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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 21

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▲ 214 vs last sale 313▼ 192 vs year ago 719 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 208▼ 152 vs year ago 252 · −60.3%

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 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 $209.91/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$209.91

40 head · 334 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.83

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	212.63	722	33
Medium and Large 2	309	197.08	609	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $113 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 sale40 hd

209.91

—

FL average9 barns · 414 hd

187.07

+22.83

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	1,790	111.31	1,992	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	94.80	1,101	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	80.32	790	3thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	200.72/cwt	195.00–207.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	222.64/cwt	215.00–230.00	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	219.61/cwt	210.00–230.00	709	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	192.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	206.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	193.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	182.94/cwt	177.00–186.00	860	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	264	190.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	504	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	158.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	178.64/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	158.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	721	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	777	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	162.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	916	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	111.31/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,992	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	80.32/cwt	79.00–81.00	790	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	87.95/cwt	85.00–91.00	956	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	98.23/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,177	6

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 313Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 208Year ago 252

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	157.00–167.00	162.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	175.00–182.00	178.64
5	—	422	160.00–165.00	161.94
7	—	264	185.00–195.00	190.95
5	—	456	155.00–160.00	158.03
4	—	375	162.00–170.00	165.95
4	—	510	150.00–155.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	155.00–165.00	158.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	210.00–230.00	219.61
3	—	470	177.00–186.00	182.94
3	—	422	187.00–197.00	193.72
8	—	275	215.00–230.00	222.64
5	—	363	200.00–215.00	206.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	187.00–195.00	192.23
4	—	273	195.00–207.00	200.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	107.00–113.00	111.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	96.00–100.00	98.23
3	—	1,087	85.00–91.00	87.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	79.00–81.00	80.32

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.