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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.36/cwt -16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 365 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $174.08/cwt -16.54 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 378 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 steers $175.12/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 318 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 838 821 1,458
Feeder cattle 763 640 1,298
Slaughter cattle 75 181 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends offered due to market closure on Monday of last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 4 181.00–184.00 $182.53 $653 -24.87
400–410 406 5 167.00–173.00 $170.64 $693 -21.18
460–475 468 11 163.00–169.00 $166.32 $778 -13.31
500–525 510 5 160.00–163.00 $161.24 $822 -11.81
560–570 565 8 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $890 -7.95
600–640 615 11 142.00–150.00 $146.83 $903 -15.41
665–675 672 6 140.00–144.00 $142.68 $959 -17.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 183.00–190.00 $186.31 $592 -13.85
370–385 378 12 170.00–178.00 $174.08 $658 -16.54
400–415 408 4 160.00–165.00 $162.45 $663 -17.67
460–475 468 6 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $737 -9.97
505–515 510 11 150.00–159.00 $154.13 $786 -7.97
575–590 584 5 145.00–152.00 $149.24 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 12 170.00–180.00 $175.12 $557 -9.03
355–385 370 6 160.00–167.00 $163.36 $604 —
410–435 424 7 150.00–159.00 $153.73 $652 -11.52
500–535 512 3 145.00–147.00 $145.70 $746 +0.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 10 150.00–160.00 $154.80 $492 —
350–380 365 12 140.00–147.00 $143.36 $523 -16.42
410–435 424 7 135.00–140.00 $137.07 $581 -14.64
450–475 461 7 133.00–139.00 $135.65 $625 -10.24
505–520 511 7 129.00–132.00 $130.69 $668 —
575–590 584 7 122.00–128.00 $125.47 $733 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 367 5 150.00–157.00 $154.06 $565 -17.03
400–425 413 8 142.00–147.00 $144.42 $596 -24.11
450–475 463 4 140.00–144.00 $142.05 $658 -15.38
500–525 511 7 135.00–141.00 $137.64 $703 -12.29
550–575 560 5 130.00–135.00 $132.05 $739 -13.91
615–640 624 8 122.00–129.00 $126.31 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 140.00–147.00 $144.62 $460 -3.93
355–380 370 5 130.00–137.00 $134.31 $497 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1340 1154 80-85% 6 65.00–74.00 $67.74 $782 —
1230–1375 1303 80-85% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.58 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1050 1035 85-90% 6 53.00–55.00 $54.01 $559 -14.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1580 1548 4 83.00–88.00 $86.83 $1,344 —
1475–1800 1601 4 93.00–102.00 $96.73 $1,549 —

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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.