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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 867▼ 152 vs year ago 992 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

633 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 304▲ 285 vs year ago 348 · +81.9%

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 steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $181.45/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$181.45

73 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$33.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	196.84	747	36
Medium and Large 2	465	169.86	791	18thin
Medium and Large 3	425	163.27	694	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.56/cwt here — about $53 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 sale73 hd

181.45

—

FL average9 barns · 802 hd

173.53

+7.92

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	1,628	112.65	1,834	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	88.84	1,072	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	76.80	792	47

Every lot

33 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	217.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	582	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	216.17/cwt	210.00–225.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	203.28/cwt	197.00–212.00	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	189.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	177.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	154.41/cwt	153.00–157.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	170.02/cwt	167.00–172.00	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	145.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	867	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.93/cwt	177.00–185.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	177.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	173.42/cwt	165.00–180.00	635	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	156.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	151.68/cwt	147.00–155.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	159.33/cwt	135.00–170.00	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	107.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,736	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	118.90/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,968	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	80.39/cwt	80.00–81.00	828	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	75.83/cwt	73.00–78.00	782	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	85.50/cwt	82.00–90.00	963	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	96.08/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,327	12

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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 867Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 633Last week 304Year ago 348

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	165.00–180.00	173.42
5	—	464	150.00–160.00	153.92
6	—	325	170.00–185.00	177.73
4	—	275	177.00–185.00	180.93
6	—	422	135.00–170.00	159.33
6	—	513	140.00–150.00	145.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.04
9	—	461	140.00–145.00	142.29
3	—	378	150.00–160.00	156.61
3	—	527	135.00–137.00	136.35
5	—	410	147.00–155.00	151.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	268	210.00–225.00	217.01
5	—	316	210.00–225.00	216.17
5	—	417	185.00–195.00	189.17
5	—	516	167.00–172.00	170.02
6	—	455	170.00–180.00	175.05
7	—	364	197.00–212.00	203.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	185.00–190.00	188.36
4	—	510	160.00–165.00	162.48
4	—	580	147.00–152.00	149.52
7	—	421	175.00–180.00	177.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.87
4	—	525	142.00–150.00	145.96
5	—	417	160.00–165.00	162.09
3	—	327	180.00–185.00	181.73
3	—	463	153.00–157.00	154.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,655	116.00–122.00	118.90
8	—	1,608	105.00–111.00	107.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,126	82.00–90.00	85.50
12	—	1,381	95.00–103.00	96.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,031	73.00–78.00	75.83
10	—	1,030	80.00–81.00	80.39

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.