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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,150 head

▲ 477 vs last sale 673▲ 670 vs year ago 480 · +139.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 448▼ 457 vs year ago 782 · −58.4%

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 for July 4th Holiday.

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 $259.70/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$259.70

86 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	274.59	1,123	46
Medium and Large 2	398	250.83	999	30
Medium and Large 3	448	217.84	975	10thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $148 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 sale86 hd

259.70

—

FL average8 barns · 513 hd

262.45

−2.75

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	1,562	123.25	1,924	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	101.61	1,264	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	91.30	948	10

Every lot

31 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	287.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	324.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	309.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	274.65/cwt	260.00–290.00	887	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	278.86/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,007	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	248.61/cwt	240.00–257.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	264.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,099	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	244.76/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,016	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	223.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	252.34/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,173	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	233.85/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	222.28/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,156	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,072	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	244.71/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,285	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	237.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,336	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	257.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	247.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	226.58/cwt	220.00–232.00	721	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	239.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	875	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	216.27/cwt	208.00–225.00	800	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	235.03/cwt	228.00–240.00	975	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	212.81/cwt	205.00–221.00	904	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	208.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	963	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	231.43/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,088	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	213.84/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,110	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,088	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	91.30/cwt	87.00–95.00	948	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	98.32/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,188	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	106.55/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,383	12

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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 673Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 448Year ago 782

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	230.00–245.00	237.33
6	—	465	245.00–260.00	252.34
10	—	415	255.00–275.00	264.76
7	—	361	265.00–290.00	278.86
5	—	273	310.00–335.00	324.56
6	—	525	235.00–255.00	244.71
8	—	323	300.00–320.00	309.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	225.00–240.00	233.85
4	—	265	275.00–300.00	287.03
6	—	370	240.00–257.00	248.61
6	—	323	260.00–290.00	274.65
3	—	415	235.00–250.00	244.76
6	—	520	215.00–230.00	222.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	220.00–235.00	229.82
4	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.93
3	—	423	210.00–230.00	223.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	250.00–265.00	257.29
6	—	365	230.00–250.00	239.73
6	—	315	240.00–255.00	247.26
5	—	415	228.00–240.00	235.03
5	—	519	208.00–218.00	213.84
6	—	470	225.00–238.00	231.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	205.00–221.00	212.81
6	—	370	208.00–225.00	216.27
7	—	318	220.00–232.00	226.58
5	—	461	200.00–215.00	208.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	115.00–122.00	118.80
2	—	1,635	125.00–130.00	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	102.00–110.00	106.55
18	—	1,208	95.00–101.00	98.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	87.00–95.00	91.30

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.