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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 30Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

506 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 372▼ 398 vs year ago 904 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 228▼ 38 vs year ago 172 · −22.1%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $182.23/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$182.23

106 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$26.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	183.21	872	77
Medium and Large 2	392	182.28	714	26
Medium and Large 3	482	156.86	756	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $116 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 sale106 hd

182.23

—

FL average9 barns · 459 hd

177.20

+5.04

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	1,497	104.23	1,560	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	80.45	940	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	74.19	848	19

Every lot

31 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 2	319	192.83/cwt	187.00–197.00	615	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	207.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	663	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	199.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	727	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	690	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	181.61/cwt	175.00–188.00	832	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	169.15/cwt	165.00–172.00	788	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	156.86/cwt	153.00–165.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	178.73/cwt	175.00–183.00	903	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	172.82/cwt	168.00–178.00	985	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	163.13/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,007	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	172.16/cwt	167.00–175.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	160.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	174.06/cwt	170.00–177.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	162.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	156.94/cwt	150.00–162.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	141.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	171.77/cwt	167.00–177.00	641	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	164.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.44/cwt	155.00–162.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	155.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	807	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	135.44/cwt	131.00–140.00	756	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	94.87/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	114.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	108.58/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,713	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	78.99/cwt	77.00–80.00	852	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	74.19/cwt	71.00–77.00	848	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	82.45/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,064	11

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 372Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 228Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	160.00–167.00	162.72
7	—	356	150.00–162.00	156.94
4	—	265	155.00–165.00	160.28
4	—	558	131.00–140.00	135.44
4	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.59
3	—	520	135.00–145.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	139.00–145.00	141.86
4	—	405	140.00–145.00	142.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	150.00–160.00	155.51
8	—	473	155.00–162.00	158.44
5	—	310	170.00–177.00	174.06
11	—	408	160.00–170.00	164.45
14	—	373	167.00–177.00	171.77
3	—	258	167.00–175.00	172.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	175.00–188.00	181.61
13	—	364	195.00–205.00	199.82
17	—	505	175.00–183.00	178.73
8	—	320	200.00–215.00	207.27
7	—	617	161.00–166.00	163.13
16	—	570	168.00–178.00	172.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	165.00–172.00	169.15
3	—	512	165.00–170.00	168.26
11	—	372	180.00–190.00	185.35
7	—	319	187.00–197.00	192.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	153.00–165.00	156.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	107.00–110.00	108.58
2	—	1,558	112.00–117.00	114.58
5	—	1,375	92.00–98.00	94.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,290	81.00–83.00	82.45
15	—	1,079	77.00–80.00	78.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,143	71.00–77.00	74.19

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.