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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 1,147 835
Feeder cattle 571 757 559
Slaughter cattle 281 390 276

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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
250–285 268 6 405.00–425.00 $414.35 $1,110 —
305–325 315 8 385.00–405.00 $394.68 $1,243 -9.04
365–375 371 5 365.00–390.00 $374.84 $1,391 -6.03
405–440 419 5 340.00–360.00 $351.60 $1,473 -8.70
455–480 468 8 310.00–335.00 $322.17 $1,508 +8.37
510–535 523 6 280.00–300.00 $289.76 $1,515 +6.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 314 7 305.00–390.00 $358.75 $1,126 -20.79
365–385 377 5 340.00–360.00 $347.75 $1,311 -11.98
405–440 423 8 305.00–330.00 $316.98 $1,341 -6.72
460–475 468 6 285.00–300.00 $292.38 $1,368 +10.23
505–530 516 9 255.00–275.00 $265.87 $1,372 +0.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 335.00–360.00 $347.05 $954 —
305–335 320 6 320.00–350.00 $334.30 $1,070 -0.64
360–385 368 9 300.00–335.00 $314.89 $1,159 -5.25
410–435 423 4 285.00–310.00 $297.13 $1,257 +0.15
460–480 468 5 270.00–290.00 $281.79 $1,319 +6.71
505–535 520 6 245.00–260.00 $252.28 $1,312 +9.23
560–585 573 6 235.00–252.00 $243.31 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 4 290.00–305.00 $297.15 $951 -14.55
365–375 370 4 280.00–300.00 $289.86 $1,072 -5.54
405–440 423 6 260.00–277.00 $268.15 $1,134 -6.64
460–485 473 6 250.00–265.00 $257.30 $1,217 +0.56
505–535 518 9 225.00–235.00 $230.41 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1175 1078 85-90% 22 108.00–121.00 $115.09 $1,241 +0.80
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1325 1168 80-85% 14 118.00–128.00 $122.86 $1,435 —
1105–1565 1335 80-85% 8 132.00–142.00 $137.86 $1,840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1425 1252 3 118.00–128.00 $121.79 $1,525 —
1285–1565 1425 6 131.00–145.00 $138.69 $1,976 -5.26
1350–1920 1594 7 151.00–165.00 $158.23 $2,522 —

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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.