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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $125.11/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 563 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 819 919 883
Feeder cattle 606 652 468
Slaughter cattle 213 267 415

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 190.00–197.00 $192.28 $610 -2.84
360–385 373 6 183.00–187.00 $185.07 $690 +1.50
400–415 408 4 175.00–181.00 $178.06 $726 +1.21
455–465 460 4 167.00–169.00 $167.99 $773 —
555–575 565 8 152.00–162.00 $156.91 $887 —
625–635 630 4 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $888 —
655–675 668 3 135.00–140.00 $138.37 $924 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 3 200.00–209.00 $206.21 $676 -4.89
410–425 415 3 182.00–190.00 $184.73 $767 -5.57
450–465 456 5 176.00–181.00 $178.04 $812 -1.38
505–525 515 6 170.00–180.00 $174.90 $901 -5.96
555–570 565 3 167.00–172.00 $168.64 $953 —
605–615 611 4 160.00–169.00 $162.73 $994 —
650–665 660 3 145.00–149.00 $147.69 $975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 5 175.00–185.00 $180.73 $567 -4.84
360–370 365 6 171.00–180.00 $175.44 $640 —
500–540 520 4 148.00–157.00 $152.33 $792 —
560–590 577 7 143.00–151.00 $146.33 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 6 160.00–165.00 $162.38 $427 +2.69
360–370 365 4 152.00–157.00 $154.47 $564 -0.08
400–420 411 7 150.00–155.00 $152.08 $625 —
460–470 466 5 145.00–150.00 $146.97 $685 —
500–530 513 9 132.00–138.00 $134.75 $691 -5.54
610–625 618 4 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $772 —
655–665 660 4 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 147.00–152.00 $149.42 $471 +0.84
360–375 365 3 140.00–145.00 $141.71 $517 +3.29
480–490 486 9 130.00–180.00 $151.97 $739 —
500–535 515 7 122.00–130.00 $125.56 $647 —
550–575 563 10 120.00–130.00 $125.11 $704 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 165.00–174.00 $169.39 $539 -6.24
360–385 370 5 160.00–167.00 $164.09 $607 -4.68
400–420 410 6 157.00–160.00 $158.54 $650 -5.83
500–525 510 5 140.00–143.00 $141.76 $723 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1810 1235 80-85% 12 83.00–89.00 $85.11 $1,051 —
1085–1650 1335 80-85% 22 77.00–82.00 $79.32 $1,059 -5.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1355 1197 85-90% 20 72.00–77.00 $75.57 $905 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1450 1400 2 91.00–95.00 $93.07 $1,303 —
1335–1605 1425 3 97.00–105.00 $100.00 $1,425 —

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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.