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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 12

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▲ 298 vs last sale 330▼ 866 vs year ago 1,494 · −58.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 163▼ 152 vs year ago 350 · −43.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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 $188.09/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$188.09

99 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	192.90	827	79
Medium and Large 2	430	171.38	737	15thin
Medium and Large 3	414	162.33	672	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $155 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 sale99 hd

188.09

—

FL average9 barns · 725 hd

182.41

+5.68

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	1,544	96.61	1,492	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	69.58	859	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	61.86	645	15

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	218	249.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	227.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	637	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	224.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	708	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	181.13/cwt	177.00–187.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	200.44/cwt	190.00–210.00	744	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	168.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	192.03/cwt	187.00–197.00	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	176.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	180.94/cwt	175.00–187.00	850	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	872	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	157.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	164.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	152.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	985	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	256	182.81/cwt	175.00–195.00	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	166.73/cwt	162.00–172.00	617	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	146.73/cwt	142.00–150.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	669	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	131.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	712	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	142.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	138.35/cwt	134.00–143.00	717	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	126.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	716	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	89.26/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,302	8
Bulls	—	—	1,658	106.41/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,764	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	61.86/cwt	60.00–64.00	645	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	67.39/cwt	64.00–70.00	757	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	73.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,066	10

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 330Year ago 1,494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 163Year ago 350

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	133.00–136.00	134.53
5	—	314	165.00–172.00	169.01
13	—	418	155.00–165.00	160.15
5	—	256	175.00–195.00	182.81
10	—	370	162.00–172.00	166.73
12	—	460	150.00–160.00	154.89
10	—	518	134.00–143.00	138.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	455	127.00–135.00	131.04
5	—	414	130.00–140.00	135.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	125.00–129.00	126.36
5	—	416	142.00–150.00	146.73
3	—	370	145.00–155.00	151.85
4	—	525	125.00–131.00	127.94
3	—	478	137.00–145.00	142.30
4	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	150.00–157.00	153.59
3	—	375	165.00–175.00	168.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	150.00–159.00	152.20
11	—	371	190.00–210.00	200.44
8	—	280	220.00–235.00	227.63
10	—	513	165.00–175.00	170.07
4	—	218	240.00–260.00	249.66
10	—	418	187.00–197.00	192.03
14	—	470	175.00–187.00	180.94
10	—	315	215.00–235.00	224.68
4	—	570	162.00–168.00	164.95
4	—	723	135.00–140.00	136.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	172.00–180.00	176.07
3	—	470	160.00–167.00	162.28
3	—	518	157.00–160.00	157.97
5	—	363	177.00–187.00	181.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	87.00–91.00	89.26
6	—	1,658	104.00–112.00	106.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,446	72.00–77.00	73.73
19	—	1,123	64.00–70.00	67.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,043	60.00–64.00	61.86

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.