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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 14

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 455 vs last sale 768▼ 352 vs year ago 665 · −52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 313▲ 42 vs year ago 166 · +25.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.77/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$167.77

34 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.79

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	171.15	642	27
Medium and Large 2	382	154.72	590	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $51 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 sale34 hd

167.77

—

FL average9 barns · 577 hd

147.98

+19.79

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	1,574	104.79	1,650	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	92.04	1,015	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	81.00	883	6thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	197.70/cwt	190.00–205.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	211.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	193.74/cwt	187.00–197.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	191.93/cwt	187.00–197.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	197.32/cwt	190.00–205.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	167.89/cwt	165.00–172.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	181.06/cwt	177.00–185.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	174.99/cwt	174.00–177.00	889	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	168.28/cwt	167.00–171.00	892	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	162.90/cwt	155.00–167.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.85/cwt	177.00–185.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	180.02/cwt	177.00–185.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	172.24/cwt	165.00–180.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	93.47/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,629	110.45/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,799	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	95.81/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,002	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	81.00/cwt	78.00–84.00	883	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	87.97/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,023	13

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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 768Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 313Year ago 166

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	177.00–185.00	180.85
6	—	363	165.00–180.00	172.24
7	—	409	160.00–170.00	164.20
5	—	328	177.00–185.00	180.02
5	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	155.00–167.00	162.90
4	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	187.00–197.00	191.93
3	—	530	167.00–171.00	168.28
2	—	278	190.00–205.00	197.70
5	—	460	165.00–172.00	167.89
4	—	423	175.00–185.00	179.85
3	—	317	187.00–197.00	193.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	210.00–215.00	211.76
3	—	508	174.00–177.00	174.99
2	—	415	190.00–205.00	197.32
4	—	473	177.00–185.00	181.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	91.00–96.00	93.47
8	—	1,629	104.00–113.00	110.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,163	86.00–91.00	87.97
14	—	1,046	94.00–101.00	95.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	78.00–84.00	81.00

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.