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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,114 1,436 1,605
Feeder cattle 813 1,178 1,252
Slaughter cattle 301 258 353

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 215.00–235.00 $228.53 $519 —
255–280 268 6 200.00–220.00 $210.47 $564 -8.60
300–310 305 8 197.00–215.00 $205.85 $628 -0.91
360–390 380 3 190.00–210.00 $203.68 $774 +12.53
400–425 410 5 180.00–195.00 $188.78 $774 +6.85
455–475 465 4 170.00–182.00 $175.87 $818 -1.51
510–535 525 5 165.00–172.00 $167.72 $881 -6.77
550–565 558 8 163.00–169.00 $165.96 $926 +2.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 262 5 180.00–195.00 $188.59 $494 -7.74
315–325 320 6 180.00–190.00 $185.08 $592 -4.05
375–390 384 5 175.00–185.00 $181.09 $695 +5.53
400–440 416 5 170.00–175.00 $172.12 $716 +5.43
450–475 461 7 160.00–167.00 $163.09 $752 -0.72
515–530 523 4 157.00–161.00 $159.03 $832 -3.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 3 170.00–177.00 $174.78 $580 —
350–390 370 4 160.00–170.00 $165.27 $611 —
425–435 430 4 157.00–165.00 $161.05 $693 —
455–475 468 3 150.00–155.00 $153.38 $718 -2.45
505–535 517 5 145.00–150.00 $147.93 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 270 7 160.00–170.00 $163.97 $443 —
315–335 325 6 165.00–175.00 $169.85 $552 +7.39
350–365 356 5 155.00–162.00 $157.87 $562 -2.20
405–415 410 6 150.00–160.00 $155.06 $636 +5.87
455–485 470 8 142.00–155.00 $148.29 $697 +2.36
505–530 518 4 137.00–145.00 $141.10 $731 +0.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 7 155.00–162.00 $158.84 $505 +5.54
375–385 380 4 145.00–152.00 $148.55 $564 +2.22
415–440 428 4 140.00–147.00 $143.40 $614 +5.05
475–485 480 4 132.00–138.00 $134.97 $648 -2.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 142.00–152.00 $146.72 $467 +3.14
350–390 374 5 135.00–140.00 $136.87 $512 -0.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1185 1132 80-85% 9 71.00–74.50 $72.47 $820 +7.15
1100–1320 1229 80-85% 14 63.00–69.00 $66.14 $813 -6.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1080 1036 85-90% 17 57.00–64.00 $61.01 $632 —
1035–1120 1069 85-90% 5 51.00–55.00 $53.32 $570 -3.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1850 1581 4 95.00–101.00 $97.61 $1,543 —
1540–1715 1657 3 87.00–91.00 $88.24 $1,462 —
1940–1950 1945 4 107.00–112.00 $109.51 $2,130 —

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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.