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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.06/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 320 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.04/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 455 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 487 921
Feeder cattle 475 360 488
Slaughter cattle 245 127 433

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 264 5 205.00–215.00 $210.68 $556 -0.95
300–320 313 3 195.00–210.00 $199.79 $625 -2.67
410–420 415 6 182.00–187.00 $184.53 $766 -1.42
450–460 455 10 175.00–183.00 $179.04 $815 -1.48
500–515 508 6 170.00–180.00 $175.07 $889 +2.46
550–565 558 6 165.00–169.00 $166.97 $932 -0.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 185.00–195.00 $190.15 $491 -4.62
300–310 305 4 185.00–192.00 $188.56 $575 -2.93
350–385 368 6 175.00–185.00 $179.76 $662 -3.49
410–440 425 8 173.00–180.00 $176.38 $750 +1.09
460–480 470 2 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $787 —
505–520 514 5 157.00–167.00 $160.93 $827 —
570–585 578 4 155.00–159.00 $156.97 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 175.00–180.00 $177.60 $556 -4.00
360–385 373 6 165.00–172.00 $168.62 $629 -5.30
400–420 413 3 157.00–162.00 $160.39 $662 —
510–540 525 2 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 268 5 167.00–180.00 $172.43 $462 -3.63
300–340 320 10 170.00–172.00 $171.06 $547 -2.12
375–385 379 9 160.00–167.00 $163.84 $621 -4.31
405–425 414 7 153.00–160.00 $156.92 $650 -5.17
450–460 455 4 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $694 —
500–525 510 5 142.00–147.00 $144.94 $739 -3.33
555–575 562 3 132.00–140.00 $137.27 $771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 257 3 150.00–160.00 $156.75 $403 -5.45
315–325 320 6 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $504 -5.67
350–385 368 4 147.00–155.00 $150.81 $555 —
425–440 434 5 142.00–150.00 $146.87 $637 +0.23
450–480 470 3 140.00–147.00 $144.77 $680 —
500–535 518 4 130.00–137.00 $133.38 $691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 135.00–140.00 $138.44 $591 +0.97
460–470 465 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1235 1170 80-85% 18 76.00–82.00 $79.99 $936 -3.43
1210–1550 1278 80-85% 27 84.00–90.00 $86.62 $1,107 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1110 1065 85-90% 17 72.00–78.00 $75.11 $800 —
900–1215 1085 85-90% 7 63.00–70.00 $67.07 $728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1420 1343 3 104.00–107.00 $105.06 $1,411 —
1390–1540 1503 4 111.00–115.00 $111.93 $1,682 —

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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.