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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.76/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 368 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $183.05/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 324 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 886 759 737
Feeder cattle 594 600 545
Slaughter cattle 292 159 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 271 5 185.00–195.00 $191.09 $518 -1.84
300–315 306 5 190.00–195.00 $192.94 $590 +0.98
350–365 358 4 180.00–185.00 $182.45 $653 -1.91
410–425 418 6 172.00–182.00 $177.09 $740 +0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 11 180.00–187.00 $183.05 $593 -2.02
355–375 366 7 170.00–179.00 $175.26 $641 +3.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 358 3 190.00–195.00 $191.74 $686 -1.59
460–480 470 8 170.00–178.00 $174.09 $818 -0.65
510–535 518 3 167.00–173.00 $170.94 $885 -0.78
560–580 567 3 165.00–170.00 $168.29 $954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 279 9 150.00–165.00 $158.20 $441 -0.17
320–335 328 4 155.00–162.00 $158.58 $520 +1.04
360–370 366 5 147.00–157.00 $153.07 $560 -1.49
415–425 420 4 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $620 +3.91
450–460 455 4 140.00–147.00 $143.46 $653 —
500–540 516 5 130.00–138.00 $134.65 $695 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 165.00–170.00 $167.56 $533 -4.88
350–385 368 12 160.00–170.00 $164.76 $606 -0.49
400–435 423 3 157.00–161.00 $158.26 $669 -4.67
450–475 458 3 155.00–161.00 $158.93 $728 -0.45
505–535 520 4 140.00–145.00 $142.43 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 6 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $465 -0.91
355–390 378 3 135.00–140.00 $138.44 $523 -4.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1700 1303 80-85% 26 77.00–83.00 $79.60 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1140 1102 85-90% 19 71.00–77.00 $73.67 $812 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1510 1416 8 90.00–97.00 $94.20 $1,334 —
1470–1505 1496 4 104.00–106.00 $105.51 $1,578 —

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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.