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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 5

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 21Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 779 vs last sale 905▼ 850 vs year ago 976 · −87.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 554▼ 276 vs year ago 418 · −66.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week due to weather conditions.

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 $158.48/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$158.48

28 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.99

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	161.34	593	19thin
Medium and Large 2	346	152.44	527	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale28 hd

158.48

—

FL average8 barns · 819 hd

140.49

+17.99

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	1,696	103.32	1,752	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	72.44	969	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	65.15	701	21

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	209.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	189.46/cwt	187.00–192.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	201.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	193.32/cwt	187.00–200.00	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	183.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	195.81/cwt	187.00–200.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	165.62/cwt	163.00–167.00	936	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	169.10/cwt	167.00–170.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	287	157.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	168.43/cwt	167.00–170.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	164.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	155.23/cwt	152.00–157.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	693	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,696	103.32/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,752	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	65.15/cwt	63.00–69.00	701	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	76.20/cwt	75.00–79.00	833	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	71.01/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,015	21

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 905Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 554Year ago 418

No trends offered due to market closure last week due to weather conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	167.00–170.00	169.10
3	—	413	152.00–157.00	155.23
4	—	315	167.00–170.00	168.43
4	—	463	147.00–152.00	149.57
5	—	361	160.00–170.00	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	160.00–165.00	161.62
3	—	415	135.00–145.00	138.41
3	—	287	155.00–162.00	157.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	187.00–192.00	189.46
3	—	367	180.00–185.00	183.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	163.00–167.00	165.62
4	—	365	187.00–200.00	193.32
3	—	413	187.00–200.00	195.81
3	—	330	200.00–205.00	201.57
3	—	267	200.00–215.00	209.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,696	101.00–107.00	103.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	75.00–79.00	76.20
21	—	1,430	69.00–74.00	71.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,076	63.00–69.00	65.15

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.