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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

753 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 533▲ 59 vs year ago 694 · +8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

461 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 360▲ 217 vs year ago 244 · +88.9%

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $191.72/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$191.72

81 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$41.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	204.25	811	45
Medium and Large 2	431	179.79	776	28
Medium and Large 3	444	163.02	724	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.23/cwt here — about $87 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 sale81 hd

191.72

—

FL average9 barns · 529 hd

186.53

+5.19

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	1,605	109.60	1,759	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	83.59	982	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	71.14	785	12

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	273	233.98/cwt	225.00–242.00	639	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	200.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	222.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	708	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	193.93/cwt	190.00–197.00	690	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	206.28/cwt	200.00–213.00	759	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	197.76/cwt	195.00–202.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	180.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	172.89/cwt	170.00–177.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	188.08/cwt	185.00–191.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	180.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	173.71/cwt	167.00–177.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	162.36/cwt	157.00–165.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	148.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	924	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	157.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	176.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	130.12/cwt	115.00–147.00	414	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	175.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	140.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	166.93/cwt	162.00–172.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	162.57/cwt	157.00–167.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	125.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	719	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	97.09/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,233	6
Bulls	—	—	1,418	102.27/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	119.75/cwt	113.00–126.00	2,243	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	71.14/cwt	68.00–74.00	785	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	79.44/cwt	76.00–83.00	905	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	87.13/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,050	34

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 533Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 360Year ago 244

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	176.87
7	—	411	157.00–167.00	162.57
11	—	322	170.00–180.00	175.34
5	—	454	151.00–159.00	155.76
4	—	525	136.00–145.00	140.37
6	—	380	162.00–172.00	166.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	150.00–165.00	157.16
4	—	533	125.00–132.00	128.55
4	—	574	120.00–129.00	125.20
4	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.62
3	—	435	145.00–150.00	146.63
4	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	137.00–145.00	140.84
5	—	428	130.00–140.00	136.17
4	—	318	115.00–147.00	130.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	167.00–177.00	173.71
5	—	510	175.00–185.00	180.88
4	—	463	185.00–191.00	188.08
8	—	318	215.00–230.00	222.68
3	—	607	157.00–165.00	162.36
5	—	406	195.00–202.00	197.76
8	—	368	200.00–213.00	206.28
9	—	273	225.00–242.00	233.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	175.00–185.00	180.91
4	—	530	160.00–170.00	164.95
3	—	620	147.00–150.00	148.97
7	—	356	190.00–197.00	193.93
4	—	313	195.00–205.00	200.20
5	—	460	170.00–177.00	172.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	101.00–104.00	102.27
11	—	1,873	113.00–126.00	119.75
6	—	1,270	93.00–99.00	97.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,205	85.00–90.00	87.13
29	—	1,139	76.00–83.00	79.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,103	68.00–74.00	71.14

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.