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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Sep 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▲ 357 vs last sale 685▲ 1,042 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 121▲ 490 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: 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 $187.06/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$187.06

63 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.77

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	310	188.56	585	10thin
Medium and Large 1	395	188.48	744	36
Medium and Large 2	363	183.19	665	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about −$80 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

187.06

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

164.30

+22.77

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	1,442	79.00	1,139	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	48.44	540	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	40.87	403	43

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	243.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	529	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	210.67/cwt	205.00–220.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	213.58/cwt	210.00–217.00	660	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	187.66/cwt	185.00–190.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	198.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	175.15/cwt	172.00–177.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	146.01/cwt	142.00–152.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.45/cwt	134.00–137.00	840	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	187.09/cwt	180.00–195.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	173.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	149.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	409	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	150.19/cwt	147.00–157.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	140.55/cwt	137.00–145.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	139.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	137.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	129.59/cwt	127.00–132.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	115.08/cwt	112.00–118.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	630	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	191.38/cwt	187.00–197.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	172.03/cwt	167.00–177.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	151.76/cwt	147.00–155.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	686	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	79.00/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,139	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	44.31/cwt	43.00–49.00	428	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	36.92/cwt	35.00–40.00	373	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	586	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	531	20

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 (Mon)

Mon Sep 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 685Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 490Last week 121Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	185.00–190.00	187.45
4	—	313	200.00–205.00	202.48
5	—	270	205.00–220.00	210.67
2	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.48
4	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	225.00–235.00	230.14
5	—	516	142.00–152.00	146.01
4	—	460	165.00–170.00	167.47
2	—	620	134.00–137.00	135.45
8	—	309	210.00–217.00	213.58
2	—	563	140.00–145.00	142.56
3	—	228	235.00–250.00	243.10
3	—	357	195.00–200.00	198.36
5	—	420	172.00–177.00	175.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.60
4	—	268	195.00–200.00	197.43
4	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.53
4	—	413	167.00–177.00	172.03
3	—	355	187.00–197.00	191.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	—	568	125.00–132.00	128.39
4	—	465	147.00–155.00	151.76
4	—	383	175.00–185.00	180.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	160.00–170.00	165.17
3	—	455	135.00–142.00	139.02
2	—	415	147.00–152.00	149.44
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.42
3	—	573	117.00–122.00	119.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	165.00–180.00	173.94
4	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.72
2	—	560	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	475	128.00–135.00	130.75
3	—	413	135.00–142.00	137.95
2	—	228	180.00–195.00	187.09
3	—	512	120.00–125.00	122.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	127.00–132.00	129.59
2	—	560	110.00–115.00	112.46
3	—	463	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	313	147.00–157.00	150.19
3	—	273	145.00–160.00	149.76
3	—	362	137.00–142.00	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	112.00–118.00	115.08
3	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.63
3	—	328	137.00–145.00	140.55
2	—	405	115.00–120.00	117.47
6	—	380	125.00–135.00	129.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	77.00–81.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,011	35.00–40.00	36.92
23	—	965	43.00–49.00	44.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	52.00–54.00	52.97
20	—	1,116	45.00–50.00	47.54

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.