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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

1,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $230.48/cwt -11.40 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 263 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.34/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 358 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $219.81/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 310 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,317 1,202 623
Feeder cattle 777 673 406
Slaughter cattle 540 529 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
250–275 263 16 220.00–240.00 $230.48 $606 -11.40
300–320 310 12 210.00–229.00 $219.81 $681 -2.90
350–385 368 10 205.00–220.00 $212.14 $781 -3.51
400–440 418 9 190.00–205.00 $197.02 $824 -5.62
450–470 462 5 185.00–200.00 $190.84 $882 -1.90
505–525 513 5 175.00–190.00 $181.14 $929 -8.72
560–575 570 3 170.00–177.00 $174.71 $996 —
605–635 629 5 155.00–160.00 $155.96 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 5 200.00–210.00 $205.87 $578 -1.86
310–340 325 4 200.00–205.00 $202.38 $658 -2.78
355–375 368 3 187.00–195.00 $189.57 $698 -9.25
400–440 413 3 175.00–182.00 $179.52 $741 -5.33
450–475 465 5 170.00–178.00 $173.10 $805 -1.76
510–530 520 4 160.00–170.00 $165.10 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 170.00–180.00 $176.67 $663 -8.40
410–435 423 4 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $697 -3.75
455–470 465 3 160.00–167.00 $162.28 $755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 8 177.00–190.00 $183.69 $474 +9.06
315–325 320 6 177.00–183.00 $179.95 $576 +0.11
350–365 358 12 165.00–180.00 $172.34 $617 -0.87
405–425 413 5 165.00–175.00 $170.88 $706 +2.40
455–475 465 4 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $720 —
500–515 509 5 145.00–151.00 $147.36 $750 +2.29
550–565 560 3 140.00–147.00 $144.71 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 5 160.00–170.00 $163.78 $529 -0.99
350–380 365 6 150.00–160.00 $155.21 $567 -3.68
450–490 470 4 140.00–145.00 $142.61 $670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 421 5 130.00–137.00 $132.66 $558 -4.91
450–475 463 4 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $614 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1175 1127 80-85% 30 73.00–79.00 $75.84 $855 —
1100–1500 1272 80-85% 19 81.00–89.00 $82.91 $1,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1320 1019 85-90% 20 63.00–68.00 $66.41 $677 —
960–1075 1040 85-90% 23 71.00–78.00 $73.12 $760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1615 1443 9 95.00–100.00 $97.51 $1,407 —
1335–1810 1576 9 102.00–110.00 $106.99 $1,686 —
1615–1675 1645 4 115.00–121.00 $118.05 $1,942 —

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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.