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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.73/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 323 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $174.40/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 840 1,329
Feeder cattle 626 546 1,063
Slaughter cattle 157 294 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
250–285 265 7 180.00–200.00 $190.78 $506 -4.27
300–330 315 8 185.00–192.00 $188.33 $593 +1.60
370–380 376 5 177.00–185.00 $180.15 $677 +0.72
400–435 418 6 170.00–175.00 $172.60 $721 -0.36
515–540 526 9 160.00–167.00 $163.81 $862 +1.93
565–590 578 6 150.00–156.00 $153.06 $885 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 411 7 180.00–186.00 $182.66 $751 —
450–470 460 10 170.00–179.00 $174.40 $802 —
510–535 520 5 168.00–171.00 $169.77 $883 -3.54
550–585 568 8 160.00–168.00 $163.88 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 175.00–180.00 $177.62 $568 -0.02
355–390 373 8 165.00–175.00 $170.23 $635 -2.25
505–515 510 4 145.00–155.00 $149.95 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 272 9 165.00–177.00 $170.01 $462 —
305–340 323 10 167.00–177.00 $171.73 $555 +2.26
360–370 366 5 160.00–165.00 $163.03 $597 +3.22
400–425 411 7 153.00–160.00 $156.90 $645 +2.97
450–490 470 4 150.00–154.00 $151.91 $714 -0.07
505–525 515 6 135.00–142.00 $138.57 $714 +2.59
560–575 568 4 134.00–142.00 $137.95 $784 —
610–645 623 5 126.00–133.00 $130.35 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 270 3 150.00–162.00 $154.15 $416 -1.71
310–325 318 6 155.00–162.00 $158.58 $504 +1.94
360–375 366 5 147.00–155.00 $151.72 $555 +2.67
415–430 423 4 141.00–150.00 $145.58 $616 +3.94
455–470 461 5 142.00–147.00 $144.96 $668 +4.99
565–580 575 3 127.00–130.00 $129.02 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 140.00–147.00 $144.57 $473 -2.68
360–370 366 5 135.00–142.00 $139.25 $510 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1125 1059 80-85% 12 90.00–96.00 $92.38 $978 —
1020–1250 1134 80-85% 17 82.00–88.00 $85.19 $966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1110 1027 85-90% 10 73.00–79.00 $75.82 $779 +1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1550 1433 3 104.00–111.00 $107.52 $1,541 —
1550 1550 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,798 —

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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.