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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 884 476 249
Feeder cattle 647 338 159
Slaughter cattle 237 138 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 256 7 260.00–280.00 $268.38 $687 —
310–340 325 8 250.00–265.00 $257.85 $838 -10.00
360–385 381 6 240.00–250.00 $241.58 $920 -11.68
405–430 419 9 232.00–250.00 $239.73 $1,004 -10.09
455–475 465 4 230.00–245.00 $237.66 $1,105 -2.27
500–535 512 3 215.00–225.00 $221.51 $1,134 +3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 8 240.00–255.00 $247.43 $688 -7.10
310–325 318 4 225.00–245.00 $235.24 $748 -4.64
360–385 373 8 220.00–235.00 $227.25 $848 —
410–435 427 3 210.00–220.00 $216.80 $926 -3.29
505–540 517 3 195.00–205.00 $201.52 $1,042 +2.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 205.00–215.00 $211.79 $769 —
425–440 433 4 200.00–207.00 $203.56 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 4 220.00–235.00 $227.16 $632 —
300–330 313 9 220.00–235.00 $227.98 $714 -5.91
355–375 366 9 210.00–225.00 $216.46 $792 -4.30
405–420 413 4 204.00–208.00 $205.96 $851 -7.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 270 5 210.00–215.00 $211.89 $572 —
315–325 322 3 205.00–215.00 $211.74 $682 —
355–375 365 6 200.00–210.00 $204.86 $748 —
410–440 428 5 192.00–198.00 $195.70 $838 -2.36
505–530 518 4 180.00–185.00 $182.56 $946 +0.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 4 180.00–190.00 $184.86 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1235 1142 80-85% 5 100.00–103.00 $101.30 $1,157 +3.41
1100–1270 1194 80-85% 17 91.00–98.00 $94.54 $1,129 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1000 967 85-90% 16 80.00–90.00 $84.52 $817 -4.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1680 1462 6 109.00–116.00 $111.68 $1,633 +1.42
1260–1825 1543 2 100.00–102.00 $101.18 $1,561 —

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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.