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Arcadia Livestock Auction Market Report

Arcadia, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.22/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 323 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $430.12/cwt -20.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 369 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.20/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 370 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 454 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 10 500.00–520.00 $510.36 $1,403 -35.20
310–325 318 10 490.00–510.00 $500.24 $1,591 -9.00
355–385 369 19 420.00–440.00 $430.12 $1,587 -20.51
405–435 419 17 380.00–415.00 $397.91 $1,667 -2.45
450–475 463 17 340.00–355.00 $346.86 $1,606 -18.46
505–535 520 10 330.00–355.00 $342.86 $1,783 +2.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 17 440.00–460.00 $450.20 $1,450 -15.15
365–385 375 18 380.00–400.00 $390.27 $1,464 -5.25
415–440 429 11 340.00–365.00 $354.00 $1,519 -2.14
450–485 468 10 315.00–325.00 $320.19 $1,498 -10.77
510–535 522 13 310.00–325.00 $317.90 $1,659 +0.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 11 400.00–420.00 $410.61 $1,351 -9.00
365–380 373 10 330.00–360.00 $345.30 $1,288 -0.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 14 335.00–365.00 $349.54 $1,136 -4.90
355–385 370 18 320.00–330.00 $325.20 $1,203 -0.51
405–440 421 17 300.00–320.00 $309.83 $1,304 +4.57
455–490 473 14 280.00–300.00 $289.63 $1,370 +0.37
510–525 518 10 280.00–295.00 $287.39 $1,489 +7.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 20 380.00–420.00 $399.22 $1,289 -1.40
355–375 365 16 340.00–360.00 $350.27 $1,278 -33.88
405–420 413 17 330.00–355.00 $341.54 $1,411 -20.52
455–475 465 10 320.00–345.00 $332.77 $1,547 +9.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 16 300.00–320.00 $310.47 $994 —
365–380 372 11 275.00–310.00 $293.74 $1,093 —
415–425 420 11 275.00–290.00 $281.73 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1340 1214 80-85% 54 133.00–144.00 $139.10 $1,689 —
1175–1590 1246 80-85% 9 148.00–153.00 $148.96 $1,856 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1300 1087 85-90% 32 128.00–133.00 $129.94 $1,412 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1640 1593 8 160.00–186.00 $175.77 $2,800 —
1630–1970 1740 4 193.00–209.00 $198.93 $3,461 —

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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.