Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.22/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 308 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $235.31/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $202.30/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 463 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,098	946	1,048
Feeder cattle	823	681	849
Slaughter cattle	275	265	199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	256	9	245.00–270.00	$255.87	$655	-3.45
315–335	325	12	225.00–245.00	$235.31	$765	+0.93
360–370	366	5	210.00–230.00	$217.87	$797	-3.64
400–420	410	10	205.00–222.00	$213.29	$874	-1.80
450–475	463	12	195.00–210.00	$202.30	$937	-0.32
500–520	510	4	195.00–205.00	$199.90	$1,019	+7.22
550–570	560	8	185.00–195.00	$189.91	$1,063	+3.97
600–625	618	6	180.00–190.00	$182.44	$1,127	+5.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	5	220.00–235.00	$229.32	$642	+10.95
300–340	320	4	210.00–220.00	$215.31	$689	+7.69
370–380	377	3	195.00–205.00	$201.73	$761	—
400–410	405	4	192.00–200.00	$195.95	$794	+1.19
450–475	463	4	180.00–190.00	$184.86	$856	-1.06
510–535	518	3	180.00–185.00	$183.28	$949	+5.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	4	185.00–192.00	$188.55	$707	—
505–530	518	4	165.00–172.00	$168.58	$873	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	279	9	200.00–217.00	$207.71	$580	+8.18
300–315	308	14	190.00–208.00	$199.22	$614	+7.96
350–375	361	9	180.00–200.00	$190.77	$689	+9.53
405–425	415	8	170.00–185.00	$177.32	$736	-0.51
450–465	458	4	170.00–184.00	$177.11	$811	+7.00
510–540	525	4	160.00–170.00	$164.86	$866	+1.26
565–575	568	3	155.00–165.00	$158.37	$900	-0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	6	170.00–190.00	$179.26	$484	+5.43
310–325	319	5	175.00–185.00	$178.89	$571	—
360–385	373	4	165.00–175.00	$169.83	$633	—
410–425	419	7	157.00–167.00	$162.80	$682	-2.70
455–480	468	4	155.00–165.00	$160.13	$749	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1215	1083	80-85%	23	91.00–100.00	$95.65	$1,036	—
1350–1650	1435	80-85%	17	101.00–111.00	$105.06	$1,508	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	943	85-90%	7	76.00–86.00	$81.45	$768	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1410	1349	6	99.00–103.00	$101.40	$1,368	—
1385–1855	1667	5	106.00–111.00	$109.34	$1,823	-7.62
1760–1780	1770	2	117.00–124.00	$120.52	$2,133	—

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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.