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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 507▼ 163 vs year ago 777 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

483 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 285▲ 184 vs year ago 299 · +61.5%

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 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 $170.82/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$170.82

60 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	334	177.35	593	11thin
Medium and Large 2	414	170.71	707	22
Medium and Large 1	532	168.24	895	27

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about −$302 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

170.82

—

FL average9 barns · 473 hd

170.01

+0.80

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	1,707	106.65	1,821	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	78.65	930	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	72.42	713	17

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	188.85/cwt	185.00–197.00	519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	180.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	573	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	181.54/cwt	180.00–183.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	169.12/cwt	167.00–172.00	717	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	171.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.09/cwt	168.00–176.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	170.13/cwt	166.00–173.00	978	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	157.16/cwt	156.00–159.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	980	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	156.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	487	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	151.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	161.02/cwt	157.00–167.00	601	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	143.62/cwt	137.00–147.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	814	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	106.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,821	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	72.42/cwt	68.00–74.00	713	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	83.77/cwt	82.00–88.00	939	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	77.54/cwt	75.00–81.00	927	46

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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 507Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 285Year ago 299

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
2	—	518	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	575	134.00–136.00	135.03
4	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.40
3	—	615	131.00–133.00	132.34
4	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.74
7	—	373	157.00–167.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	147.00–155.00	151.19
7	—	311	152.00–160.00	156.48
3	—	478	137.00–147.00	143.62
2	—	423	137.00–147.00	141.79
3	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	156.00–159.00	157.16
3	—	682	143.00–145.00	143.66
2	—	415	180.00–183.00	181.54
3	—	460	170.00–176.00	171.96
4	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.62
4	—	528	168.00–176.00	172.09
5	—	575	166.00–173.00	170.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.59
4	—	518	155.00–160.00	157.46
3	—	275	185.00–197.00	188.85
9	—	424	167.00–172.00	169.12
2	—	460	160.00–167.00	163.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	170.00–173.00	171.52
7	—	317	175.00–185.00	180.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	105.00–109.00	106.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,195	75.00–81.00	77.54
10	—	1,121	82.00–88.00	83.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	984	68.00–74.00	72.42

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.