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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 1

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

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Feeder Cattle receipts

863 head

▼ 487 vs last sale 1,350▲ 863 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 257▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.10/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$168.10

98 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.53

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	173.79	729	45
Medium and Large 2	396	165.13	653	29
Medium and Large 3	372	161.02	599	24

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

168.10

—

FL average8 barns · 833 hd

150.57

+17.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,660	82.21	1,365	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	55.33	587	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	49.45	482	40

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	231.32/cwt	225.00–240.00	608	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	210.19/cwt	205.00–215.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	193.22/cwt	185.00–200.00	524	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	193.47/cwt	190.00–197.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	674	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	175.87/cwt	172.00–182.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	164.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	606	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	151.14/cwt	147.00–157.00	641	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	611	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	152.38/cwt	147.00–157.00	706	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	721	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	132.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	841	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	168.68/cwt	162.00–175.00	449	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	147.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	331	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	455	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	139.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	133.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	545	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	139.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	135.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	125.04/cwt	121.00–128.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	504	121.43/cwt	118.00–122.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	578	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	137.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	149.53/cwt	147.00–152.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	83.35/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,310	10
Bulls	—	—	1,632	76.64/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,251	8
Bulls	—	—	1,882	88.85/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,672	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	44.58/cwt	41.00–47.00	416	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	51.07/cwt	48.00–54.00	505	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	55.33/cwt	53.00–59.00	587	59

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Aug 1, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 1,350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 257Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	157.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	455	147.00–152.00	149.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	367	155.00–160.00	157.55
4	—	405	132.00–142.00	137.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.88
9	—	263	225.00–240.00	231.32
9	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.23
4	—	633	127.00–137.00	132.79
3	—	321	205.00–215.00	209.90
8	—	463	147.00–157.00	152.38
4	—	360	185.00–195.00	189.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	147.00–157.00	151.14
5	—	507	130.00–137.00	133.43
4	—	267	205.00–215.00	210.19
4	—	302	190.00–197.00	193.47
4	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.42
5	—	367	172.00–182.00	175.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	135.00–145.00	140.03
5	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.45
6	—	271	185.00–200.00	193.22
9	—	369	160.00–170.00	164.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	118.00–122.00	121.43
6	—	360	137.00–142.00	139.68
6	—	561	110.00–118.00	114.37
2	—	255	150.00–160.00	154.90
7	—	480	121.00–128.00	125.04
5	—	302	145.00–150.00	147.02
8	—	418	128.00–132.00	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	128.00–131.00	129.49
5	—	467	132.00–140.00	135.12
6	—	360	145.00–147.00	146.03
8	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.59
8	—	266	162.00–175.00	168.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	122.00–125.00	123.51
8	—	331	135.00–140.00	137.60
2	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.47
5	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	80.00–86.00	83.35
5	—	1,882	87.00–90.00	88.85
8	—	1,632	73.00–79.00	76.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,061	53.00–59.00	55.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	41.00–47.00	44.58
30	—	988	48.00–54.00	51.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.