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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $180.12/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 430 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.05/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 522 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $211.88/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 318 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 1,221 1,358
Feeder cattle 640 672 1,005
Slaughter cattle 181 549 353

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 8 210.00–235.00 $222.27 $600 -3.57
310–325 318 10 207.00–217.00 $211.88 $674 -3.38
360–370 365 4 200.00–215.00 $207.40 $757 -4.30
405–435 420 8 187.00–197.00 $191.82 $806 -2.51
455–490 471 9 175.00–185.00 $179.63 $846 -4.19
500–540 522 11 170.00–177.00 $173.05 $903 -2.42
555–585 570 8 163.00–168.00 $165.43 $943 -0.17
630–640 634 9 160.00–165.00 $162.24 $1,029 —
650–670 663 4 157.00–162.00 $160.27 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 6 195.00–205.00 $200.16 $620 +0.01
360–370 366 9 185.00–195.00 $190.62 $698 -0.90
420–440 430 12 175.00–185.00 $180.12 $775 +0.37
450–475 463 4 165.00–170.00 $167.43 $775 -1.87
510–530 521 7 160.00–165.00 $162.10 $845 -0.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 180.00–190.00 $184.15 $595 —
405–420 415 3 162.00–172.00 $165.25 $686 -2.95
450–475 467 3 157.00–162.00 $160.39 $749 —
510–540 530 3 142.00–147.00 $145.40 $771 -1.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 8 175.00–190.00 $182.86 $481 +5.45
310–330 320 8 172.00–185.00 $178.70 $572 +2.03
370–385 377 9 167.00–176.00 $171.09 $645 +5.23
400–425 408 3 162.00–172.00 $168.53 $688 +2.44
450–475 463 6 155.00–160.00 $157.43 $729 -4.71
510–525 518 8 145.00–155.00 $149.93 $777 -0.01
565–575 570 4 142.00–150.00 $145.96 $832 +1.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 267 3 160.00–170.00 $166.63 $445 —
365–390 376 7 157.00–162.00 $159.78 $601 +6.00
400–420 408 5 147.00–155.00 $151.71 $619 -2.83
450–475 463 4 142.00–150.00 $145.89 $675 -5.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 147.00–152.00 $148.55 $480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1050 1011 85-90% 15 76.00–77.00 $76.74 $776 +1.43
930–1050 1017 85-90% 11 65.00–71.00 $68.50 $697 -6.81
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1275 1115 80-85% 11 77.00–81.00 $78.78 $878 -13.72
1115–1350 1199 80-85% 10 82.00–87.00 $83.86 $1,005 -1.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1310 1260 2 103.00–104.00 $103.48 $1,304 —
1400–1660 1487 3 108.00–111.00 $109.88 $1,634 +1.00

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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.