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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 723 vs last sale 1,053▼ 428 vs year ago 758 · −56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 263▼ 57 vs year ago 220 · −25.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure for Holidays.

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 $196.88/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$196.88

63 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$34.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.99

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	203.40	797	51
Medium and Large 2	456	169.16	771	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.24/cwt here — about $25 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 sale63 hd

196.88

—

FL average9 barns · 497 hd

182.89

+13.99

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	—	Low	1,542	87.43	1,349	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	66.51	728	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	59.98	584	9thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	267.20/cwt	255.00–280.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	227.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	221.49/cwt	215.00–230.00	682	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	207.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	767	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	184.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	893	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	926	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	208	221.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	181.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	174.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	165.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	145.55/cwt	143.00–148.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	158.06/cwt	155.00–163.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	155.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	140.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	743	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	77.24/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,073	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	89.81/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,399	7
Bulls	—	—	1,674	94.30/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,579	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	584	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	65.64/cwt	63.00–69.00	689	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	70.66/cwt	70.00–74.00	931	5

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 1,053Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 263Year ago 220

No trends offered due to market closure for Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	141.60
4	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	413	143.00–148.00	145.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	175.00–185.00	181.33
5	—	514	135.00–145.00	140.84
5	—	308	170.00–180.00	174.16
3	—	208	215.00–225.00	221.56
7	—	459	150.00–160.00	155.79
5	—	356	160.00–170.00	165.90
4	—	563	129.00–135.00	131.93
5	—	418	155.00–163.00	158.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	160.00–165.00	162.48
7	—	459	180.00–190.00	184.21
9	—	308	215.00–230.00	221.49
10	—	370	200.00–215.00	207.20
4	—	430	185.00–195.00	189.88
8	—	510	170.00–180.00	175.10
5	—	278	220.00–240.00	227.91
4	—	205	255.00–280.00	267.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	155.00–160.00	157.55
4	—	365	180.00–190.00	185.07
4	—	478	160.00–170.00	164.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,389	75.00–81.00	77.24
7	—	1,558	88.00–92.00	89.81
5	—	1,674	93.00–96.00	94.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,049	63.00–69.00	65.64
5	—	1,318	70.00–74.00	70.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	974	59.00–61.00	59.98

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.