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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 1

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

720 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 898▼ 33 vs year ago 753 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

664 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 385▲ 203 vs year ago 461 · +44.0%

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 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $216.03/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$216.03

63 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$21.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	221.61	897	47
Medium and Large 2	387	199.64	773	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.97/cwt here — about $125 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 sale63 hd

216.03

—

FL average8 barns · 419 hd

211.75

+4.28

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	1,415	104.60	1,480	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,513	99.83	1,510	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	83.79	951	35

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	259	260.95/cwt	250.00–275.00	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	238.39/cwt	228.00–250.00	758	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	207.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	227.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	830	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	203.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	744	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	196.11/cwt	190.00–202.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	215.84/cwt	207.00–225.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	186.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	202.44/cwt	196.00–210.00	982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	195.46/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,032	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	188.56/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,056	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	213.38/cwt	207.00–220.00	565	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	200.24/cwt	190.00–210.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	187.03/cwt	182.00–195.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	172.24/cwt	167.00–177.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	182.27/cwt	175.00–190.00	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	165.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	178.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	816	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	163.90/cwt	160.00–172.00	865	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	911	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	103.36/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	105.85/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,709	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	81.93/cwt	78.00–85.00	884	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	87.85/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,104	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	94.00/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,372	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,585	107.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,710	29

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 898Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 664Last week 385Year ago 461

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	175.00–190.00	182.27
5	—	367	182.00–195.00	187.03
5	—	559	160.00–165.00	163.03
4	—	313	190.00–210.00	200.24
5	—	456	170.00–185.00	178.88
3	—	528	160.00–172.00	163.90
12	—	265	207.00–220.00	213.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.57
5	—	364	155.00–160.00	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	160.00–170.00	165.80
4	—	368	167.00–177.00	172.24
3	—	523	150.00–157.00	152.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	259	250.00–275.00	260.95
3	—	528	191.00–205.00	195.46
6	—	433	207.00–225.00	215.84
8	—	365	220.00–235.00	227.40
11	—	485	196.00–210.00	202.44
4	—	560	185.00–192.00	188.56
8	—	318	228.00–250.00	238.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	190.00–202.00	196.11
3	—	475	185.00–190.00	186.63
4	—	318	200.00–215.00	207.68
5	—	365	200.00–210.00	203.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	102.00–105.00	103.36
4	—	1,615	102.00–113.00	105.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,460	90.00–99.00	94.00
29	—	1,585	104.00–115.00	107.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,079	78.00–85.00	81.93
11	—	1,257	87.00–89.00	87.85

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.