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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.14/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 358 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $242.33/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 846 887
Feeder cattle 718 694 479
Slaughter cattle 265 152 408

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
250–290 270 4 270.00–300.00 $286.11 $772 -5.79
300–340 320 6 260.00–300.00 $278.75 $892 -7.25
365–390 375 5 240.00–255.00 $248.76 $933 -7.36
420–440 430 10 235.00–250.00 $242.33 $1,042 +0.62
475–485 481 7 230.00–242.00 $236.92 $1,140 +7.13
515–530 523 6 220.00–235.00 $227.61 $1,190 +14.06
560–585 573 4 205.00–215.00 $209.89 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 245.00–255.00 $250.19 $663 -7.77
310–320 315 4 230.00–250.00 $240.16 $757 -4.98
365–380 373 4 220.00–230.00 $225.10 $840 —
415–425 420 6 215.00–225.00 $219.94 $924 +3.46
460–485 473 4 205.00–215.00 $209.87 $993 -1.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 257 5 230.00–245.00 $236.07 $607 +9.08
315–335 323 5 225.00–245.00 $236.70 $765 +10.93
350–365 358 13 217.00–230.00 $224.14 $802 +6.32
405–440 423 6 206.00–215.00 $210.69 $891 +0.07
465–485 472 3 205.00–214.00 $210.92 $996 +7.20
500–525 510 5 190.00–205.00 $198.82 $1,014 +0.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 4 205.00–220.00 $212.32 $675 +3.40
365–380 373 4 200.00–207.00 $203.43 $759 +3.63
515–535 522 3 180.00–189.00 $185.92 $971 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 436 5 180.00–187.00 $182.76 $797 —
450–460 456 5 172.00–180.00 $176.84 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1240 1126 80-85% 8 102.00–109.00 $103.95 $1,170 —
1040–1290 1225 80-85% 14 90.00–100.00 $94.77 $1,161 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1105 1022 85-90% 12 83.00–89.00 $86.04 $879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1330 1304 7 105.00–112.00 $108.94 $1,421 +6.41
1610–2140 1963 3 118.00–120.00 $118.55 $2,327 —

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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.