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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 4

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 570▲ 359 vs year ago 246 · +145.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 161▲ 113 vs year ago 111 · +101.8%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 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 $164.14/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$164.14

107 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	169.46	685	74
Medium and Large 2	345	161.16	557	20
Medium and Large 3	455	138.50	630	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $55 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 sale107 hd

164.14

—

FL average9 barns · 605 hd

156.95

+7.19

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	—	High	1,475	112.67	1,662	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	86.82	994	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	78.23	805	11

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	256	205.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	223.27/cwt	215.00–232.00	621	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	216.80/cwt	210.00–225.00	672	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	201.72/cwt	197.00–207.00	641	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	189.56/cwt	187.00–195.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	205.92/cwt	200.00–212.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	179.60/cwt	177.00–182.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	190.86/cwt	185.00–197.00	811	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	187.35/cwt	183.00–192.00	871	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	165.04/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,002	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	163.57/cwt	160.00–167.00	417	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	178.55/cwt	170.00–189.00	496	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	183.27/cwt	177.00–190.00	575	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	166.16/cwt	162.00–170.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	176.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	157.71/cwt	155.00–163.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	171.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	706	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	149.80/cwt	147.00–155.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	135.91/cwt	133.00–142.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	160.46/cwt	157.00–164.00	778	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	156.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	129.45/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	816	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	96.88/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,289	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	117.83/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,744	9
Bulls	—	—	1,538	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,675	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	78.23/cwt	76.00–82.00	805	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	85.34/cwt	83.00–88.00	975	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	91.83/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,060	10

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 570Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 161Year ago 111

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	145.00–150.00	148.29
3	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.36
4	—	530	127.00–132.00	129.45
3	—	468	133.00–142.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	157.00–164.00	160.46
3	—	557	145.00–155.00	148.29
4	—	630	127.00–132.00	129.52
5	—	362	172.00–180.00	176.64
7	—	519	154.00–160.00	156.53
11	—	278	170.00–189.00	178.55
15	—	314	177.00–190.00	183.27
21	—	412	165.00–175.00	171.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	147.00–155.00	149.80
4	—	373	160.00–167.00	163.66
4	—	323	162.00–170.00	166.16
3	—	403	155.00–163.00	157.71
6	—	255	160.00–167.00	163.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	200.00–212.00	205.92
6	—	425	185.00–197.00	190.86
13	—	310	210.00–225.00	216.80
4	—	518	180.00–185.00	182.58
10	—	465	183.00–192.00	187.35
8	—	607	162.00–171.00	165.04
18	—	278	215.00–232.00	223.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	256	200.00–210.00	205.86
4	—	418	177.00–182.00	179.60
4	—	363	185.00–195.00	190.17
6	—	318	197.00–207.00	201.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	187.00–195.00	189.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,480	116.00–120.00	117.83
2	—	1,330	94.00–100.00	96.88
4	—	1,538	105.00–111.00	108.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,143	83.00–88.00	85.34
10	—	1,154	90.00–95.00	91.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,029	76.00–82.00	78.23

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.