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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 194 — —

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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 6 530.00–580.00 $553.15 $1,494 +18.55
300–335 314 5 480.00–520.00 $502.93 $1,579 +10.39
360–385 370 5 420.00–455.00 $440.43 $1,630 -12.92
415–435 425 4 380.00–410.00 $395.35 $1,680 -49.15
460–480 470 4 330.00–350.00 $339.79 $1,597 -22.11
505–520 511 5 305.00–330.00 $319.82 $1,634 -7.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 320 5 440.00–470.00 $452.56 $1,448 +11.62
370–390 380 8 360.00–400.00 $380.53 $1,446 -29.74
415–440 428 4 360.00–370.00 $365.15 $1,563 -28.50
460–475 468 4 300.00–320.00 $309.84 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 6 400.00–420.00 $410.39 $1,326 —
360–385 373 4 330.00–340.00 $334.83 $1,249 —
415–440 426 7 330.00–350.00 $341.14 $1,453 —
465–475 470 4 280.00–295.00 $287.42 $1,351 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 268 9 420.00–460.00 $441.12 $1,182 -22.94
305–330 318 8 380.00–410.00 $394.41 $1,254 +12.95
360–385 371 7 330.00–350.00 $341.10 $1,265 -4.40
405–420 413 4 310.00–330.00 $319.82 $1,321 +4.52
450–475 463 6 300.00–315.00 $307.30 $1,423 +12.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 6 330.00–360.00 $344.42 $1,112 +4.03
350–375 361 7 300.00–320.00 $311.09 $1,123 +3.28
410–440 425 8 280.00–300.00 $290.35 $1,234 +5.98
450–475 460 5 280.00–290.00 $284.13 $1,307 +16.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 4 300.00–315.00 $307.79 $994 —
360–375 368 4 270.00–295.00 $282.24 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1590 1324 80-85% 16 130.00–142.00 $137.27 $1,817 —
1235–1480 1350 80-85% 13 144.00–151.00 $146.88 $1,983 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1125 1078 85-90% 16 120.00–136.00 $129.43 $1,395 +4.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1450 1349 8 160.00–178.00 $168.51 $2,273 —
1700–1835 1768 2 188.00–195.00 $191.37 $3,383 +9.59

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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.