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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 28

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jun 21Jun 28Jul 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 852▲ 185 vs year ago 488 · +37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 284▲ 80 vs year ago 368 · +21.7%

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 mostly steady.

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 $246.88/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$246.88

65 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$45.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	262.63	1,100	34
Medium and Large 2	432	233.86	1,010	23
Medium and Large 3	377	217.38	818	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.25/cwt here — about $281 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 sale65 hd

246.88

—

FL average8 barns · 471 hd

255.44

−8.56

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	1,569	126.19	1,980	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	104.57	1,164	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	90.07	939	12

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	315.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	852	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	299.68/cwt	290.00–305.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	274.70/cwt	255.00–285.00	907	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	227.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	272.24/cwt	260.00–285.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	239.86/cwt	230.00–250.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	207.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	257.77/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,088	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	246.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,129	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	222.38/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,074	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	237.07/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,197	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	216.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,135	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	226.91/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,271	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	242.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	217.46/cwt	215.00–222.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	224.79/cwt	220.00–230.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	209.15/cwt	205.00–217.00	958	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	218.71/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,109	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	197.90/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,013	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,322	117.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,553	7
Bulls	—	—	1,702	130.87/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,227	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	90.07/cwt	88.00–93.00	939	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	100.87/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,082	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	109.76/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,284	15

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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 852Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 284Year ago 368

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	212.00–222.00	218.71
4	—	363	225.00–235.00	230.10
4	—	418	220.00–230.00	224.79
4	—	458	220.00–225.00	222.46
5	—	329	230.00–250.00	242.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	215.00–222.00	217.46
4	—	315	215.00–225.00	220.08
3	—	512	190.00–202.00	197.90
3	—	458	205.00–217.00	209.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	215.00–230.00	222.38
6	—	365	230.00–250.00	239.86
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
7	—	524	210.00–225.00	216.57
2	—	435	225.00	225.00
3	—	330	255.00–285.00	274.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	300.00–325.00	315.56
5	—	422	250.00–270.00	257.77
4	—	560	222.00–232.00	226.91
9	—	458	240.00–255.00	246.55
3	—	315	290.00–305.00	299.68
4	—	363	260.00–285.00	272.24
4	—	505	230.00–244.00	237.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	220.00–235.00	227.39
4	—	418	200.00–215.00	207.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	114.00–120.00	117.50
13	—	1,702	128.00–138.00	130.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,073	97.00–103.00	100.87
15	—	1,170	108.00–114.00	109.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,043	88.00–93.00	90.07

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.