Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.26/cwt -34.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 385 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $368.45/cwt -31.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 371 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $414.60/cwt -38.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 375 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	546	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	12	500.00–530.00	$515.41	$1,407	—
300–325	313	18	440.00–470.00	$455.60	$1,426	-59.80
365–385	375	26	400.00–430.00	$414.60	$1,555	-38.96
410–430	421	17	370.00–410.00	$388.35	$1,635	-47.27
450–475	462	15	350.00–370.00	$359.60	$1,661	-32.01
510–535	523	14	320.00–340.00	$330.24	$1,727	-29.50
550–575	563	14	310.00–335.00	$322.78	$1,817	—
615–635	620	10	285.00–300.00	$290.98	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	17	400.00–430.00	$414.82	$1,323	-65.70
355–385	371	27	350.00–390.00	$368.45	$1,367	-31.95
410–440	426	15	335.00–355.00	$343.98	$1,465	-51.65
450–475	463	12	320.00–330.00	$324.86	$1,504	-21.72
515–535	525	14	300.00–315.00	$307.36	$1,614	-14.53
565–580	573	15	285.00–305.00	$295.80	$1,695	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	15	360.00–400.00	$379.77	$1,200	-19.31
380–390	385	30	330.00–370.00	$350.26	$1,349	-34.26
400–435	418	20	330.00–370.00	$350.84	$1,467	-17.23
450–475	463	16	295.00–315.00	$304.73	$1,411	-33.97
505–520	513	16	280.00–310.00	$295.22	$1,514	-22.54
615–625	618	9	255.00–265.00	$261.63	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	19	320.00–350.00	$335.21	$1,079	-21.61
350–370	361	15	305.00–320.00	$313.21	$1,131	-19.94
400–415	408	15	300.00–320.00	$310.85	$1,268	-8.39
455–475	465	20	280.00–290.00	$284.89	$1,325	-14.63
510–535	522	19	260.00–275.00	$267.72	$1,397	-21.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1315	1223	80-85%	53	136.00–145.00	$141.42	$1,730	—
1415–1450	1422	80-85%	20	150.00–155.00	$151.02	$2,148	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1180	1110	85-90%	44	125.00–136.00	$130.41	$1,448	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1705	1517	9	166.00–190.00	$176.72	$2,681	+5.64

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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.