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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

647 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 338▲ 488 vs year ago 159 · +306.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 138▲ 147 vs year ago 90 · +163.3%

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 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 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 $237.24/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$237.24

70 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	247.67	927	37
Medium and Large 2	358	230.51	826	26
Medium and Large 3	403	207.09	835	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about $92 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 sale70 hd

237.24

—

FL average8 barns · 439 hd

237.78

−0.54

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	1,482	109.06	1,616	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	96.08	1,136	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	84.52	817	16

Every lot

28 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	256	268.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	247.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	688	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	235.24/cwt	225.00–245.00	748	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	257.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	211.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	227.25/cwt	220.00–235.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	241.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	239.73/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,004	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	216.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.00	881	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	237.66/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,105	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	221.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,134	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	201.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,042	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	211.89/cwt	210.00–215.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	227.16/cwt	220.00–235.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	227.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	211.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	216.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	205.96/cwt	204.00–208.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	195.70/cwt	192.00–198.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	946	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,462	111.68/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,633	6
Bulls	—	—	1,543	101.18/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,561	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	84.52/cwt	80.00–90.00	817	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,157	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	94.54/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,129	17

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 338Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 138Year ago 90

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	220.00–235.00	227.16
9	—	366	210.00–225.00	216.46
4	—	413	204.00–208.00	205.96
9	—	313	220.00–235.00	227.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	200.00–210.00	204.86
3	—	322	205.00–215.00	211.74
5	—	270	210.00–215.00	211.89
4	—	518	180.00–185.00	182.56
5	—	428	192.00–198.00	195.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	180.00–190.00	184.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	225.00–245.00	235.24
8	—	278	240.00–255.00	247.43
3	—	427	210.00–220.00	216.80
8	—	373	220.00–235.00	227.25
3	—	517	195.00–205.00	201.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	240.00–250.00	241.58
3	—	512	215.00–225.00	221.51
9	—	419	232.00–250.00	239.73
7	—	256	260.00–280.00	268.38
8	—	325	250.00–265.00	257.85
4	—	465	230.00–245.00	237.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	205.00–215.00	211.79
4	—	433	200.00–207.00	203.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	100.00–102.00	101.18
6	—	1,462	109.00–116.00	111.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,194	91.00–98.00	94.54
5	—	1,142	100.00–103.00	101.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	967	80.00–90.00	84.52

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.