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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

1,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.66/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 357 lb · 13 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $270.63/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 267 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,183 884 759
Feeder cattle 911 647 600
Slaughter cattle 272 237 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
260–275 267 11 260.00–280.00 $270.63 $723 +2.25
300–330 315 8 245.00–260.00 $252.14 $794 -5.71
355–370 363 8 235.00–255.00 $244.79 $889 +3.21
400–430 415 8 230.00–242.00 $235.78 $978 -3.95
450–460 456 5 224.00–235.00 $228.34 $1,041 -9.32
505–525 515 6 210.00–220.00 $215.10 $1,108 -6.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 308 5 222.00–235.00 $229.60 $707 -5.64
350–375 363 6 220.00–230.00 $225.17 $817 -2.08
415–435 423 5 210.00–220.00 $215.89 $913 -0.91
470–490 480 8 207.00–217.00 $211.90 $1,017 —
510–530 520 6 200.00–205.00 $202.45 $1,053 +0.93

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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 6 225.00–235.00 $229.76 $604 +2.60
310–325 318 8 215.00–230.00 $222.68 $708 -5.30
350–365 357 13 208.00–220.00 $213.66 $763 -2.80
400–435 418 4 205.00–215.00 $209.79 $877 +3.83
450–465 458 6 200.00–204.00 $201.97 $925 —
500–520 511 9 185.00–200.00 $191.52 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 4 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $581 +3.20
300–315 308 4 200.00–212.00 $205.85 $634 -5.89
365–390 378 6 195.00–204.00 $199.65 $755 -5.21
435–440 438 5 190.00–201.00 $194.37 $851 -1.33
460–480 470 4 180.00–192.00 $186.13 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1250 1165 80-85% 14 90.00–100.00 $95.64 $1,114 +1.10
1100–1325 1211 80-85% 10 102.00–108.00 $104.04 $1,260 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1100 1068 85-90% 16 83.00–93.00 $86.62 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1820 1620 2 104.00–113.00 $109.06 $1,767 —
1610–1715 1663 2 115.00–123.00 $119.13 $1,981 —

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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.