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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 574 1,296 1,496
Feeder cattle 339 855 1,182
Slaughter cattle 235 441 314

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
260–275 270 3 180.00–185.00 $183.40 $495 -7.42
310–325 318 9 180.00–190.00 $185.67 $590 -2.97
350–380 365 8 170.00–180.00 $175.21 $640 -2.85
410–425 416 5 165.00–170.00 $167.04 $695 +3.26
450–490 470 6 155.00–160.00 $157.39 $740 -3.72
510–540 530 3 150.00–157.00 $154.75 $820 +0.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 185.00–190.00 $187.57 $685 -1.33
400–425 410 5 171.00–181.00 $175.15 $718 +1.54
450–480 470 3 167.00–172.00 $170.40 $801 —
500–535 512 3 160.00–165.00 $161.74 $828 -1.30
560–575 565 3 157.00–164.00 $161.63 $913 +3.58
600–635 621 4 150.00–157.00 $152.19 $945 +3.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 316 5 172.00–179.00 $176.25 $557 -0.69
350–385 368 4 162.00–167.00 $164.38 $605 —
450–475 463 4 145.00–152.00 $148.41 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 4 150.00–160.00 $154.84 $480 —
360–390 377 7 147.00–155.00 $151.73 $572 +3.16
410–435 425 5 135.00–145.00 $138.86 $590 -3.57
460–470 466 5 135.00–140.00 $138.03 $643 -0.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 5 165.00–170.00 $168.09 $538 -1.87
410–425 420 3 147.00–152.00 $150.37 $632 -4.91
450–465 459 5 142.00–148.00 $145.65 $669 -3.89
500–540 520 4 134.00–137.00 $135.44 $704 -6.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 407 3 125.00–132.00 $127.41 $519 -5.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1175 80-85% 39 73.00–79.00 $75.65 $889 +0.11
1400–1430 1415 80-85% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.51 $1,139 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1210 1088 85-90% 29 65.00–72.00 $68.77 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1610 1543 2 94.00–97.00 $95.43 $1,472 -19.81

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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.