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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,235 head

▲ 755 vs last sale 480▲ 235 vs year ago 1,000 · +23.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 473 vs last sale 782▲ 27 vs year ago 282 · +9.6%

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 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $173.29/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$173.29

68 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$11.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	177.79	764	27
Medium and Large 2	376	173.55	652	24
Medium and Large 3	393	165.80	651	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $113 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 sale68 hd

173.29

—

FL average9 barns · 903 hd

165.10

+8.20

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	1,617	97.56	1,578	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	70.76	834	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	64.18	723	8thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	264	184.32/cwt	180.00–190.00	487	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	197.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	188.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	180.05/cwt	177.00–182.00	601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	179.27/cwt	175.00–182.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	169.42/cwt	165.00–171.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	699	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	168.39/cwt	165.00–172.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	179.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	159.16/cwt	155.00–162.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	158.35/cwt	155.00–161.00	746	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	167.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	163.61/cwt	161.00–165.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	159.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	922	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	171.23/cwt	165.00–177.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	154.56/cwt	152.00–160.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	147.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	141.88/cwt	137.00–147.00	589	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	138.53/cwt	135.00–143.00	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	134.80/cwt	132.00–137.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	797	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	91.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	103.68/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,769	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	64.18/cwt	63.00–66.00	723	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	68.21/cwt	64.00–70.00	784	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	75.43/cwt	73.00–78.00	930	6

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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,235Last week 480Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 782Year ago 282

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–148.00	142.58
4	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.55
4	—	320	165.00–170.00	167.66
7	—	626	125.00–129.00	127.27
4	—	420	150.00–160.00	155.24
4	—	265	165.00–177.00	171.23
4	—	470	145.00–149.00	147.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	132.00–137.00	134.80
7	—	461	135.00–143.00	138.53
3	—	323	152.00–160.00	154.56
3	—	367	145.00–152.00	147.29
10	—	415	137.00–147.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	135.00–142.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	165.00–172.00	168.39
5	—	264	180.00–190.00	184.32
3	—	318	185.00–190.00	188.40
5	—	359	175.00–182.00	179.27
7	—	471	155.00–161.00	158.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.30
5	—	429	155.00–162.00	159.16
5	—	334	177.00–182.00	180.05
4	—	366	165.00–171.00	169.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	185.00–190.00	187.38
6	—	415	175.00–185.00	179.88
5	—	473	165.00–172.00	167.69
3	—	580	157.00–160.00	159.02
3	—	512	161.00–165.00	163.61
4	—	310	195.00–200.00	197.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	99.00–107.00	103.68
4	—	1,528	90.00–95.00	91.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	64.00–70.00	68.21
6	—	1,233	73.00–78.00	75.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	63.00–66.00	64.18

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.