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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 283▼ 169 vs year ago 541 · −31.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 188▼ 26 vs year ago 254 · −10.2%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 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 $199.05/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$199.05

64 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.99

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	203.69	851	52
Medium and Large 2	433	183.01	793	9thin
Medium and Large 3	460	166.74	767	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $84 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 sale64 hd

199.05

—

FL average8 barns · 407 hd

186.06

+12.99

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	—	Average	1,627	118.49	1,928	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	90.85	1,058	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	82.35	904	14

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	234.45/cwt	225.00–245.00	645	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	199.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	223.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	208.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	191.49/cwt	185.00–200.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	189.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	883	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	174.63/cwt	173.00–178.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	188.86/cwt	184.00–192.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	174.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	180.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,019	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	171.99/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,076	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	188.74/cwt	185.00–195.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	178.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	169.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	166.43/cwt	162.00–171.00	771	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	165.33/cwt	162.00–168.00	851	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	159.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	905	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	143.29/cwt	137.00–150.00	888	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	113.06/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,630	5
Bulls	—	—	1,759	122.36/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,152	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	82.35/cwt	78.00–84.00	904	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	88.83/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,010	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	95.52/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,174	13

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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 283Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 188Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	175.00–185.00	178.42
3	—	567	155.00–162.00	159.61
4	—	463	162.00–171.00	166.43
5	—	273	185.00–195.00	188.74
5	—	406	165.00–175.00	169.09
7	—	515	162.00–168.00	165.33
4	—	620	137.00–150.00	143.29
4	—	308	180.00–190.00	184.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00–156.00	153.93
4	—	325	162.00–170.00	166.12
4	—	430	150.00–157.00	153.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	170.00–177.00	174.71
3	—	315	190.00–205.00	199.68
3	—	465	173.00–178.00	174.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	225.00–245.00	234.45
3	—	612	169.00–177.00	171.99
3	—	383	205.00–215.00	208.22
9	—	327	215.00–235.00	223.44
9	—	421	185.00–200.00	191.49
2	—	730	145.00–150.00	147.45
4	—	465	185.00–195.00	189.95
5	—	514	184.00–192.00	188.86
5	—	563	175.00–185.00	180.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	165.00–170.00	166.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	108.00–116.00	113.06
7	—	1,759	118.00–128.00	122.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,137	84.00–91.00	88.83
13	—	1,229	93.00–102.00	95.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,098	78.00–84.00	82.35

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.