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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Dec 3

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,456 head

▲ 361 vs last sale 1,095▲ 1,456 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 193▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.94/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$155.94

74 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	160.96	705	25
Medium and Large 2	429	156.60	672	25
Medium and Large 3	399	150.01	599	24

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $106 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 sale74 hd

155.94

—

FL average9 barns · 643 hd

157.73

−1.79

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	—	Low	1,540	70.14	1,080	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	44.90	519	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	39.58	376	19

Every lot

52 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	182.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	189.44/cwt	187.00–195.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	170.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	468	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	189.46/cwt	187.00–192.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	180.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	169.30/cwt	165.00–172.00	545	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	168.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	162.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	154.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	140.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	141.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	122.29/cwt	117.00–125.00	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	134.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	134.41/cwt	131.00–141.00	815	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	207	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	155.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	143.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	150.71/cwt	150.00–152.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	144.59/cwt	142.00–150.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	129.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	127.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	119.28/cwt	118.00–122.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	115.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	125.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	116.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	123.31/cwt	122.00–124.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	685	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	158.59/cwt	157.00–162.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	141.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	138.73/cwt	137.00–142.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	66.38/cwt	65.00–68.00	943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	72.64/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,177	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	39.58/cwt	37.00–42.00	376	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	44.90/cwt	43.00–47.00	519	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 (Mon)

Mon Dec 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,456Last week 1,095Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	949	37.00–42.00	39.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	43.00–47.00	44.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	65.00–68.00	66.38
3	—	1,620	72.00–74.00	72.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	142.00–145.00	143.46
3	—	560	137.00–142.00	138.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	130.00–133.00	131.49
3	—	376	157.00–162.00	158.59
3	—	508	130.00–140.00	136.56
4	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.40
3	—	430	135.00–145.00	141.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	150.00–157.00	154.22
2	—	267	180.00–185.00	182.66
3	—	376	165.00–170.00	168.36
4	—	455	147.00–150.00	148.52
4	—	517	135.00–142.00	138.52
3	—	566	130.00–137.00	134.74
4	—	322	175.00–185.00	180.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	120.00–130.00	125.10
3	—	555	117.00–125.00	122.29
4	—	275	165.00–175.00	170.27
3	—	366	155.00–160.00	156.73
3	—	406	140.00–145.00	141.68
4	—	465	135.00–145.00	140.11
5	—	322	165.00–172.00	169.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	131.00–141.00	134.41
4	—	360	172.00–175.00	173.46
4	—	555	140.00–147.00	141.73
5	—	421	160.00–167.00	162.76
2	—	305	187.00–192.00	189.46
2	—	462	152.00–155.00	153.46
2	—	505	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	273	187.00–195.00	189.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	110.00–118.00	115.22
4	—	305	125.00–135.00	130.08
3	—	378	125.00–132.00	129.75
3	—	416	118.00–122.00	119.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	142.00–150.00	144.59
3	—	515	122.00–124.00	123.31
2	—	267	150.00–160.00	155.33
2	—	455	132.00–137.00	134.47
2	—	562	120.00–124.00	121.96
3	—	320	150.00–152.00	150.71
4	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	125.00–132.00	127.35
4	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.34
2	—	270	140.00–147.00	143.69
2	—	467	122.00–130.00	125.89
4	—	367	135.00–140.00	137.38
5	—	512	112.00–120.00	116.88
2	—	207	140.00–150.00	145.18

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.