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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 8

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

315 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 612▼ 45 vs year ago 360 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 302▲ 21 vs year ago 127 · +16.5%

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 higher.

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 $236.98/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$236.98

37 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$8.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.88

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	238.59	987	30
Medium and Large 2	346	230.06	796	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.53/cwt here — about $191 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 sale37 hd

236.98

—

FL average8 barns · 280 hd

249.85

−12.88

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	1,810	123.25	2,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	102.71	1,197	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	84.53	887	10

Every lot

20 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	263.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	235.18/cwt	227.00–244.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	223.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	247.42/cwt	240.00–258.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	239.85/cwt	235.00–243.00	998	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	232.11/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,091	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	210.80/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,092	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	208.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,162	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	234.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	229.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	220.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	821	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	199.45/cwt	197.00–202.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	213.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	935	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	123.25/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,231	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	84.53/cwt	81.00–88.00	887	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	101.37/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,156	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	107.07/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,338	4

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 612Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 302Year ago 127

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	230.00–237.00	234.55
3	—	460	200.00–210.00	203.26
5	—	372	215.00–225.00	220.81
4	—	325	225.00–235.00	229.77
4	—	415	210.00–217.00	213.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	200.00–210.00	206.60
4	—	413	197.00–202.00	199.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	227.00–237.00	232.11
7	—	374	240.00–258.00	247.42
3	—	273	260.00–270.00	263.54
4	—	518	205.00–217.00	210.80
3	—	558	205.00–210.00	208.28
4	—	318	255.00–265.00	259.88
5	—	416	235.00–243.00	239.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	220.00–230.00	223.24
4	—	328	227.00–244.00	235.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	121.00–125.00	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	104.00–110.00	107.07
13	—	1,140	92.00–108.00	101.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	81.00–88.00	84.53

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.