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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.73/cwt -10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 505 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.61/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 458 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.82/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 570 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 600 1,076
Feeder cattle 506 372 904
Slaughter cattle 134 228 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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
310–330 320 8 200.00–215.00 $207.27 $663 -16.17
350–380 364 13 195.00–205.00 $199.82 $727 -8.40
450–465 458 16 175.00–188.00 $181.61 $832 -8.34
500–510 505 17 175.00–183.00 $178.73 $903 -10.13
550–590 570 16 168.00–178.00 $172.82 $985 -8.09
600–640 617 7 161.00–166.00 $163.13 $1,007 -8.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 7 187.00–197.00 $192.83 $615 -6.85
365–380 372 11 180.00–190.00 $185.35 $690 —
460–475 466 5 165.00–172.00 $169.15 $788 -5.48
500–535 512 3 165.00–170.00 $168.26 $861 -6.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 482 3 153.00–165.00 $156.86 $756 -9.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 258 3 167.00–175.00 $172.16 $444 -16.58
300–325 310 5 170.00–177.00 $174.06 $540 -10.90
355–390 373 14 167.00–177.00 $171.77 $641 -6.65
400–415 408 11 160.00–170.00 $164.45 $671 -4.64
465–480 473 8 155.00–162.00 $158.44 $749 -7.99
515–525 519 9 150.00–160.00 $155.51 $807 -9.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 4 155.00–165.00 $160.28 $425 —
325–340 334 5 160.00–167.00 $162.72 $543 -3.40
350–360 356 7 150.00–162.00 $156.94 $559 —
450–485 468 4 145.00–150.00 $147.59 $691 -6.34
510–525 520 3 135.00–145.00 $138.27 $719 —
550–565 558 4 131.00–140.00 $135.44 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 4 139.00–145.00 $141.86 $522 —
400–410 405 4 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $577 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1290 1079 80-85% 15 77.00–80.00 $78.99 $852 —
1250–1380 1290 80-85% 11 81.00–83.00 $82.45 $1,064 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1143 85-90% 19 71.00–77.00 $74.19 $848 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1450 1375 5 92.00–98.00 $94.87 $1,304 —
1510–1605 1558 2 112.00–117.00 $114.58 $1,785 —
1405–1885 1578 6 107.00–110.00 $108.58 $1,713 —

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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.