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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.81/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 272 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.46/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 522 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.60/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 478 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 893 852 1,417
Feeder cattle 533 682 964
Slaughter cattle 360 170 453

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 10 235.00–250.00 $241.71 $662 +7.18
300–345 323 6 222.00–232.00 $226.90 $733 +6.66
350–395 365 4 202.00–210.00 $206.59 $754 -0.65
400–445 418 12 190.00–200.00 $195.96 $819 +1.35
450–495 475 3 182.00–188.00 $184.23 $875 +5.27
500–545 522 21 174.00–183.00 $178.46 $932 +6.40
550–595 582 7 163.00–167.00 $164.08 $955 -5.85
600–645 627 5 155.00–159.00 $156.76 $983 -2.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 240.00 $240.00 $480 —
250–295 269 4 222.00–230.00 $226.50 $609 +25.23
300–345 320 4 212.00–220.00 $217.06 $695 +16.98
350–395 361 4 195.00–197.00 $196.45 $709 +9.83
400–445 431 4 180.00–187.00 $182.13 $785 -0.91
450 450 1 177.00 $177.00 $796 +9.04
550–595 573 2 150.00–152.00 $150.96 $865 -7.00
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 230.00–235.00 $232.25 $518 —
250 250 2 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
300 300 1 205.00 $205.00 $615 —
350–395 372 3 182.00–187.00 $184.57 $687 —
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 180 4 250.00–260.00 $252.29 $454 —
200–245 223 2 225.00–240.00 $231.74 $517 —
250–295 272 22 177.00–190.00 $185.81 $505 +11.14
300–345 334 5 170.00–180.00 $172.20 $575 +0.28
350–395 373 14 160.00–170.00 $164.66 $614 +0.58
400–445 413 12 153.00–161.00 $158.35 $654 -1.32
450–495 478 20 150.00–160.00 $153.60 $734 -1.32
500–545 525 5 130.00–140.00 $134.09 $704 -8.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 240.00 $240.00 $396 —
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
250–295 275 7 160.00–170.00 $163.94 $451 +11.37
300–345 318 3 165.00–169.00 $166.91 $531 +4.31
350–395 367 6 150.00–157.00 $154.21 $566 +1.78
400–445 427 10 142.00–150.00 $145.35 $621 -2.05
450–495 467 8 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $676 +3.11
500–545 530 3 120.00–121.00 $120.31 $638 -11.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 205.00 $205.00 $410 —
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
300 300 5 150.00–155.00 $152.00 $456 —
350 350 5 140.00 $140.00 $490 +0.94
400 400 2 140.00 $140.00 $560 +2.54
450 450 1 137.00 $137.00 $616 +4.43
500–545 522 3 110.00–118.00 $114.22 $596 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 2 270.00–275.00 $272.64 $477 —
200–215 205 4 260.00–270.00 $266.13 $546 —
250–295 277 10 235.00–250.00 $240.10 $665 —
315–345 329 5 225.00–232.00 $228.50 $752 —
350–395 365 5 202.00–210.00 $207.08 $756 —
400 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
450–495 473 2 180.00–181.00 $180.48 $854 —
550 550 1 166.00 $166.00 $913 —
600–645 620 4 150.00–155.00 $152.68 $947 +7.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 221 5 240.00–250.00 $244.80 $541 —
250–295 280 4 220.00–230.00 $224.01 $627 —
300 300 1 217.00 $217.00 $651 —
350 350 1 192.00 $192.00 $672 —
400–445 430 3 180.00–189.00 $182.79 $786 —
450–495 473 2 170.00–172.00 $170.95 $809 —
550–595 573 2 152.00–155.00 $153.44 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 230.00 $230.00 $460 —
250 250 1 205.00 $205.00 $512 —
400–445 423 2 175.00–177.00 $175.95 $744 —
450–495 477 5 161.00–162.00 $161.38 $770 —
550 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1042 80-85% 44 67.00–71.00 $69.19 $721 —
905–1420 1161 80-85% 43 72.00–76.00 $73.97 $859 —
915–1400 1178 80-85% 26 77.00–81.00 $78.96 $930 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1285 911 85-90% 18 50.00–54.00 $52.13 $475 —
700–1285 972 85-90% 37 55.00–64.00 $60.21 $585 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $892 —
1100–1305 1203 75-80% 2 71.00 $71.00 $854 —
1120–1535 1272 75-80% 11 77.00–81.00 $79.71 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,635 —
1715 1715 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,938 —
1745 1745 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,885 —

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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.