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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 8

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 577▲ 142 vs year ago 414 · +34.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 247▼ 96 vs year ago 383 · −25.1%

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 2.00 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 $239.49/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$239.49

64 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

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	244.65	990	49
Medium and Large 2	381	222.63	849	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $141 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 sale64 hd

239.49

—

FL average6 barns · 315 hd

227.52

+11.97

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	1,683	113.21	1,905	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	98.59	1,131	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	85.75	912	11

Every lot

24 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	257	278.53/cwt	265.00–290.00	716	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	259.81/cwt	250.00–275.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	235.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	224.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	248.25/cwt	235.00–265.00	946	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	235.18/cwt	225.00–245.00	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	213.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	206.76/cwt	205.00–210.00	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	230.77/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,085	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	221.57/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	217.30/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,213	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	224.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	226.93/cwt	220.00–232.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	212.85/cwt	205.00–220.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	213.69/cwt	205.00–225.00	874	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	205.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	184.42/cwt	182.00–187.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	190.45/cwt	185.00–197.00	969	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	186.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,042	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	113.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	85.75/cwt	82.00–89.00	912	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	95.52/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,018	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,328	17

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 577Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 247Year ago 383

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 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
3	—	558	185.00–190.00	186.72
4	—	258	220.00–230.00	224.85
9	—	509	185.00–197.00	190.45
7	—	409	205.00–225.00	213.69
8	—	373	205.00–220.00	212.85
5	—	317	220.00–232.00	226.93
5	—	466	200.00–210.00	205.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	190.00–200.00	195.07
4	—	475	182.00–187.00	184.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	225.00–245.00	235.18
5	—	316	250.00–275.00	259.81
11	—	381	235.00–265.00	248.25
3	—	558	212.00–220.00	217.30
7	—	529	215.00–230.00	221.57
9	—	257	265.00–290.00	278.53
10	—	470	220.00–242.00	230.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	220.00–230.00	224.83
5	—	321	230.00–240.00	235.89
3	—	418	210.00–220.00	213.47
3	—	463	205.00–210.00	206.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	109.00–115.00	113.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,066	91.00–99.00	95.52
17	—	1,281	100.00–107.00	103.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,064	82.00–89.00	85.75

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.