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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.47/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 518 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 792 887 778
Feeder cattle 507 479 529
Slaughter cattle 285 408 249

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 263 3 205.00–212.00 $209.78 $552 —
310–340 325 8 197.00–207.00 $201.77 $656 -3.04
375–390 381 5 189.00–197.00 $192.28 $733 -0.35
400–435 418 6 184.00–193.00 $188.31 $787 +3.28
450–475 463 6 175.00–181.00 $178.08 $825 +1.14
510–525 518 11 170.00–180.00 $174.47 $904 +0.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 255 3 185.00–195.00 $191.54 $488 —
310–325 316 5 185.00–192.00 $189.12 $598 +2.02
355–370 363 6 155.00–180.00 $167.76 $609 -14.11
410–420 415 8 170.00–180.00 $174.94 $726 -0.20
450–465 460 3 161.00–170.00 $163.93 $754 -3.52
515–540 523 3 160.00–165.00 $163.28 $854 +1.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 175.00–180.00 $176.72 $557 -4.75
355–385 370 4 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $638 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 276 9 165.00–175.00 $170.65 $471 -0.63
320–340 329 7 167.00–176.00 $170.99 $563 -0.07
375–380 378 7 158.00–168.00 $162.25 $613 -1.25
400–435 418 4 154.00–162.00 $157.83 $660 -1.27
455–475 464 7 148.00–155.00 $151.93 $705 -2.70
500–525 513 4 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 6 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $415 —
300–330 320 3 155.00–163.00 $160.50 $514 +0.06
350–375 363 6 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $554 —
400–425 413 4 145.00–150.00 $147.42 $609 —
460–480 472 5 140.00–145.00 $143.05 $675 —
510–520 515 4 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $700 +2.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 5 140.00–147.00 $144.01 $452 —
365–380 375 3 135.00–140.00 $138.38 $519 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1485 1236 80-85% 26 75.00–81.00 $78.59 $971 —
1225–1360 1267 80-85% 13 83.00–86.00 $83.99 $1,064 +0.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1140 1097 85-90% 25 71.00–77.00 $73.35 $805 +0.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1550 1508 2 97.00–103.00 $100.08 $1,509 —

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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.