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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 411▼ 635 vs year ago 794 · −80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 193▼ 267 vs year ago 357 · −74.8%

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 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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 $157.64/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$157.64

31 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$14.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	163.13	680	19thin
Medium and Large 2	433	148.94	645	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $35 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 sale31 hd

157.64

—

FL average9 barns · 548 hd

151.54

+6.10

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	1,526	106.87	1,631	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	85.92	1,077	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	78.45	832	7thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	209.96/cwt	205.00–217.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	188.70/cwt	182.00–195.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	177.56/cwt	174.00–181.00	751	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	179.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	845	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	906	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	173.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	171.22/cwt	167.00–175.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	158.36/cwt	155.00–162.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	166.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	160.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	745	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	155.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	97.02/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	107.02/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	116.36/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,999	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	78.45/cwt	75.00–81.00	832	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	82.76/cwt	80.00–85.00	955	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	88.14/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,167	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 411Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 193Year ago 357

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.43
3	—	362	155.00–160.00	156.73
5	—	523	135.00–145.00	139.09
2	—	323	155.00–162.00	158.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	152.00–160.00	155.27
6	—	465	155.00–165.00	160.11
2	—	318	167.00–175.00	171.22
3	—	265	170.00–180.00	173.46
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	175.00–185.00	179.89
3	—	508	175.00–180.00	178.28
4	—	413	182.00–195.00	188.70
5	—	276	205.00–217.00	209.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00–195.00	192.48
6	—	423	174.00–181.00	177.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	104.00–111.00	107.02
2	—	1,718	114.00–119.00	116.36
2	—	1,280	96.00–98.00	97.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	80.00–85.00	82.76
10	—	1,324	87.00–89.00	88.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	75.00–81.00	78.45

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.