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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 506▲ 259 vs year ago 393 · +65.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 134▼ 29 vs year ago 296 · −9.8%

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.55/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$162.55

60 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	168.81	618	37
Medium and Large 2	351	155.66	546	17thin
Medium and Large 3	351	143.50	504	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $114 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 sale60 hd

162.55

—

FL average9 barns · 495 hd

151.03

+11.52

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	1,487	114.55	1,703	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	82.52	1,163	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	74.68	867	6thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	559	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	195.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	211.10/cwt	205.00–217.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	185.57/cwt	183.00–187.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	195.27/cwt	192.00–197.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	164.30/cwt	162.00–169.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	176.85/cwt	172.00–182.00	748	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	190.30/cwt	185.00–194.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	179.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	827	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	180.86/cwt	175.00–184.00	926	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	172.73/cwt	167.00–177.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	159.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	160.32/cwt	156.00–165.00	502	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.63/cwt	170.00–182.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	148.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	168.77/cwt	165.00–173.00	609	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	138.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	154.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	687	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	161.15/cwt	157.00–164.00	751	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	140.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	711	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,757	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	74.68/cwt	71.00–77.00	867	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	84.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,137	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	79.17/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,202	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 506Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 134Year ago 296

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
5	—	267	167.00–177.00	172.73
8	—	418	160.00–169.00	164.37
8	—	320	170.00–182.00	175.63
5	—	466	157.00–164.00	161.15
11	—	361	165.00–173.00	168.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	147.00–152.00	148.58
3	—	375	135.00–145.00	138.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	156.00–165.00	160.32
3	—	268	150.00–165.00	159.69
3	—	377	152.00–160.00	154.55
3	—	507	137.00–142.00	140.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	162.00–169.00	164.30
3	—	317	183.00–187.00	185.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	175.00–184.00	180.86
6	—	260	210.00–220.00	214.81
3	—	362	192.00–197.00	195.27
7	—	461	175.00–185.00	179.42
8	—	305	205.00–217.00	211.10
5	—	428	185.00–194.00	190.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	190.00–200.00	195.14
4	—	318	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	368	180.00–187.00	183.57
8	—	423	172.00–182.00	176.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,470	112.00–118.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,518	77.00–81.00	79.17
22	—	1,346	83.00–88.00	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	71.00–77.00	74.68

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.