $110.74 $1,772 —

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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.