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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 22

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 678▲ 354 vs year ago 283 · +125.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 319▲ 200 vs year ago 188 · +106.4%

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 steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 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 $236.45/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$236.45

66 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$18.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	239.21	982	56
Medium and Large 2	369	220.98	816	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.22/cwt here — about $166 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 sale66 hd

236.45

—

FL average6 barns · 370 hd

233.63

+2.82

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	1,404	112.82	1,584	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	98.95	1,387	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	85.86	918	17

Every lot

23 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	275.48/cwt	265.00–285.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	253.19/cwt	245.00–265.00	820	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	210.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	245.10/cwt	230.00–260.00	926	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	241.07/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,015	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	213.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	226.16/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,047	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,117	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	201.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	236.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	630	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	223.40/cwt	217.00–230.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	191.12/cwt	185.00–197.00	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	214.05/cwt	205.00–222.00	811	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	183.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	198.30/cwt	194.00–202.00	829	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	191.63/cwt	190.00–194.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	175.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	900	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,404	112.82/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,584	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	85.86/cwt	83.00–89.00	918	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	96.93/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,324	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	102.36/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,495	16

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 678Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 319Year ago 188

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	190.00–194.00	191.63
5	—	514	170.00–182.00	175.00
9	—	266	220.00–250.00	236.95
9	—	418	194.00–202.00	198.30
8	—	320	217.00–230.00	223.40
11	—	379	205.00–222.00	214.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	185.00–197.00	191.12
3	—	417	180.00–190.00	183.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	185.00–190.00	187.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	230.00–240.00	234.81
3	—	430	210.00–220.00	213.26
3	—	370	205.00–220.00	210.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	200.00–205.00	201.98
7	—	324	245.00–265.00	253.19
11	—	421	230.00–255.00	241.07
11	—	463	215.00–240.00	226.16
12	—	378	230.00–260.00	245.10
4	—	508	215.00–225.00	219.93
6	—	263	265.00–285.00	275.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	109.00–116.00	112.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,366	92.00–105.00	96.93
16	—	1,461	101.00–107.00	102.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,069	83.00–89.00	85.86

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.